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Online Consumer Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1090
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Caribbean area
China
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Cuba
Europe
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
North Korea
Product safety and quality
Russia
Syria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Online Consumer Protection Act of 2021

 
 This bill requires commercial software operators and developers to provide consumers with a warning prior to making available for download software from specified countries that support international terrorism.
 
 Violations of this requirement are subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and intentional violations are subject to criminal penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To place temporary restrictions on acquisitions by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1092
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
News media and reporting
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 
This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase by a Chinese entity of a controlling interest in a U.S. company deemed critical to national security, critical infrastructure, or of cultural significance. The President may approve such a purchase only if, among other things, the purchase price was not significantly affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and the sale will not permit additional access to distribute propaganda or alter U.S. news and media consumption.
 
The bill's provisions cease to have force or effect once the United States has substantially recovered from the economic impacts of the pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Stop Funding the PLA Act

Bill: 117-hr-1093
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Stop Funding the PLA Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a list of entities the securities of which a U.S. person shall be prohibited from purchasing or holding.
 
Specifically, the Treasury must submit a report specifying each foreign industrial defense corporation with substantial contacts with, ties to, or support from any PLA entity (any entity of the Chinese military). The bill prohibits a U.S. person from purchasing a security of a foreign industrial defense corporation specified in the report, and it requires a U.S. person who owns any such security to divest themselves of it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals

Bill: 117-hr-1094
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
China
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employee hiring
Europe
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iran
Middle East
North Korea
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionals

 
This bill prohibits certain individuals with security clearances from receiving funding or employment from specified entities. Specifically, the prohibition is in effect while a security clearance is active and for five years afterwards, and applies to any (1) officer or employee of a federal agency or contractor, or (2) member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.
 
The prohibition shall apply to specified entities such as Huawei Technologies Company and Kaspersky Lab. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence may add to or remove from this list based on whether there is a reasonable belief that an entity is owned by or receives financial support from the government of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.
 
A person who knowingly violates this prohibition shall be subject to fines or imprisonment, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Represent America Abroad Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1096
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Performance measurement
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Represent America Abroad Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups.
 
As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants.
 
The State Department must submit an annual report on the status of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Creating Hope and Opportunity through Increased Choice in Education Act

Bill: 117-hr-1097
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Creating Hope and Opportunity through Increased Choice in Education Act or the CHOICE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to parents of eligible students for certain education-related expenses. 
Eligible student 
refers to a student who (1) is served by a local educational agency that will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with the 2019-2020 school year, and (2) is from a household with a household income that is less than 200% of the reduced-price lunch rate income.
 
Grant funds may be used for tuition and fees for private elementary or secondary schools, private tutoring, home school expenses, or educational materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Citizenship Empowerment Act

Bill: 117-hr-1098
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Citizenship Empowerment Act

 
This bill requires state chief election officials to distribute mail voter registration forms at the conclusion of a naturalization ceremony to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at the ceremony. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
VACCINE Act

Bill: 117-hr-1099
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act or the VACCINE Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program for states, tribal nations, and territories to set up or expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine registration systems. The system must be the jurisdiction's sole means of registering an individual for a vaccine.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must set up a website and a call center to share information with the public about each registration system. HHS must also develop standards to allow for electronic information exchange among the systems. To carry out the program, HHS may use funds from the Public Health Emergency Fund. 
 
The authority for this program terminates at the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Online Accessibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-1100
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Online Accessibility Act

 
This bill sets forth requirements for consumer-facing websites and mobile applications owned or operated by a private entity and guidance regarding standards for website accessibility by the disabled.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the exclusion of an individual, by reason of disability, from participation in or being denied the full and equal benefits of the services of such a website or application or from being subjected to discrimination by a private owner or operator of such a website or application.
 
Such a website or application shall be considered compliant if it is in substantial compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level A and Level AA standard established by the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. A noncompliant entity shall provide an alternative, equivalent means of access by individuals with disabilities. The Access Board must publish related standards.
 
The bill sets forth provisions regarding administrative remedies and reporting of violations and enforcement by the Department of Justice and through private rights of action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID–19 Act

Bill: 117-hr-1101
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government liability
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Product safety and quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID-19 Act

 
This bill exempts businesses and certain medical entities from liability for damages arising from or relating to an individual contracting COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
 
Specifically, this exemption applies to businesses, including nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, and medical entities that provide health care services related to COVID-19. Such entities are exempt from liability if they operate consistent with state or federal guidelines or requirements related to reopening and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other federal or state agency to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. However, this exemption does not apply to acts that constitute gross negligence or to actions brought by a government entity in a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement capacity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Easy Access to Mail Act

Bill: 117-hr-1102
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Easy Access to Mail Act

 
This bill establishes procedures for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regarding the use of centralized delivery of the mail with respect to residential housing units.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
provides that, for any housing development with respect to which the primary mode of mail delivery is any such mode except for centralized delivery on the date of this bill's enactment, the USPS may not change such mode of delivery to centralized delivery; and
 
 prohibits the USPS from requiring centralized delivery with respect to any housing development constructed after this bill's enactment without prior approval from the local legislative body, or, in the absence of a local legislative body, the legislature of the state with jurisdiction over the affected property.
 
 
If approval for centralized delivery is granted, at least 60 days before commencing such delivery the local postmaster shall provide (1) written notice to any other units of local government and any planning commissions located within the applicable county; and (2) a period of 60 days for public comment from residents, property owners, and home builders within such county regarding the use of centralized delivery at the applicable housing development.
 
The Postal Regulatory Commission shall ensure that the USPS does not change any USPS policy in effect on the date of enactment that would result in a disproportionate negative affect on rural, lower income, elderly, disabled, or predominately minority communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
CABLE Competition Act

Bill: 117-hr-1103
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Corporate finance and management
State and local government operations
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act

 
This bill revises the valuation of a cable system upon its sale or transfer, and it modifies the process for transferring a cable franchise to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that after the denial of a franchise renewal or the revocation of a franchise for cause, any subsequent acquisition or transfer must be at fair market value.
 
Further, the bill prohibits a cable franchising authority from (1) precluding the transfer of a cable franchise from a cable operator to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted, or (2) requiring a cable operator that was initially granted a franchise to receive approval from the franchising authority for such a transfer. However, a franchising authority is authorized to require a cable operator to notify the authority of such a transfer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Equal Protection for American Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-1104
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Equal Protection for American Workers Act 

 
 This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from granting work authorization to an alien who has been determined in a valid immigration proceeding to have been at any time unlawfully present in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Mandatory Minimum Sentence Reform Act

Bill: 117-hr-1105
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Mandatory Minimum Sentence Reform Act

 
This bill creates an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentencing requirements. 
 
Current law prohibits and imposes a mandatory minimum sentence for using, carrying, or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. This bill excludes from the mandatory minimum sentencing requirement a federal employee outside the United States who is required to carry a firearm while on duty and who, while on duty, uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during a crime of violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
HEAR Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1106
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Help Extend Auditory Relief Act of 2021 or the HEAR Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and hearing rehabilitation services. Covered services include hearing aid assessments, fittings, and related instructional services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House