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Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act

Bill: 117-hr-1257
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow Act or the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study on access to, and use and effects of, financial and credit counseling for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability.

action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow Act or the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study on access to, and use and effects of, financial and credit counseling for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2775-2776)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2775-2776)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1257.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2775-2777)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1258
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Livestock
Meat
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2021

 
This bill revises provisions related to meat and poultry processing establishments, including smaller establishments (i.e., those with between 10 and 500 employees) and very small establishments (i.e., those with fewer than 10 employees or annual sales of less than $2.5 million).
 
For example, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a searchable database of peer-reviewed validation studies for use in developing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plans for smaller and very small establishments.
 
The bill increases the maximum federal cost share from 50% to 65% that USDA may provide to assist states in creating meat and poultry inspection programs.
 
Additionally, USDA must conduct outreach with states that have meat and poultry inspection programs, but that do not have Cooperative Interstate Shipment programs. The Cooperative Interstate Shipment program allows state-inspected facilities to operate as federally-inspected facilities and ship their products in interstate commerce and internationally.
 
USDA must also award competitive grants for activities to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems to respond to and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including activities that support (1) the health and safety of meat and poultry plant employees, suppliers, and customers; (2) increased processing capacity; and (3) the resilience of the small meat and poultry processing sector.
 
Further, the bill establishes grant programs to (1) establish or expand career training programs at community colleges, vocational schools, and universities related to meat and poultry processing; and (2) support smaller and very small establishments by offsetting the cost of training new meat and poultry processors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1259
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2021 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols as outlined in the January 25, 2019, memo titled 
Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols
. 
 
(The protocols generally required aliens who are not clearly admissible, including those seeking asylum, arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border to be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. On January 21, 2021, DHS stopped applying the protocols to newly-arrived individuals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1261
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make any grants or provide any financial assistance for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.
 
The bill increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the canalway. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
End College CCP Act

Bill: 117-hr-1263
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Asia
China
Contracts and agency
Education programs funding
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

End College Chinese Communist Partnerships Act or the End College CCP Act

 
This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE has a contractual partnership with the Chinese government or an entity that is organized under the laws of China. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by disclosing and terminating those contractual partnerships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Duty to Report Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1264
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Corporate Duty to Report Act of 2021

 
This bill requires corporations to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the receipt of specified prohibited disbursements from foreign nationals for campaign-related public communications. Additionally, when receiving specified disbursements, corporations must inquire whether such disbursements (1) are for campaign purposes, and (2) are made by foreign nationals. Further, the bill establishes fines for violations of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1265
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the disclosure of a whistle-blower's identity.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal employee or contractor from disclosing the identity of a whistle-blower or identifying information about a whistle-blower. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both. 
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes a whistle-blower to file a civil suit against a federal employee or contractor who discloses or threatens to disclose the whistle-blower's identify.
 
The bill includes exceptions for disclosures that are made to other government employees and permitted under current law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Duty to Report Act

Bill: 117-hr-1266
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional elections
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Duty to Report Act

 
This bill requires political committees, candidates for federal office, and other individuals to report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) any offers of prohibited contributions, including offers of nonpublic information regarding other candidates, by foreign nationals. 
 
Specifically, political committees and candidates must report to the FEC within 24 hours any (1) offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals, and (2) meetings with foreign governments or their agents.

In addition, the bill requires political committees, candidates, immediate family members of candidates, and individuals affiliated with a campaign (e.g., employees and independent contractors) to report to the FBI within 24 hours any offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. Further, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this reporting requirement. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
 
Such reported information may not be used to enforce certain immigration provisions related to the removal of undocumented aliens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

Bill: 117-hr-1267
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Gabon
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

 
This bill establishes new statutory restrictions on the receipt or acceptance of foreign gifts or things of value by the President, Vice President, or their immediate family members. 
 
First, the bill creates a new criminal offense to generally prohibit the President, Vice President, an immediate family member of the President or Vice President, or an entity in which any of these individuals has at least a 50% ownership interest from accepting or receiving anything of value from a foreign state or entity. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
 
 Second, the bill broadens the application of existing foreign gift restrictions on federal employees. Current law generally prohibits federal employees (including the President and Vice President) from receiving or soliciting foreign gifts. This bill further extends the restrictions to cover immediate family members of the President or Vice President. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-23
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: 2021-02-23
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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1268
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a program to disseminate information about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccinations.
 
To carry out this program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to health departments and certain nonprofits. In awarding the grants, the CDC must coordinate with the Office of Minority Health and, as appropriate, other federal partners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act

Bill: 117-hr-1269
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act

 
This bill establishes (1) in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a Social Security Surplus Protection Account; and (2) in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Medicare Surplus Protection Account.
 
The Managing Trustee of each trust fund (in both cases, the Secretary of the Treasury) (1) must transfer the annual surplus of the trust fund to its respective account; and (2) may not invest the balance in the account until a law takes effect that authorizes, for amounts in the trust fund, an investment vehicle other than U.S. obligations.
 
The bill establishes in the executive branch a commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the trust funds, other than investments in the form of U.S. obligations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
PAID Act

Bill: 117-hr-1270
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Federal district courts
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor vehicles
State and local courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act or the PAID Act

 
This bill prohibits an automobile insurer from considering specified factors when determining a consumer's insurance rates or eligibility. These prohibited factors include 
 
 
gender, 
 
employment status, 
 
zip code, 
 
census tract, 
 
marital status, and 
 
credit score. 
 
 
Automobile insurers must make underwriting rules and rate filings available to the public. 
 
The Federal Trade Commission may enforce a violation of these requirements as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Electric CARS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1271
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2021 or the Electric CARS Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies and extends tax credits for electric cars and alternative motor vehicles. 
 
The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2031. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to
 
 
 remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, 
 
 allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity, and 
 
 allow an unused credit to be carried forward for five years.
 
 
The bill also extends through 2031 the tax credits for (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2) alternative motor vehicles. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
COST of Relocations Act

Bill: 117-hr-1272
Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Congressional Oversight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act or the COST of Relocations Act

 
This bill requires a federal agency seeking to relocate more than 5% of its employees or more than 100 employees to conduct and make public a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the proposed change.
 
Specifically, the agency must conduct such analysis and submit it to the agency's office of inspector general for review and submission to Congress.
 
The report must include
 
 
the anticipated outcomes and improvements that will result from the proposed relocation,
 
the metrics for measuring whether the proposed relocation results in the anticipated outcomes and improvements,
 
a timeline of past and future engagements with stakeholders regarding the proposed relocation,
 
a comprehensive strategy for accomplishing the proposed relocation, and
 
an assessment of the short- and long-term effects of the proposed relocation on the agency's mission.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House