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Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health centers.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply and equitable distribution of infant formula. That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 90

 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the 
   authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to 
 increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable 
    distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health 
                                centers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2022

Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bacon, Ms. 
    Manning, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
 Phillips, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Case, Mr. Costa, Mr. Vicente 
Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. Clarke of 
  New York) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the 
   authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to 
 increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable 
    distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health 
                                centers.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the 
authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(including the use of the prioritization of contracts, loans, loan 
guarantees, direct purchase authority, and the authority to procure and 
install equipment in private industrial facilities) to increase the 
production of baby formula and provide for the equitable distribution 
of baby formula through Federally qualified health centers.
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Title: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque situated in the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol for use in connection with services conducted for United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to move the catafalque (a wooden platform) from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use in connection with services for U.S. Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 28 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 28

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to 
transfer the catafalque which is situated in the Capitol Visitor Center 
to the rotunda of the Capitol so that such catafalque may be used in 
connection 


              

with services to be conducted there for United States Capitol Police 
Officer William F. Evans.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            H. CON. RES. 28

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

   Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque 
 situated in the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol 
for use in connection with services conducted for United States Capitol 
                    Police Officer William F. Evans.
Title: Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1605.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This concurrent resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 1605 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) to amend the long title of the bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 64 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 64

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1605, the Secretary of the Senate 
shall make the following correction: Amend the long title so as to 
read: ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of


              

 the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            H. CON. RES. 64

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

   Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
                    enrollment of the bill S. 1605.
Title: Permitting the remains of the late Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, formerly a Senator and a Representative from the State of Kansas, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on December 9, 2021, for the lying in honor of the remains of the Honorable Robert Dole, formerly a Senator and a Representative from Kansas. The resolution also directs the Architect of the Capitol to move the catafalque (a wooden platform) from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use in connection with services for the Honorable Robert Dole.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 63 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 63

   Permitting the remains of the late Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, 
 formerly a Senator and a Representative from the State of Kansas, to 
  lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2021

   Mr. Estes (for himself, Mr. Mann, and Mr. LaTurner) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Permitting the remains of the late Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, 
 formerly a Senator and a Representative from the State of Kansas, to 
  lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol, and for other purposes.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. HONORING THE LATE ROBERT JOSEPH DOLE.

    (a) Permitting Remains To Lie in Honor in Rotunda of Capitol.--In 
recognition of the long and distinguished service rendered to the 
Nation by the Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, formerly a Senator and a 
Representative from the State of Kansas, his remains shall be permitted 
to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol on December 9, 2021, and 
the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the President pro 
tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
shall take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
    (b) Use of Catafalque.--The Architect of the Capitol is authorized 
and directed to transfer the catafalque which is situated in the 
Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the 
Capitol so that such catafalque may be used in connection with services 
to be conducted there for the Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, formerly a 
Senator and a Representative from the State of Kansas.
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Title: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2471.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2471 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) to amend the title of the bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 79 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 79

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2471, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives shall make the following correction:
     Amend the title so as to read: ``Making consolidated 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September


              

 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in 
Ukraine, and for other purposes.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 79

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

     Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
               correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2471.
Title: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 7776.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution makes a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 7776 (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) to amend the official title of the bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 121 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. CON. RES. 121

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 7776, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives shall make the following correction: Amend the long 
title so as to read: ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense


              

 activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 121

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

     Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
          correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 7776.
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This concurrent resolution urges the United States to protect existing hydropower resources and increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources. In addition, it expresses the sense of Congress that hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all federal programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 15 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 15

   Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential 
   renewable resource and the United States should protect existing 
                         hydropower resources.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2021

  Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Herrera 
    Beutler, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Simpson) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
                              and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential 
   renewable resource and the United States should protect existing 
                         hydropower resources.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all 
        Federal programs and is an essential source of energy in the 
        United States; and
            (2) the United States should protect existing hydropower 
        resources and increase substantially the capacity and 
        generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources to address 
        a changing climate and improve environmental quality in the 
        United States.
                                 <all>
Title: Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution recognizes Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II.
The concurrent resolution also permits Williams' remains to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16 million men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1941 to 1945.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 97

Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 
    2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow 
  ``Woody'' Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for 
                  acts performed during World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2022

  Mr. Takano submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 
    2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow 
  ``Woody'' Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for 
                  acts performed during World War II.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. HONORING THE LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT OF 
              WORLD WAR II.

