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Stop Underrides Act

Bill: 117-hr-1622
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Stop Underrides Act

 
This bill requires the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on certain trucks and trailers. 
 
 Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must require the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on the following
 
a trailer or semi-trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, and 
 
a single unit truck for which the bottom of the carriage is greater than 22 inches above the ground and that is 10,000 pounds or more. 
 
For rear and side underride guards, DOT must require adherence to a performance standard that requires the guards to be able to prevent intrusion from the body or frame of a trailer, semi-trailer, or truck into the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle that contacts the guard while traveling at 35 miles per hour.
 
In addition, DOT must require drivers to (1) conduct a pre-trip inspection of the underride protection system on their vehicles; (2) identify rusted metal compromising structural integrity, cracked welds, or missing or loose fasteners; and (3) complete any necessary repairs.
 
DOT must establish a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee the ongoing underride guard rulemaking process.
 
DOT must publish data on victims of truck underride crashes on a publicly accessible website and update such data quarterly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1623
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2021
 
 
This bill modifies procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
 
At least 60 days before the expiration of a pay decision, the USPS must propose to the supervisors' organization any changes in pay policies, pay schedules, or fringe benefit programs for members of such organization.
 
Not later than 60 days after the USPS agrees to a collective bargaining agreement that affects the pay or benefits of supervisors or managers who are members of the supervisors' organization, the USPS shall provide a proposal regarding such matters to the organization.
 
The bill makes binding the decision of the fact-finding panel appointed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in the event of an impasse between the USPS and a supervisors' organization over proposed changes in pay and benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

Bill: 117-hr-1624
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
AIM Act

Bill: 117-hr-1625
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Agriculture
Espionage and treason
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act or the
 
AIM Act 

 
This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program.
 
The office must
 
 
leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture;
 
focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology, and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture;
 
prepare, conduct, and facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA;
 
operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture;
 
collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and
 
 facilitate the sharing of information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1626
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the federal government to reimburse eligible states for their border security expenses.
 
To be eligible, a state must have expended more than $2.5 billion on border security and enforcement in the 10 years before this bill's enactment. If such a state provides an accounting of all of its nonfederally funded border security expenses any time up to 180 days after this bill's enactment, the federal government shall reimburse the full amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Capitol Remembrance Act

Bill: 117-hr-1627
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional tributes
Crimes against property
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Historical and cultural resources
Law enforcement officers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Photography and imaging
Protest and dissent
Subversive activities
Terrorism
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Capitol Remembrance Act

 
This bill requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to design and install in a prominent location in the U.S. Capitol a permanent exhibit that depicts the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
 
To the extent possible, the AOC must preserve property that was damaged during the attack and include it in the exhibit. The AOC must also include (1) existing photographic records relating to the attack; and (2) a plaque to honor the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that protected the Capitol, the individuals who died or sustained injuries to protect the Capitol, and the staff who helped restore the Capitol complex after the attack.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Token Taxonomy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1628
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Capital gains tax
Computers and information technology
Currency
Digital media
Employee benefits and pensions
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax exclusion
Securities
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Token Taxonomy Act of 2021

 
This bill specifies that digital tokens, such as those used in virtual currencies, are not securities for regulatory purposes. The bill also provides for the tax treatment of virtual currencies, including by excluding from gross income any gains from virtual currency transactions up to $600, retroactive to January 1, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1630
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

 
This bill designates certain residents of the Xinjiang region in China as prioritized refugees of special humanitarian concern and addresses other related issues.
 
This priority designation shall apply to individuals (and the spouses, children, and parents of such individuals) who (1) reside in or fled Xinjiang and who suffered persecution on account of their peaceful political, religious, or cultural activities or associations, or have a well-founded fear of such persecution; or (2) have been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions related to Xinjiang. Such an individual may not be denied admission into the United States based primarily on an arrest or other adverse government action due to that individual's participation in protests.
 
The bill also waives certain immigration-related requirements for such individuals. 
 
Furthermore, a Chinese national seeking refugee status shall be considered to have been persecuted on account of political opinion if the Chinese government revoked that individual's residency in any region of China because the individual submitted a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit. 
 
Similarly, if the Chinese government revoked a Chinese national's citizenship, nationality, or residency because that individual filed for a U.S. immigration benefit, that revocation shall constitute a changed circumstance. (Among other things, a changed circumstance may allow an individual who has been rejected for asylum to apply again.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Community Broadband Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1631
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Community Broadband Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.

Bill: 117-hr-1632
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Cuba
Defense spending
Detention of persons
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 
This bill prohibits any department or agency from using funds to transfer or release within the United States (including its territories or possessions) any detainee (1) who is not a U.S. citizen or member of the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) who is or was held by the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 20, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1633
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the first 60 monthly payments made by a borrower under a graduated repayment or extended repayment plan to become qualifying payments under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. However, the borrower must transfer to an eligible repayment plan, such as an income-based or standard repayment plan, for the remaining 60 monthly payments made under the PSLF program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
No WIFI Act

Bill: 117-hr-1634
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

No Wireless Installations in Federal Instruments for Voting Act or the No WIFI Act

 
This bill prohibits a voting system used in a federal election from containing wireless components. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
STOP II: Classrooms Over Conference Rooms Act

Bill: 117-hr-1635
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Department of Education
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

STOP II: Classrooms Over Conference Rooms Act

 
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for FY2022-FY2028 for the Secure Our Schools grant program. The program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.
 
The bill requires any funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which may be used for renting conference rooms in the District of Columbia with respect to the administration of federal education programs, to instead be used for the Secure Our Schools grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1306)
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Postal Vehicle Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-1636
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor vehicles
Postal service
Public utilities and utility rates
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Postal Vehicle Modernization Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) vehicle purchases and charging stations. The bill's provisions only apply if specified funding is appropriated.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the USPS to ensure that at least 75% of the total number of next generation delivery vehicles purchased using such funds are electric or zero-emission vehicles. The bill provides for a phase-out of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are not electric or zero-emission vehicles.
 
The USPS must provide by January 1, 2026, at each postal facility accessible to the public, at least one electric vehicle charging station for use by the public or USPS officers and employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1637
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 
This bill expedites the approval process for renewable fuels under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. The existing RFS program requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Producers must register renewable fuels under the program.
 
The bill considers an application to register a renewable fuel under the RFS program to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the fuel has been approved under any state renewable fuel program. It also establishes a deadline for the EPA to make a decision on any pending application for a renewable fuel that has not yet been approved under any state program.
 
In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for the EPA to make decisions on pending pathway petitions by producers to register biofuels. If the EPA does not make decisions on the petitions by the deadlines, then petitions are automatically approved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House