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Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-7003
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Economic development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act

 
This bill eases credit union membership requirements to allow more access for persons in underserved areas. A credit union must, however, submit a business and marketing plan to the National Credit Union Administration explaining the credit union's ability and intent to serve such population. 
 
The bill also excludes loans made to members in underserved areas from certain credit union limits on member business loans. 

action_date: 2022-06-07
text: 

Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act

 
This bill eases credit union membership requirements to allow more access for persons in underserved areas. A credit union must, however, submit a business and marketing plan to the National Credit Union Administration explaining the credit union's ability and intent to serve such population. 
 
The bill also excludes loans made to members in underserved areas from certain credit union limits on member business loans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-351.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-351.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in House
PIGS Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7004
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Agriculture
Livestock
Mammals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Pigs in Gestation Stalls Act of 2022 or the PIGS Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits certain methods of confining breeding pigs that restrict their movement and establishes a program to assist pig producers to comply with the prohibitions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans’ Savings Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7005
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Protecting Americans' Savings Act of 2022 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report on the effects of inflation on the value of individuals' savings and the feasibility of raising the current individual limit on inflation-protected Treasury Series I Savings bonds. (Currently, there is an annual purchase limit of $10,000 for electronic bonds and $5,000 for paper bonds.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
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: 2022-03-09
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: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
INSPECTIONS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7006
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Improving the Nation's Safe Pharmaceuticals and Excipients by Creating Tools for Inspecting and Overseeing Needed Supplies Act or the INSPECTIONS Act

 
This bill modifies provisions relating to the inspection of foreign drug manufacturing facilities, including by incorporating the compliance history of facilities in foreign countries into inspections and requiring periodic assessments of whether additional agreements with foreign agencies are needed. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inspections of foreign facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7007
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Research administration and funding
Research and development
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

 
This bill provides FY2022 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for programs and activities to respond to COVID-19.
 
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to 
 
 
the Department of Health and Human Services,
 
the Department of State,
 
the U.S. Agency for International Development, and 
 
the President.
 
 
The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds from several accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Rule H. Res. 973 passed House.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 973 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 75, H.R. 6968 and H.R. 7007. The rule provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2471. The rule provides for one of hour of general debate each on the Senate amendment to H.R. 2471, H.J. Res. 75, H.R. 6968, and H.R. 7007. The rule provides for division of the question in relation to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2471.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Pre-approval Information Exchange Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7008
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Pre-approval Information Exchange Act of 2022

 
This bill specifies that economic, scientific, or other product support information that is exchanged between drug manufacturers and health care entities (e.g., pharmacy benefit managers) about drug products before regulatory approval is not considered to be misbranding or prohibited premarket promotion if it relates to the product's investigational use and meets other specified criteria. The Government Accountability Office must study the use and effects of such information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Use Stocks, Stop Russia Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7009
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Canada
Conflicts and wars
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Licensing and registrations
Military operations and strategy
Montana
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Use Stocks, Stop Russia Act of 2022

 
This bill places a temporary ban on (1) the importation of petroleum products from Russia, and (2) the drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In addition, it approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the President to ban the importation of petroleum products from Russia until all hostile Russian troops have been withdrawn from Ukraine.
 
 The bill also requires the President to ban the drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until such troops have withdrawn.
 
Finally, the bill approves the Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Relief from Duties Act

Bill: 117-hr-7010
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Emergency Relief from Duties Act

 
This bill provides for a temporary waiver of countervailing and antidumping duties relating to fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients in emergency situations.
 
Specifically, a covered party (e.g., a manufacturer, trade association, or other interested party) may petition the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to waive countervailing or antidumping duties assessed for fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients (or renew such a waiver) in emergency situations that limit the production or supply of fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients.
 
The bill requires the USITC to (1) allow the public to submit comments on any petition for a waiver or renewal; and (2) issue, within 30 days after the close of the public comment period, a final decision concerning the waiver or renewal. Any waiver or renewal shall be for a period of one year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7011
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child health
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022

 
This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E239-240)
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Harriet Tubman Day Act

Bill: 117-hr-7013
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Harriet Tubman Day Act

 
This bill establishes Harriet Tubman Day as a federal holiday.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7014
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Belarus
Coal
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Free trade and trade barriers
International organizations and cooperation
Legislative rules and procedure
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Russia
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act

 
This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024. The President may restore normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes).
 
The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions, including to consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the World Trade Organization and seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Confiscating Corrupt Criminal Proceeds (CCCP) Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7015
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Belarus
Civil actions and liability
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Russia
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Confiscating Corrupt Criminal Proceeds (CCCP) Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes forfeited property owned by a Russian or Belarusian national to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development and used to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
General Motors Bailout Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7016
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

General Motors Bailout Act of 2022

 
This bill allows the plaintiffs of a 2015 lawsuit against the federal government relating to the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy to collect compensation from the government. The government must make lump-sum payments in specified amounts. (The lawsuit centered on the inability of the plaintiffs to seek relief from General Motors after the bankruptcy for injuries or deaths that occurred from defective vehicles before the bankruptcy.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-7017
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Green Postal Service Fleet Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7018
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Green Postal Service Fleet Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out the contract with Oshkosh Defense for the procurement of postal delivery vehicles unless each purchase is at least 75% electric or zero-emission vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Rural Prosperity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7019
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Rural Prosperity Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses social, economic, and community well-being and resilience in rural communities.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Rural Prosperity to promote and support social and economic prosperity in rural areas. The office, among other duties, must develop (1) a strategy for rural development, and (2) metrics to measure the effectiveness of federal programs on rural areas.
 
Additionally, the bill sets up a council that includes representatives from federal agencies and White House policy offices to ensure collaboration across federal agencies and with other stakeholders concerning the needs of rural areas.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to develop, and report on the implementation of, a rural prosperity action plan that addresses structural challenges that affect rural communities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act

Bill: 117-hr-7020
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act

 
This bill decreases for certain victims of domestic violence the number of years an individual must be married before a divorce to be eligible for spousal Social Security benefits based on the divorced spouse's work record.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Landowner Easement Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-7021
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Landowner Easement Rights Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for the renegotiation of a conservation easement at the request of an owner of land that is subject to a conservation easement that (1) has been in effect for longer than 50 years, or (2) was put into effect before 1977 without the creation of an official corresponding map. Interior shall notify such an owner of the owner's right to submit a request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Introduced in House