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No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act

Bill: 117-hr-3327
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act

 
This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive certain retirement payments between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction. Such retirement payments are those made under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on the individual's service as a Member.
 
Under current law, a Member must forgo receipt of these payments only after a final conviction (i.e., after the exhaustion of all appeals under the judicial process). The bill eliminates these payments to a Member from the date of sentencing for the conviction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

Bill: 117-hr-3328
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
accredited investor
 for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities to include
 
 
an individual whose net worth or joint net worth with their spouse exceeds $1 million (adjusted for inflation), excluding from the calculation of their net worth their primary residence and a mortgage secured by that residence in certain circumstances; 
 
an individual whose income over the last two years exceeded $200,000 (adjusted for inflation) or joint spousal income exceeded $300,000 (adjusted for inflation) and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; 
 
an individual who is licensed as a broker or investment advisor by certain regulatory entities; and 
 
an individual determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to have qualifying education or experience. 
 
 
(Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors.)
 
The SEC is directed to revise the definition of 
accredited investor
 in Regulation D (which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements) to conform to changes in this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Small Transit Communities Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-3329
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Small Transit Communities Modernization Act 

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
eligible area
 for purposes of the grant program under the small transit intensive cities formula to include an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, but not more than 999,999. The modification extends through FY2030. 
 
Before apportioning grant funds for any urbanized area that is no longer an eligible area due to a change in population, the Department of Transportation must apportion to such area, for three fiscal years, an amount equal to half of the funds the area received in the previous fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3330
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government trust funds
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
State and local finance
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
 

This bill sets forth provisions regarding development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy on public lands.
 
The Department of the Interior shall establish priority areas on its land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects, consistent with the principles of multiple use and the renewable energy permitting goal.
 
Among applications for a given renewable energy source, proposed projects located in priority areas for that renewable energy source shall
 
 
be given the highest priority for incentivizing deployment, and 
 
be offered the opportunity to participate in any regional mitigation plan developed for the relevant priority areas.
 
 
The bill provides for the disposition of revenues from the development of wind or solar energy. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to make funds available to federal, state, and tribal agencies for distribution in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on federal land for (1) restoring and protecting natural water bodies and fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Receipt Act

Bill: 117-hr-3331
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Taxpayer Receipt Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with a one-page document that contains information regarding the federal budget for the most recently completed fiscal year. The document must include total outlays during the year, total revenues collected during the year, the deficit or surplus for the year, and the total debt held by the public. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3332
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Cooperative and condominium housing
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Lease and rental services
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, and other entities for the preservation of manufactured housing communities. 
 
Such funds may be used to (1) acquire and preserve manufactured housing communities; (2) make improvements to common areas and community property in such communities; and (3) demolish, remove, and replace dilapidated homes in such communities. A grantee that uses funds to acquire a manufactured housing community must agree to maintain the community for at least 20 years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3333
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires manufactured housing communities and home parks to meet minimum consumer protections to be eligible for certain federally-backed loans for the construction, substantial rehabilitation, or purchase of these communities. Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is prohibited from insuring such a loan, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are prohibited from purchasing such a loan, unless a borrower provides specified tenant protections, including 
 
 
one-year renewable lease terms, unless there is good cause for nonrenewal; 
 
at least a 60-day advance notice of any increase in rent, or of a sale or closure of the community; 
 
a five-day grace period for rent payments; and
 
a right for a tenant to sell a manufactured home within a reasonable time period after eviction.
 
 
The bill sets forth penalties for violations of these protections.
 
The bill also establishes the Manufactured Home Company Lending Standards Commission to propose additional consumer protection standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
BUS Act

Bill: 117-hr-3334
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Build Up the Suburbs Act or the BUS Act

 
This bill modifies programs that support public transportation projects, with a particular focus on fixed-guideway transportation systems (e.g., light rail and bus rapid transit).
 
Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for certain grants that support the construction and expansion of such systems. In particular, it increases the cap on federal assistance for Small Starts projects (funded through Capital Investment Grants) from $100 million to $360 million and the total estimated net capital cost from $300 million to $600 million. It also includes express lane transit systems within the scope of fixed guideways.
 
Further, the Department of Transportation must give priority in selecting Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects to those that include public transportation components.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Greyhound Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3335
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Gambling
Mammals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Greyhound Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the federal criminal statute commonly known as the Wire Act.
 
Currently, the Wire Act contains four prohibitions on the use of a wire transmission facility (e.g., the telephone or internet) for certain gambling activities. All four prohibitions apply to sports gambling. However, there have been conflicting interpretations of the applicability of the prohibitions to nonsports gambling (e.g., state lotteries). 
 
This bill amends the Wire Act to expressly state that the statute does not authorize the use of wire communications to gamble on commercial greyhound racing or permit the transport of animals for commercial dog racing or related activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3336
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Philippines
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2021

 
 This bill exempts from worldwide or numerical limitations certain family-sponsored immigrant visas for the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under certain laws providing for naturalization for service during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
BABIES Act

Bill: 117-hr-3337
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies. 
 
Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3338
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act

 
This bill modifies requirements with respect to whistleblower protections for employees of an office of inspector general (OIG).
 
The bill specifies that the whistleblower protection coordinator in each OIG shall educate that office's employees on specified matters, including prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures and rights and remedies against such retaliation.
 
The bill also specifies that best practices developed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall include best practices for the handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an OIG.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports

Bill: 117-hr-3340
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports

 
This bill makes certain airport projects eligible for funding under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program of the Department of Transportation (DOT), including projects for airport noise capability planning and for constructing gates and related areas at which passengers board or exit aircraft. DOT may provide funding for these projects only if all steel and manufactured goods used in the projects are produced in the United States, with specified exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E555-556)
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3342
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Financial literacy
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student records
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to certain national youth-serving organizations for comprehensive workforce readiness programs provided to youth that take place before or after school, during summer vacation or holiday, or on the weekend (i.e., out-of-school-time programs).
 
Such grants must be used to develop and implement youth workforce readiness programs, including for activities such as on-the-job and leadership opportunities, internships, and other supportive services.
 
The bill also requires local workforce development boards to establish youth councils as subgroups of the boards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Protecting America From Spies Act

Bill: 117-hr-3343
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Espionage and treason
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Subversive activities
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Protecting America From Spies Act

 
This bill expands the grounds for barring aliens who have engaged in acts relating to espionage or sabotage from entering the United States.
 
Specifically, any alien shall be inadmissible if the alien has engaged in or will engage in an act that (1) violates a U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage; (2) would violate any U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage if it occurred in the United States; or (3) violates any U.S. law prohibiting the export of goods, technology, or sensitive information. Currently, an alien shall be inadmissible if the alien seeks to enter the United States to engage in such an action.
 
Furthermore, the bill expands these grounds of inadmissibility and other security-related grounds to cover the spouse or child of the barred alien if the act occurred in the last five years.
 
The bill also modifies the authority of the Department of Justice to waive certain security-related grounds of inadmissibility for an alien applying for a nonimmigrant visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Helping MOMS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3345
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2021 or the Helping MOMS Act of 2021

 
This bill permanently allows states to provide one year of postpartum coverage under Medicaid and temporarily increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for pregnancy-related services in states that choose to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2555)
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-3346
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: 

No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

 
This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the amounts charged by providers for broadband internet access service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Introduced in House