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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1428
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the income source rules involving U.S. possessions, including Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 
 
Under current law, income is not considered to be possession source income if it is treated as income (1) from sources within the United States, or (2) effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. The bill amends this rule to specify that it applies to the extent that the income is attributable to an office or fixed place of business within the United States. 
 
The bill also modifies the income source rules that apply to certain personal property sales in the Virgin Islands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1429
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act
 
of 2021

 
 This bill modifies the residence and income source rules that apply with respect to the taxation of income from U.S. possessions (Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). 
 
The bill specifies that a bona fide resident of a possession must have a substantial presence in the possession for at least 122 days during the year. Under current law, the person must be present for at least 183 days during the year.
 
Under current law, income is not possession source income if it is treated as (1) income from sources within the United States, or (2) as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. The bill amends this rule to:
 
 
specify that it applies only to the extent that the income is attributable to an office or fixed place of business within the United States, 
 
specify principles that must be used to determine whether income from sources without a possession is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the possession, and
 
prohibit income from activities within the United States which are of a preparatory or auxiliary character from being treated as income from sources within the United States or as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. 
 
 
The bill also modifies the income source rules that apply to certain personal property sales in the Virgin Islands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

Bill: 117-hr-1430
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Energy prices
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 
This bill provides for the payment into the treasury of the U.S. Virgin Islands revenue from excise taxes on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Hire A Hero Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1431
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Income tax credits
National Guard and reserves
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Hire A Hero Act of 2021

 
 This bill allows small businesses a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard. The bill also makes permanent the provisions of the credit that apply to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard. 
 
The bill also provides for payments to U.S. possessions for revenue losses due to the requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-1432
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, which awards grants to employer associations, labor unions, and other organizations to provide education and training to employees and employers on workplace safety and health. This training must include information on employee rights and employer responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1433
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Hearing, speech, and vision care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind.

action_date: 2022-09-20
text: 

Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 202

2

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1361, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1433, as amended; H.R. 4009, as amended; H.R. 4358, as amended; H.R. 6265; H.R. 6846, as amended; H.R. 7240, as amended; H.R. 7338, as amended; H.R. 8453, as amended; H.R. 8503, as amended; and H.R. 8520, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 558, as amended. (consideration: CR H7984-7992; text: CR H7984)
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1361, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1433, as amended; H.R. 4009, as amended; H.R. 4358, as amended; H.R. 6265; H.R. 6846, as amended; H.R. 7240, as amended; H.R. 7338, as amended; H.R. 8453, as amended; H.R. 8503, as amended; and H.R. 8520, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 558, as amended.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1361, proceedings on H.R. 1433 are considered vacated.
action_date: 2022-09-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2022-09-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1433.
action_date: 2022-09-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7911-7912)
action_date: 2022-09-19
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1434
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Sanctions
Smuggling and trafficking
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Stop Predatory Organ Trafficking Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the imposition of visa-blocking sanctions on a foreign individual who has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal.
 
The Department of State must report to foreign ministries the names of individuals convicted of crimes related to organ purchasing for consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such individuals. The State Department must also submit an annual report to Congress that includes descriptions of (1) the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and (2) State Department and foreign country activities undertaken to address and prevent such trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-26
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: 2021-02-26
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: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
American Right to Family Act

Bill: 117-hr-1435
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Motor vehicles
Sex offenses
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

American Right to Family Act

 
This bill requires the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for an alien parent or spouse who meets certain requirements.
 
To be eligible for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status under this bill, an alien must (1) meet certain residency-related requirements, such as having been physically present in the United States for at least 10 years or having received a deferral of removal under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy; (2) be a parent of either a U.S. national or an individual who first entered the United States under 16 years of age and has been continuously present in the United States since entry; and (3) not be barred from receiving certain immigration benefits on specified grounds, including certain grounds related to criminal conduct or national security. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security may waive certain crime-related grounds of inadmissibility for reasons related to the public interest, subject to various limitations. 
 
An alien whose removal is canceled under this bill shall be adjusted to temporary resident status for a three-year period, which may be renewed. Furthermore, a cancellation for removal or adjustment of status under this bill shall not count toward certain annual numerical limitations on such actions.
 
The bill also establishes a nonimmigrant W visa available to (1) an alien parent eligible for cancellation for removal and adjustment of status under this bill, and (2) an alien spouse of a U.S. national who meets the residency-related requirements described above and not barred. W visas shall have no annual numerical limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
PPE in America Act

Bill: 117-hr-1436
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Protecting Providers Everywhere in America Act or the PPE in America Act

 
This bill makes temporary changes to the management of the inventory of diagnostic testing supplies and personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile.
 
Through FY2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must source a certain amount of those products from domestic manufacturers.
 
Additionally, HHS must periodically assess and take steps to manage the inventory of those products. This includes, as appropriate, transfers or sales to federal agencies and health care facilities.
 
The bill also provides HHS with additional authorities to manage the inventory. For example, HHS may enter into arrangements with manufacturers to establish revolving stockpiles to mitigate the risk of products expiring.
 
HHS must report on its efforts to maintain the stockpile's inventory of testing supplies and personal protective equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1439
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Genetics
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
No Guns for Abusers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1441
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Department of Justice
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

No Guns for Abusers Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants for states, local governments, and tribal governments to implement procedures to remove firearms from individuals who are charged with or convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence protective order.
 
The National Institute of Justice must report on best practices for implementing such procedures, and DOJ must submit federal legislative recommendations in accordance with the best practices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
PREPARED Act

Bill: 117-hr-1442
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Business records
Department of Agriculture
Emergency planning and evacuation
Medical research
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Natural disasters
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of E

merging Disasters Act or the PREPARED Act

 
This bill establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1445
Sponsor: Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from 
 
 
changing the name of or altering in any way the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, the Theodore Roosevelt Island, or the Washington Monument; or
 
 moving, or altering in any way, any statue located on federal land related to the War of 1812, the Civil War, or the Revolutionary War.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1449
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Child care and development
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Landlord and tenant
Property tax
Public utilities and utility rates
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021

 
This bill allows an individual taxpayer occupying a residence a deduction from gross income for up to $5,000 of amounts paid into such taxpayer's emergency savings account. The bill defines 
emergency savings account
 as an account established exclusively to pay the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary. 
 
The bill defines 
qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses
 as disaster mitigation expenses, disaster recovery expenses, public health emergency expenses, and unemployment-related expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1450
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business expenses
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Property tax
Public utilities and utility rates
Small business
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a new tax deduction from gross income for amounts paid into a small business emergency savings account. Such savings accounts are established exclusively to pay the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary.
 
The bill defines 
qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses
 as disaster loss replacement expenses, disaster recovery operations expenses, and public health emergency expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1451
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government trust funds
Landlord and tenant
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a landlord, during a national emergency, from (1) evicting a tenant without a court order, (2) creating a hostile environment for a tenant for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate, or (3) impairing the habitability of a dwelling for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate. Violators are subject to civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in House