hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act
This bill establishes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shall be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, which provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.
(ASEAN is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization. It has 10 member nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9243 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9243

  To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian 
     Nations as an international organization for purposes of the 
  International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2022

    Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Chabot) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian 
     Nations as an international organization for purposes of the 
  International Organizations Immunities Act, 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 ``Providing Appropriate Recognition 
and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act'' or the 
``PARTNER with ASEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.

    The provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act 
(22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) may be extended to the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 
the same conditions as such provisions may be extended to a public 
international organization in which the United States participates 
pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress 
authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such 
participation.
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Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1673

To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Leger Fernandez, 
   Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Veasey, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

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

SECTION 1. E-RATE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL BUS WI-FI.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``school bus'' means a 
passenger motor vehicle that is--
            (1) designed to carry a driver and not less than 5 
        passengers; and
            (2) used significantly to transport early child education, 
        elementary school, or secondary school students to or from 
        school or an event related to school.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Notwithstanding the limitations under paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2)(A) of section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) regarding the authorized recipients and uses of 
discounted telecommunications services, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall commence a rulemaking to make the provision of Wi-Fi 
access on school buses eligible for support under the E-rate program of 
the Commission set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
                                 <all>
Title: Defund de Blasio’s Injection Sites Act of 2021
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Defund de Blasio's Injection Sites Act of 2021
This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to a state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates or controls an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of the federal statute commonly known as the Crack House Statute. The statute generally prohibits making facilities available for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6159 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6159

  To prohibit Federal funds for any State, local, Tribal, or private 
 entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of 
 section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly 
              referred to as the ``Crack House Statute'').


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2021

Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Garbarino, 
Mr. Katko, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Tenney) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                               and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit Federal funds for any State, local, Tribal, or private 
 entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of 
 section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly 
              referred to as the ``Crack House Statute'').

    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 ``Defund de Blasio's Injection Sites 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ENTITIES OPERATING UNLAWFUL INJECTION 
              CENTERS.

    No Federal funds may be made available to any State, local, Tribal, 
or private entity that operates or controls an injection center in 
violation of section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
856; commonly referred to as the ``Crack House Statute'').
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Title: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill designates the portion of U.S. Route 80 from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, as the  John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1809 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1809

  To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the 
    ``John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway'', and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Carl, 
   Mrs. Demings, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Mr. Takano, Ms. Dean, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Panetta, 
Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. 
  Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
  Jayapal, Ms. Bass, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jacobs of 
     California, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Larsen of 
  Washington, and Mr. Vela) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the 
    ``John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway'', and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS HIGHWAY.

    (a) Designation.--The portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, 
Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama shall be known as the ``John R. Lewis 
Voting Rights Highway''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the portion of United 
States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to 
be a reference to the ``John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway''.
                                 <all>
Title: Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Protect Equality And Civics Education (PEACE) Act
This bill prohibits the use of FY2021 federal education funding for the priorities noticed in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, published on April 19, 2021, or for a priority or requirement related to the teaching of critical race theory under a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3137 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3137

  To amend title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations 
   Act, 2021 to prohibit the expenditure of funds on the priorities 
 noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education 
relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2021

Mr. Cawthorn (for himself and Ms. Foxx) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations 
   Act, 2021 to prohibit the expenditure of funds on the priorities 
 noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education 
relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education, 
                        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 ``Protect Equality And Civics 
Education (PEACE) Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    After section 318 of title III of division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), insert the following:
    ``Sec. 319.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to fund the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by 
the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American 
History and Civics Education (published at 86 Fed. Reg. 20348 (April 
19, 2021)), or any other priority or requirement related to the 
teaching of Critical Race Theory under any grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act
This bill extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to additional categories of employees at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Specifically, it extends such protections to any officer or employee of the USPS who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1624

To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to 
         certain employees of the United States Postal Service.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2021

 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to 
         certain employees of the United States Postal Service.

    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 ``Postal Employee Appeal Rights 
Amendments Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT OF APPEAL TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD.

    Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) is an officer or employee of 
                                the Postal Service who--
                                            ``(aa) is not represented 
                                        by a bargaining representative 
                                        recognized under section 1203; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) is in a supervisory, 
                                        professional, technical, 
                                        clerical, administrative, or 
                                        managerial position covered by 
                                        the Executive and 
                                        Administrative Schedule; and''.
                                 <all>
Title: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
This bill extends through FY2026 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 241 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 241

 To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
                                 1998.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
                                 1998.

    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 ``Tropical Forest and Coral Reef 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
            ``(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
            ``(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
            ``(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
            ``(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Local Water Protection Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Local Water Protection Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 grants to states for (1) programs that manage and control nonpoint source pollution (e.g., runoff from a variety of sources) added to navigable waters, and (2) groundwater quality protection activities to advance state implementation of such programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2008 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2008

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain 
    programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2021

  Ms. Craig (for herself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain 
    programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Water Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking ``subsections (h) and (i) not to 
exceed'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1991'' and 
inserting ``subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026''.
                                 <all>
Title: Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act
This bill applies requirements for debt collectors to businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures (i.e., the enforcement of security interests). These requirements include debt verification and prohibitions on the means of debt collection.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2458 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2458

  To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the 
 definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a 
business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security 
                               interests.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the 
 definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a 
business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security 
                               interests.

    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 ``Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt 
Collection Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTERESTS.

     Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 
U.S.C. 1692a(6)) is amended by striking ``For the purpose of section 
808(6), such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality 
of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal 
purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to promulgate rules to update certain regulations relating to human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to update its regulations relating to the manufacture of human cells, tissue, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), including an update to the definition of minimal manipulation. (The regulations are commonly referred to as the tissue rules; HCT/Ps that are minimally manipulated and meet other criteria are not regulated as drugs, devices, or biologics and therefore are not subject to premarket review.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6948 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6948

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
   the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to promulgate rules to update 
certain regulations relating to human cells, tissues, and cellular and 
             tissue-based products, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2022

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself and Mr. Burgess) 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 Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to promulgate rules to update 
certain regulations relating to human cells, tissues, and cellular and 
             tissue-based products, 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. UPDATING CERTAIN REGULATIONS RELATING TO HUMAN CELLS, 
              TISSUES, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall update the 
regulations in part 1271 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), including such 
revisions as may be necessary to update the definition of the term 
``minimal manipulation'' specified in section 1271.3 of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment).
    (b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) issue proposed regulations to carry out the updates 
        required under subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) finalize such proposed regulations not later than 1 
        year after the date on which such proposed regulations are 
        issued.
                                 <all>
Title: To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to create or maintain an office to address climate and health equity, or for any climate change program, project, or activity.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using federal funds for maintaining an office to address climate and health equity or for any climate change program, project, or activity. (On August 30, 2021, pursuant to a presidential directive, HHS established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to address the impact of climate change on the health of the American people.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5372 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5372

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any 
 Federal funds to create or maintain an office to address climate and 
health equity, or for any climate change program, project, or activity.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2021

Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Roy, Mr. Good of Virginia, and Mr. Duncan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any 
 Federal funds to create or maintain an office to address climate and 
health equity, or for any climate change program, project, or activity.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST HHS CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES.

    No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human 
Services--
            (1) to create or maintain an office to address climate and 
        health equity; or
            (2) for any climate change program, project, or activity.
                                 <all>
Title: Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021
This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5722 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5722

   To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether 
     pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with 
          nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2021

     Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Mace, Ms. Dean, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bacon, 
 Ms. Scanlon, and Mr. Meijer) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether 
     pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with 
          nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

    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 ``Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug 
Charges Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. RELEASE CONDITIONS AND DETENTION IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASES.

    Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 14135a)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 40702)''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), 
                and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), 
                respectively.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:

This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4563 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4563

 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student 
                          loans dischargeable.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student 
                          loans dischargeable.

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

SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE.

    Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (8); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14B) as 
        paragraphs (8) through (14A), respectively.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)'';
            (2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)'';
            (3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)''; and
            (4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ``(8), or (9)'' and 
        inserting ``or (8)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to debts arising after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Equal COLA Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Equal COLA Act
This bill revises the formula used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 304 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 304

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the 
cost-of-living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal 
  Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service 
               Retirement System, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the 
cost-of-living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal 
  Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service 
               Retirement System, 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 ``Equal COLA Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN COLA FOR FERS ANNUITIES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 8462 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1 of 
each year, each annuity payable from the Fund having a commencing date 
not later than such December 1 shall be increased by the percent change 
in the price index for the base quarter of such year over the price 
index for the base quarter of the preceding year in which an adjustment 
under this subsection was made, adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 
percent.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to--
            (1) any cost-of-living adjustment under section 8462 of 
        title 5, United States Code, made after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any annuity covered by such section commencing before, 
        on, or after such date.
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Title: Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2021
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2021
This bill increases the rate of the differential wage payment tax credit from 20% to 50% and requires that the maximum dollar amount of such credit be adjusted for inflation after 2021. The credit is allowed to employers for their employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1018 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the differential 
                          wage payment credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2021

  Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup) 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 increase the differential 
                          wage payment credit.

    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 ``Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVE 
              DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) Increase in Differential Wage Payment Credit.--Section 45P(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``20 
percent'' and inserting ``50 percent''.
    (b) Adjustment for Inflation.--Section 45P(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Adjustment for inflation.--In the case of any taxable 
        year beginning after 2021, the $20,000 amount in paragraph (1) 
        shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, by substituting `calendar year 
                2020' for `calendar year 1996' in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
                thereof.
        If the amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not 
        a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest 
        multiple of $100.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to payments made after December 31, 2020.
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Title: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act
This bill permanently extends the authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 492 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 492

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance 
    for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in 
                           permanent housing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2021

 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance 
    for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in 
                           permanent housing.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Veteran Families in Need 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
              SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES 
              IN PERMANENT HOUSING.

    Paragraph (1) of section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(I) The amounts that are appropriated to carry 
                out such subsections for fiscal year 2023 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter.''.
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Title: McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act
This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6362

  To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
   Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal 
   treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made 
                       available under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2022

                Ms. Norton introduced the following bill

                            January 10, 2022

                Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
   Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal 
   treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made 
                       available under 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 ``McIntire-Stennis Act District of 
Columbia Equality Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING UNDER 
              MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT.

    Section 8 of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-
Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) is amended by 
inserting ``the District of Columbia,'' after ``include''.
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Title: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund.
Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 538 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 538

  To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
      communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
      communities and to extend the fund, 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 ``Downwinders Parity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``that portion of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that consists of townships 13 
                through 16 at ranges 63 through 71''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``all acreage in any 
        county all or part of which is located in'' before ``that 
        part''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FUND.

    Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 
101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``22 years'' and inserting ``27 years''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``22-year'' and inserting ``27-year''.
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Title: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to grant leases on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities that produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas (e.g., wind energy) in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic and Straits of Florida Planning Areas.
In September of 2020, presidential memorandums placed a moratorium on all energy leases in those areas for a 10-year period. This bill allows energy leases from such sources in those areas during that time.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2635 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2635

To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2021

  Mr. Tonko (for himself and Ms. Ross) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, 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 ``Restoring Offshore Wind 
Opportunities Act''.

SEC. 2. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    (a) Leasing Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to grant leases pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) in the areas 
withdrawn by the Presidential Memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on the 
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental 
Shelf from Leasing Disposition'' (issued September 8, 2020) and the 
Presidential Memorandum entitled ``Presidential Determination on the 
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental 
Shelf from Leasing Disposition'' (issued September 25, 2020).
    (b) Withdrawals.--Any Presidential withdrawal of an area of the 
Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under section 12(a) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) issued after the date 
of enactment of this Act shall apply only to leasing authorized under 
subsections (a) and (i) of section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a) and 1337(i)), unless otherwise specified.
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