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To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3189
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to negotiate with the Canadian government to establish travel corridors at land-based ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. If DHS and the Canadian government reach an agreement, DHS must establish such travel corridors. 
 
Specifically, DHS must seek to enter into negotiations with the Canadian government to establish (1) travel corridors based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada, and (2) documentation requirements for travelers using such travel corridors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Israel Sovereignty Reassurance Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3190
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Israel
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Israel Sovereignty Reassurance Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement, administer, or enforce any policy that rescinds the U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3191
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Medical research
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-3192
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to declare a disaster in rural areas where significant damage has been incurred for the purpose of providing certain assistance.
 
A 
rural area
 is a geographic area with a population of less than 200,000 outside an urbanized area. 
Significant damage
 means uninsured losses of not less than 40% of the fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value of the damaged property (whichever is less).
 
For a rural area where the President has declared a major disaster, the SBA may declare a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans if (1) the state wherein the rural area is located requests the declaration; and (2) any home, small business, private nonprofit organization, or small agricultural cooperative has incurred significant damage.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) any unique challenges to communities in rural areas compared to communities in urbanized areas when seeking economic injury disaster assistance, and (2) any legislative recommendations for improving access to disaster assistance for communities in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Farm Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-3194
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Fairness for Farm Workers Act
 
 
This bill extends overtime pay protections to agricultural workers.
 
 The bill requires employers, beginning in 2022, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2025. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as under current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. 
 
The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3195
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021 

 
This bill makes state or local governments that violate immigration laws ineligible for federal financial assistance.
 
A governmental entity shall be ineligible if it(1) violates federal law by prohibiting its officials from communicating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the immigration status of any individual, (2) restricts compliance with DHS detainer requests, or (3) has any laws or policies that violate immigration laws. (A DHS detainer request is an order or request to a state or local government to temporarily hold or transport an alien for transfer into federal custody or notify DHS before releasing an alien from custody.)
 
A government or law enforcement officer that complies with a DHS detainer request shall be acting under the color of federal authority, for the purposes of liability or immunity in a lawsuit filed by the detained individual. 
 
The bill makes it unlawful for a state or local government to discharge or discriminate against one of its law enforcement officers for complying with a DHS detainer request.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3196
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2021

 
This bill allows married couples filing a joint tax return to apply the $2,500 limitation on the tax deduction for student loan interest separately to each spouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Yes In My Backyard Act

Bill: 117-hr-3198
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Property tax
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Yes In My Backyard Act

 
This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies, such as policies for expanding high-density single-family and multifamily zoning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Partnerships for American Jobs Act

Bill: 117-hr-3199
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Partnerships for American Jobs Act 

 
This bill allows the Department of Education to award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public telecommunications entities for the purpose of supporting programming that illustrates the value of in-demand careers, encourages secondary and postsecondary graduation, and informs individuals about certain career and educational options.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3200
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Public utilities and utility rates
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for states and Indian tribes to provide loans to consumers and communities that want to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
PAVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3201
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Providing Assistance for Vital Enhancements Act or the PAVE Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Transportation for providing emergency assistance to states with transportation projects and activities.
 
Funds may be used for certain projects that are otherwise eligible for funding through the Surface Transportation Block Grant program (e.g., construction of highways, bridges, and tunnels and some transit capital projects). Funds may also be used for administrative and operating expenses, including employee salaries. Additionally, the federal share of the funds shall be up to 100% (at the election of the recipient) and shall be available for any nonfederal share of other transportation grants, programs, and projects.
 
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. Additionally, the amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This exempts the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
EIDL Oversight Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3202
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

EIDL Oversight Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes oversight requirements for economic injury disaster loans and advances made on those loans. Such requirements include directing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to (1) ensure that loan and advance proceeds are deposited in a legitimate account of a borrower, (2) ensure that any modification of a request for a loan or an advance is reviewed by an SBA employee, and (3) verify the legitimacy of loan or advance applicants through tax returns or other documentation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3203
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 
This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that began participating in the program during or prior to the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
One In, Two Out Act

Bill: 117-hr-3204
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

One In, Two Out Act

 
 This bill requires federal agencies to repeal certain existing rules prior to issuing a new rule.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an agency from issuing a rule that imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a state or local government unless it repeals two or more related rules. Additionally, an agency may not issue a major rule that imposes such a cost or responsibility unless (1) the agency has repealed or revised two or more related rules, and (2) the cost of the new rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed or revised. (Generally, a major rule is one likely to result in an annual economic impact of $100 million or more, a major increase in costs, or significant adverse effects on competition or investment.)
 
Any such repealed or revised rule must be published in the Federal Register.
 
This bill does not apply to a rule or major rule that (1) relates to an internal agency policy, (2) procurement by the agency, or (3) is being revised to be less burdensome by decreasing requirements imposed or compliance costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Open America’s Waters Act

Bill: 117-hr-3205
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Open America's Waters Act

 
This bill repeals certain limitations on the types of vessels that may engage in coastwise trade, which is the domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. 
 
The bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to issue regulations that require all vessels permitted to engage in coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

Bill: 117-hr-3206
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-05-13
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: 2021-05-13
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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House