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To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4604
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 
This bill allows certain individuals with prior service in the District of Columbia government to contribute towards their annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Specifically, the bill allows certain individuals who were previously under the District's retirement system and were transferred to the CSRS and FERS in 1997 (e.g., certain employees of the District's criminal justice system) to contribute toward annuities stemming from their prior qualifying service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E789)
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4605
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2021 or the FIRM IT Act of 2021 

 
This bill modifies technical requirements for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rate maps (community maps delineating flood hazard areas, flood elevations, and flood risk zones that are applicable to flood insurance rate determination). Specifically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must consult with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain information relevant to NFIP rate maps. FEMA may include this data, as well as specified property survey information, in NFIP rate maps. The format of NFIP rate maps must conform to specified data and protocols. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Energizing Technology Transfer Act

Bill: 117-hr-4606
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Minority education
Research and development
Small business
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

Energizing Technology Transfer Act

 
This bill provides support for the development of clean energy and related technology. For example, the bill requires the Office of Technology Transitions within the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for clean energy incubators that accelerate the commercial application of clean energy technologies. In addition, DOE must establish a Clean Energy Technology University Prize, under which students compete to develop business models for furthering the commercial application of innovative clean energy technologies.

action_date: 2022-08-19
text: 

Energizing Technology Transfer Act

 
This bill provides support for the development of clean energy and related technology. For example, the bill requires the Office of Technology Transitions within the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for clean energy incubators that accelerate the commercial application of clean energy technologies. In addition, DOE must establish a Clean Energy Technology University Prize, under which students compete to develop business models for furthering the commercial application of innovative clean energy technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
action_date: 2022-08-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-453.
action_date: 2022-08-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-453.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4607
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021

 
 This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Growth and Opportunities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4608
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Census and government statistics
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

Growth and Opportunities Act of 2021

 
This bill permits qualified opportunity zones to be designated every 10 years. A
 qualified opportunity zone
 is an economically distressed or low-income area in which tax incentives are available to promote investment. Under current law, the existing zone designations expire after 10 years, and no additional designations are allowed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To establish an expansion awards pilot program as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4610
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a pilot program of expansion awards as part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (a public-private partnership serving small and medium-sized manufacturers and operating out of centers located in each state). 
 
Expansion awards made under the pilot program to these centers shall be used for purposes that include (1) improving the resiliency of domestic supply chains and mitigating vulnerabilities to cyberattacks, and (2) expanding advanced technology services to small and medium-sized manufacturers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
PALS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4612
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 

2021
 
or the PALS Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans.
 
In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age.
 
In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' 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: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' 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: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' 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: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
American Grown Act

Bill: 117-hr-4613
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Department of Defense
Department of State
Executive Office of the President
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Horticulture and plants
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: 

American Grown Act

 
This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower or green in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, or the Department of Defense unless it is produced in the United States.
 
The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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: 2021-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Resilient Federal Forests Act

Bill: 117-hr-4614
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Resilient Federal Forests Act

 
This bill modifies and sets forth provisions regarding forest management activities on National Forest System, public, and tribal lands. 
 
The bill provides for, among other things
 
 
the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Interior to conduct fireshed management projects in fireshed management areas,
 
certain categorical exclusions for various purposes,
 
the balancing of the short- and long-term effects of forest management activities while considering injunctive relief,
 
USDA and Interior to establish their own discretionary arbitration pilot programs as an alternative dispute resolution process for forest management activities,
 
increasing the maximum term for a stewardship end result contract to 20 years,
 
 demonstration projects to support the development and commercialization of biochar on Indian forest lands or rangelands and in nearby communities by providing reliable supplies of feedstock from federal lands,
 
the decommissioning of certain Forest Service Roads within designated high fire-prone areas,
 
repealing of the Eastside Screens requirements on National Forest System lands,
 
making the Northwest Forest Plan Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure Standards and Guidelines inapplicable to any National Forest System lands or public lands,
 
development of a protection plan for giant sequoia trees on National Forest System lands and public lands, and
 
permanent rights of access to the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands for private landowners issued reciprocal road rights-of-way.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4615
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish an expedited procedure for providing individuals who wish to use their U.S. passport that expired during the COVID-19 emergency (or that is scheduled to expire by March 31, 2022) with a marker to be affixed to such passport indicating a renewal or extension of validity through July 31, 2022. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To be added Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4617
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Business records
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study and report on 
payment for order flow
 (payment received by a stock brokerage firm for directing orders to another firm that buys and sells stock). The SEC must study, among other topics, conflicts arising from these payment arrangements, the impact on trade execution quality and pricing, and how firms disclose this arrangement to customers. The SEC must revise its rules, subject to notice and comment, consistent with the results of the study. 


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 - 22.
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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-4618
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Business records
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act 

 
This bill modifies securities reporting requirements applicable to certain institutional investment managers. Specifically, the bill (1) reduces the reporting window for asset managers responsible for more than $100 million in assets to file ownership reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 45 days to 10 days after the end of each month, and (2) expands requirements to include direct or indirect derivative positions or interest (e.g., short positions) in such reports. 
 
Additionally, the SEC must (1) issue rules providing for the public disclosure of short sale activity by institutional investment managers, and (2) report on the standards and criteria used to determine whether confidential treatment applies to an institutional investment manager for the purpose of filing certain reports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4619
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
This bill creates specified duties for market makers&#8212;individuals and firms that buy and sell securities, such as brokerage houses&#8212;and sets forth penalties for violations of those duties. Specifically, the bill establishes for market makers a duty of trust and loyalty to the customer upon receipt of an order and deems the information in the order as material, non-public information. Furthermore, the Chief Executive Officer of a market maker must annually certify compliance with such responsibilities. The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to limit the exemption provided for family offices from the definition of an investment adviser, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4620
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Financial services and investments
Securities
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
This bill limits the exemption for family offices from the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) regulations applicable to investment advisers. A family office is a privately held company that manages a single family's wealth. Currently, a family office is generally not considered an investment adviser for purposes of SEC regulation regardless of the amount of managed assets, and is therefore not subject to regulations relating to duties, recordkeeping, and disclosures. 
 
The bill limits the exemption to include only family offices with less than $750 million in managed assets. Furthermore, the SEC must exclude from the exemption certain persons subject to a final order regarding fraudulent conduct, among other activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 102 West Main Street in New Albany, Ohio, as the "Congressman Samuel L. Devine Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-4621
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 102 West Main Street in New Albany, Ohio, as the "Congressman Samuel L. Devine Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House