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Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act

Bill: 117-hr-3007
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to annually disclose information related to the tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of their constituent entities on a country-by-country basis. 

action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to annually disclose information related to the tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of their constituent entities on a country-by-country basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-52.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-52.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3010
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act

 
This bill requires search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as service animals in the event of a federally declared major disaster or emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act

Bill: 117-hr-3011
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act

 
This bill expands the definition of a 
Communist Chinese military company
 and addresses related issues. (Current law authorizes the President to exercise certain economic powers, such as investigating or prohibiting payments, involving a person designated a Communist Chinese military company.) 
 
Under this bill, the Department of Defense (DOD) shall apply the designation to a person (i.e., an individual or entity) with significant investments in certain technology sectors, such as fifth-generation wireless communications or artificial intelligence, if the person is owned by, controlled by, or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party or any person who has ever been a delegate to the National People's Congress.
 
The bill also requires DOD to continue making periodic determinations regarding such designations until December 31, 2026. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3012
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes within the Federal Bureau of Investigation an initiative to investigate suspected incidents of Chinese agents participating in federally funded research at institutions of higher education and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-3013
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Minority health
Public transit
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to remove transportation barriers in accessing COVID-19 vaccination sites. It also requires the federal government to cover the full cost of nonemergency transportation benefits related to accessing a COVID-19 vaccine for Medicaid recipients.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants through state health agencies to nonprofits that have experience providing services to communities with disparities in health status and health care access. Grant-funded projects may include prescheduled or on-demand transportation to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
30 x 30 Termination Act

Bill: 117-hr-3014
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Forests, forestry, trees
Historic sites and heritage areas
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

30 x 30 Termination Act

 
This bill limits federal acquisition of land or declaration of a national monument in certain areas and nullifies a provision of an executive order related to conservation.
 
In a state or county where 15% or more of the land is managed by a federal agency (1) federal funds may not be used to acquire nonfederal land unless the agency proposing the acquisition disposes of an equal amount of federal land within the state or county, and (2) a declaration of a national monument shall not apply.
 
The bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled
 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. No federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any report or program substantially similar to such provision.
 
No federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any action on federal land that results in a net-loss of multiple use or any principal or major use, unless such action has been authorized by federal statute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Raise the Age Act

Bill: 117-hr-3015
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Raise the Age Act

 
This bill establishes new restrictions on the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals under 21 years of age. 
 
Specifically, this bill makes it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle that has (or has the capacity to accept) an ammunition feeding device with a capacity of more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21.
 
The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.
 
The bill also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report on the operation of its public access line, including a description of information sharing protocols and recommendations for improving such protocols.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act

Bill: 117-hr-3016
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act

 
This bill requires the National Park Service (NPS) to carry out a program under the federal lands transportation program to provide funding for high-commuter corridors. 
High-commuter corridor
 is defined as a federal lands transportation facility administered by the NPS that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.
 
If the NPS determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment it must submit to the state
 
 
information on the condition of pavements and bridges;
 
 an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and
 
at its discretion, a request that the state provide funding to address the condition of the corridor. 
 
 
The bill sets forth the criteria the NPS must consider when making a determination of whether a a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
BIAS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3017
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2021 or the
 
BIAS Act of 202

1

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research, development, technology transfer, and training activities in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops.
 
To be eligible for grants such institutions must (1) have an active research program or demonstrate that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and (2) partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with state and local police departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-3018
Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and addresses related issues.
 
The President may impose sanctions on senior CCP officials who have engaged in or provided support for (1) any malign disinformation campaign or political warfare operation against the United States; (2) the theft of intellectual property belonging to a U.S. individual or entity; (3) actions undermining Taiwan's sovereignty; or (4) restrictions against the practice of religion in China, including the forced closure of any place of worship.
 
The President must impose sanctions on four named senior CCP officials.
 
The Department of State must report to Congress on whether any CCP Politburo members meet the criteria for sanctions under various authorities. (The Politburo and the Politburo Standing Committee are China's highest decision-making bodies.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3019
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Art, artists, authorship
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Historical and cultural resources
Humanities programs funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Library of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

COVID-19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out a project to be known as the &quot;COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Project&quot; to honor and remember Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
The bill establishes the Congressional Advisory Panel on Honoring Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The panel shall develop and submit a plan to carry out the memorial quilt project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-05-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E481-482)
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

Bill: 117-hr-3020
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

 
 This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to health care and essential workers for specified periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.
 
 The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving payments from Treasury.
 
 The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-07
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: 2021-05-07
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: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3021
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Coronavirus Provider Protection Act 

 
This bill generally exempts health care professionals and related health care entities (e.g., hospitals and medical clinics) from liability for harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. To be exempt from liability, professionals and entities must provide these services in good faith, even if a service is outside a professional's normal area of practice, or withhold these services for reasons related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. 
 
However, this exemption does not apply (1) if the act or omission constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) if the professional provides the services while under the influence of alcohol or certain drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3022
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 
This bill revises the Redbank and Fancher Creeks flood control project in California to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allow a nonfederal interest to establish conservation pools in the Big Dry Creek Reservoir and the Fancher Creek Reservoir.
 
Under this bill, a nonfederal interest that intends to establish a conservation pool must (1) perform any dam safety study that the USACE deems appropriate for determining whether the pool will affect flood protections or injure the public, and (2) submit the plan to the USACE for establishing and engineering the pool so it will not affect flood protections or injure the public.
 
For these pools, the USACE may accept and expend funds provided by the nonfederal interest for reviewing any study, engineering, or plan to ensure compliance with federal standards. Further, the USACE may revise the water control manual for the flood control project.
 
The bill requires the nonfederal cost share to be 90%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-3023
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: 

Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act

 
This bill modifies the budgetary treatment of certain financial assistance provided to nonfederal entities under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2345)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Introduced in House