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Recognizing that the land that is now known as the United States of America was originally inhabited by Indigenous peoples known as Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives.

Bill: 116-hres-1264
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional tributes
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This resolution honors the legacy of Indigenous peoples who inhabited the land before the establishment of the United States. It also calls on state and local governments to encourage formal land acknowledgements before public or ceremonial events.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of the week of December 6, 2021, through December 12, 2021, as National United States Miners Week.

Bill: 116-hres-1265
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Manufacturing
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This resolution supports the work of America's mining men and women and recognizes their importance in securing our domestic supply chains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities during the current pandemic, and beyond.

Bill: 116-hres-1266
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2020-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional tributes
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: 
This resolution recognizes essential employees with disabilities for their efforts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must pass a pandemic excess profits tax on large corporations who have achieved windfall profits due to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Bill: 116-hres-1267
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should reinstate a pandemic excess profits tax on large corporations that have made excess profits due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and direct tax revenues to fund economic relief to small businesses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Taiwan.

Bill: 116-hres-1268
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2020-12-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Free trade and trade barriers
Taiwan
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should begin negotiations to join a free trade agreement with Taiwan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
Calling on the President of the United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.

Bill: 116-hres-1269
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Debt collection
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: 
This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-17
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no taxpayer dollars will be used to enact sanctions that inflict suffering on civilian populations.

Bill: 116-hres-1270
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Human rights
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no taxpayer dollars shall be used to enact sanctions that inflict suffering on civilian populations by interfering with their ability to access basic human needs required for daily survival.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the December 20 COVID-19 vaccine distribution availability timeline guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Bill: 116-hres-1272
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: 
This resolution expresses disapproval of certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine distribution guidance issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and encourages the committee to revise the guidance to prioritize vaccination of those aged 65 and older.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Introduced in House
Nullifying the impeachment of Donald John Trump.

Bill: 116-hres-1273
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-31
text: 
This resolution nullifies the impeachment of Donald Trump.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-31
text: Introduced in House
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

Bill: 116-s-2
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Alliances
Asia
Aviation and airports
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Free trade and trade barriers
Genetics
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hong Kong
Human rights
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Industrial policy and productivity
Intellectual property
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Materials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Motor vehicles
Protest and dissent
Public contracts and procurement
Railroads
Securities
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tariffs
Taxation of foreign income
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

 
This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. 
 
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China.
 
The bill places a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. 
 
Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China. 
 
The bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to list certain Chinese products that receive support pursuant to China's Made in China 2025 policy. The bill expedites the countervailing duty process (i.e., the imposition of duties to offset a subsidy by a foreign government) for products on such a list. 
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal certain reduced withholding rates for residents of China, and (2) tax income received by China from certain U.S. investments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Child health
Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Income tax credits
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2019

 
This bill alters and establishes several programs relating to health insurance and prescription drugs. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a public health insurance option through health insurance exchanges. The bill sets forth corresponding implementing provisions, including criteria for payment rates and provider participation. (For example, initial payment rates for providers and services must be set at the same rates as under Medicare; HHS may subsequently alter payment rates in accordance with a specified administrative process.)
 
The bill also expands eligibility for (1) the health insurance premium tax credit, and (2) repayment limitations for excess advance payments of the premium tax credit. 
 
Additionally, the bill requires drug manufacturers, as a condition of participation in the Medicare prescription drug benefit, to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for drugs dispensed to certain low-income enrollees.
 
The bill also requires the CMS to (1) negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) serve as a prescription drug plan sponsor for a nationwide prescription drug plan under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act

Bill: 116-s-4
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act 

 
This bill establishes a refundable middle class tax credit of up to $3,000 for individuals and up to $6,000 for married individuals filing joint returns. Taxpayers must be at least 18 years of age to receive the credit and may elect to receive payments of the credit in advance on a monthly basis.
 
The bill limits the amount of the credit and eligibility for the credit based on annual income and filing status. Both the income limitations and the amount of the credit must be adjusted for inflation after 2019.
 
The bill also requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. The program must be substantially similar to the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants demonstration program established under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. 
 
The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that the costs of the bill should be offset through (1) repealing P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), with the exception of provisions that provide relief to taxpayers with under $100,000 in annual income; and (2) assessing a fee on financial institutions with total consolidated assets of more than $50 billion. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Educational Opportunities Act

Bill: 116-s-5
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Educational Opportunities Act

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. The bill allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). A "scholarship granting organization" is a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other education expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low-income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines).
 
The bill allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization. 
 
It also imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
EMPLEO Act

Bill: 116-s-6
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Caribbean area
Employment taxes
Labor standards
Puerto Rico
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2019 or the EMPLEO Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers of Puerto Rican employees who receive a qualified wage subsidy payment to pay such employees a minimum wage of $5 without regard to such subsidy payment. 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico employees as having paid payroll taxes in an amount equal to the wage subsidy payment.
 
An "eligible Puerto Rico employee" is any individual who (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has a Social Security number, and (3) certifies to the employer that he or she is a resident of Puerto Rico and intends to remain a resident for at least the next six months. 
 
A "qualified wage subsidy payment" is a payment equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of: (1) the median hourly wage for Puerto Rico ($10 for 2020 and 2021), over (2) the hourly wage paid to the eligible Puerto Rico employee. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-7
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a new grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws. 
 
Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms.
 
The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act

Bill: 116-s-8
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide case management support to local housing authorities under the VA-supported housing program. The program assists veterans who are homeless and their families in finding and sustaining permanent housing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-9
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019

 
This bill exempts traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in Senate