    In recognition of Hershel Woodrow ``Woody'' Williams, the last 
surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during 
World War II, his remains shall be permitted to lie in honor in the 
rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in order to honor 
the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who 
served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945. The 
Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the President pro 
tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
shall take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
                                 <all>
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and take other related actions.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This concurrent resolution expresses that it is the sense of Congress that the President should direct the U.S. representative to the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the commission to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, expunge and forgive penalties related to cannabis for prior offenders, and treat cannabis as a commodity similar to other agricultural commodities.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 81 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 81

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States representative 
   to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs should use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to seek to de-schedule 
cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 
                  1961 and take other related actions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2022

    Ms. Mace (for herself and Ms. Lee of California) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States representative 
   to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs should use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to seek to de-schedule 
cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 
                  1961 and take other related actions.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the President should direct the 
United States representative to the United Nations Commission on 
Narcotic Drugs to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the Commission to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule 
I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, expunge and 
forgive penalties relating to cannabis for prior offenders, and treat 
cannabis as a commodity similar to other agricultural commodities.
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Title: Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on November 10, 2021, for a ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 58 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 58

Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part 
of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the 
                      Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2021

     Mr. Bost (for himself and Mr. Takano) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part 
of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the 
                      Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL.

    The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on November 10, 
2021, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the 100th 
anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

SEC. 2. PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE CEREMONY.

    Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in 
accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may 
prescribe.
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Title: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol so that evidence of the attack may be made available for viewing by visitors to the Capitol.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including by preserving features that were damaged, so that visitors to the Capitol may view this evidence.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 23 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 23

  Directing the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the 
January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol so that evidence of 
    the attack may be made available for viewing by visitors to the 
                                Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Directing the Architect of the Capitol to preserve evidence of the 
January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol so that evidence of 
    the attack may be made available for viewing by visitors to the 
                                Capitol.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE OF ATTACK ON UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

    (a) Preservation; Availability for Viewing by Visitors.--The 
Architect of the Capitol shall preserve evidence of the January 6, 2021 
attack on the United States Capitol, including by preserving features 
which were damaged in the attack, so that evidence of the attack may be 
made available for viewing by visitors to the Capitol.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Architect 
shall consult with the Office of the Historian of the House of 
Representatives, the Senate Historical Office, and the Joint Committee 
on the Library to determine which evidence is most appropriate for 
preservation and the most effective methods for making such evidence 
available for viewing by visitors to the United States Capitol.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill prohibits federal and state agencies from requiring individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to receive Medicare, Medicaid, or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2999

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or 
  employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States 
 from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for 
 benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 19, 2021

  Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
             twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or 
  employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States 
 from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for 
 benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING COVID-19 VACCINATION AS A CONDITION 
              OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OR CHIP PROGRAMS.

    Neither the Secretary of Health and Human Services nor any officer 
or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services (or, if 
applicable, the chief executive officer of a State or any officer or 
employee of a State or a State Medicaid or CHIP agency) shall establish 
or enforce any requirement that an individual receive a COVID-19 
vaccine as a condition of the individual receiving benefits or 
assistance under any of the following programs:
            (1) The Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
            (2) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (3) The Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
                                 <all>
Title: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2075 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2075

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
            gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2021

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
            gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

    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 ``Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax 
Relief Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF AMERICORPS EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(D) a national service educational award under 
                subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 
                Service Act of 1990.''.
    (b) Exclusion of Discharge of Student Loan Debt.--Subsection (f) of 
section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(6) Payments under national service educational award 
        programs.--In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 
        include any amount received under a national service 
        educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Student Loan Repayment Freedom Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Student Loan Repayment Freedom Act
This bill allows a federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment under an income-based repayment plan and instead elect to repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible. Currently, a federal student loan borrower repaying under an income-based repayment plan may only change to the standard repayment plan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2976 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2976

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit a Federal student 
loan borrower to elect to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based 
repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which 
                  the borrower is otherwise eligible.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 7, 2021

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Braun) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit a Federal student 
loan borrower to elect to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based 
repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which 
                  the borrower is otherwise eligible.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Repayment Freedom 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SWITCHING FROM INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT PLAN.

    Section 493C(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1098e(b)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) a borrower who is repaying a loan made under part B 
        or D pursuant to income-based repayment may elect, at any time, 
        to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and 
        repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the 
        borrower is otherwise eligible under this title; and''.
                                 <all>
Title: Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act
This bill requires entities to disclose in their premerger notification filings to federal antitrust regulators content regarding any economic support they received from a foreign state.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4322 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4322

 To require disclosure of foreign government subsidies in the premerger 
             notification process, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2022

Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require disclosure of foreign government subsidies in the premerger 
             notification process, 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 ``Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MERGERS INVOLVING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``foreign entity of 
concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 40207 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)).
    (b) Accounting for Foreign Government Subsidies.--A person required 
to file a notification under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
18a) that received a subsidy from a foreign entity of concern shall 
include in such notification content regarding such subsidy.
    (c) Authority of Antitrust Regulators.--The Federal Trade 
Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General in 
charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and in 
consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chair 
of the United States International Trade Commission, the United States 
Trade Representative, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, and 
by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
consistent with purposes of this section shall require that the 
notification required under subsection (b) be in such form and contain 
such documentary material and information relevant to a proposed 
acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Federal Trade 
Commission and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the 
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice to determine whether 
such acquisition may, if consummated, violate the antitrust laws.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date on 
which the rule described in subsection (c) takes effect.
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Title: Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act or the REEF Act
This bill permanently exempts payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
Currently, this exemption ends 30 days after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency period.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 545 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 545

  To permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment 
  Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and 
                 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                March 2 (legislative day, March 1), 2021

 Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Fischer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment 
  Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and 
                 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Employee Equity and 
Fairness Act'' or the ``REEF Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FROM THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
              ACCOUNT.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 235 of the Continued Assistance to Rail 
Workers Act of 2020 (subchapter III of title II of division N of Public 
Law 116-260) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (a)--'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a) shall take effect 7 days after the 
                date of enactment of the Continued Assistance to Rail 
                Workers Act of 2020.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply as if enacted on the date before the date on which the national 
emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak 
declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates.
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Title: Reducing Animal Testing Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Reducing Animal Testing Act
This bill removes animal studies as a required component of biosimilar applications and instead allows applicants to use other types of studies to assess toxicity.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4288 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4288

   To allow manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use alternative 
    testing methods to animal testing to investigate the safety and 
                 effectiveness of a biological product.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

   Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use alternative 
    testing methods to animal testing to investigate the safety and 
                 effectiveness of a biological product.

    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 ``Reducing Animal Testing Act''.

SEC. 2. NEW APPROACH METHODOLOGIES.

    Item (bb) of section 351(k)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is amended to read as 
follows:
                                            ``(bb) an assessment of 
                                        toxicity (which may rely on, or 
                                        consist of, a study or studies 
                                        described in item (aa) or 
                                        (cc)); and''.
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Title: William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters Act
This bill designates the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 400 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 400

      To designate the headquarters building of the Department of 
 Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, 
       DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 24, 2021

  Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
   Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Booker, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
  Toomey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
      To designate the headquarters building of the Department of 
 Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, 
       DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building''.

    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 ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Department 
of Transportation Headquarters Act''.

SEC. 2. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR., FEDERAL BUILDING.

    (a) In General.--The headquarters building of the Department of 
Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, 
DC, shall be known and designated as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., 
Federal Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``William T. 
Coleman, Jr., Federal Building''.
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Title: REDUCE Government Waste Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act
This bill repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.
The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2219 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2219

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for 
   peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, 
prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2021

  Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for 
   peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, 
prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, 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 ``Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot 
and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act'' or the ``REDUCE Government 
Waste Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SPECIAL RULE FOR PEANUTS.

    Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9031) is 
amended by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BEERBOTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be 
used for the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INSECT-BASED 
              FOODS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be 
used for the development of insect-based foods for human consumption, 
including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
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