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Protect America’s Biomedical Research Enterprise Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6305
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Protect America's Biomedical Research Enterprise Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate ways to better protect intellectual property, sensitive medical information, and similar information used in biomedical research and development from national security risks and related threats.
 
In particular, HHS must identify national security risks and potential misuse of proprietary information and develop strategies to prevent or mitigate such risks and misuse in federally funded biomedical research and development. HHS must also develop a framework to identify areas of federally funded biomedical research and development that are emerging areas of interest to state actors and regularly review its recommendations and policies related to the protection of biomedical research and development.
 
In carrying out these activities, HHS must collaborate with relevant federal agencies (such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation) and consult with research institutions, research advocacy organizations, and other experts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
POLAR Response Act

Bill: 117-hr-6306
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Providing Our Law Enforcement with Adequate Resources for a Response Act or the POLAR Response Act

 
This bill includes a polar vortex as a major disaster for which a declaration of a state of emergency can be made and provides a definition for a
 disaster-related emergency
 for purposes of the Department of Defense (DOD) excess personal property program (therefore authorizing DOD to transfer certain personal property for a polar vortex emergency).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act

Bill: 117-hr-6307
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a six-year pilot program to provide grants for the creation of five villages of tiny homes for homeless veterans. Under the bill, the villages must have associated supportive services to allow veterans to build and live in energy efficient homes, maintain social connections with each other, learn skills, and receive critical counseling.
 
Under the bill, a 
tiny home 
is an individual housing unit that is approximately 240 square feet for one person or approximately 340 square feet if the home is for a family. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6308
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.
 
The bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but also those provided by other ACO practitioners&#8212;specifically, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
TEAMS Act

Bill: 117-hr-6309
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Alliances
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Free trade and trade barriers
Government lending and loan guarantees
Human rights
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Metals
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Trade Encourages Allied Manufacturing and Security Act or the TEAMS Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain actions to strengthen supply chains for critical goods. It also incentivizes the manufacturing of critical goods.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the USTR to develop and implement a strategy to support the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of supply chains. This strategy must be submitted to Congress and published on the USTR's website.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes the USTR to provide duty-free treatment for any eligible article (i.e., any critical good that is the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary country) from any ally or key international partner. This authority terminates on September 30, 2030.
 
The bill temporarily allows for increased expensing of the costs of certain qualified manufacturing property.
 
The bill also allows a new tax credit for American security products manufactured in the United States or in ally or key international partner countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "James D. Todd United States Courthouse", and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6310
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 
This bill designates the building utilized as a U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act

Bill: 117-hr-6312
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to implement or enforce the Department of Health and Human Services' rule titled 
Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs
, published on November 30, 2021, or any substantially similar rule, regulation, or agency statement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the "Richard A. Pittman Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic".

Bill: 117-hr-6313
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in French Camp, California, as the Robert A. Pittman Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6314
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to the financing of the Universal Service Fund. This fund, which is financed by fees contributed by telecommunications carriers, supports programs to expand the availability of and access to telecommunications services.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the FCC to (1) study the need for expanding the fund's contribution base to ensure fairness and equity in applicable contribution requirements, and (2) reform the fund's contribution system through rulemaking. In carrying out the rulemaking, the FCC must consider the findings and recommendations of its study and the impact of changes on consumers, businesses, and seniors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Safe Routes to All Schools Act

Bill: 117-hr-6315
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Safe Routes to All Schools Act

 
This bill expands the safe route to school program of the Department of Transportation to high schools. Currently, the program is carried out for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools (schools providing education from kindergarten through eighth grade).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Clean Cooking Support Act

Bill: 117-hr-6316
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Clean Cooking Support Act

 
This bill provides for a way of increasing the number of clean cookstoves and fuels for household, institutional, or commercial use throughout the world.
 
The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shall jointly establish the Clean Cooking Interagency Working Group to assist with overseeing the planning, management, and coordination of initiatives to increase the number of clean cookstoves and fuels worldwide.
 
The State Department, USAID, the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall work with the Clean Cooking Alliance to carry out clean cooking activities that relate to the missions of such departments or agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Capital for Cooperatives Act

Bill: 117-hr-6317
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Capital for Cooperatives Act

 
This bill eliminates the requirement that cooperatives provide a personal guarantee with respect to certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. It also requires the SBA, in collaboration with the Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development, to develop recommendations and cooperate with federal agencies and other entities to promote, support, and increase the number of cooperatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax benefits related to empowerment zones to the District of Columbia.

Bill: 117-hr-6318
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 
This bill designates an empowerment zone in the District of Columbia. (Empowerment zones are federally designated geographic areas where certain federal tax incentives and grants are allowed to increase investment and employment.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1383-1384)
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Falun Gong Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-6319
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Foreign property
Human rights
Medical ethics
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Religion
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Falun Gong Protection Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons that are knowingly responsible for, are complicit in, or have engaged in the involuntary harvesting of organs in China. The sanctions shall not apply to certain activities, such as authorized U.S. intelligence or law enforcement activities. 
 
The President must (1) maintain an updated list of foreign persons subject to the sanctions, and (2) impose the sanctions according to the most recent version of the list.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6320
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021

 
This bill doubles the penalties for providing misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act

Bill: 117-hr-6321
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Freedom of information
Government liability
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act

 
This bill addresses pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to COVID-19.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending FOIA requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19; gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research; or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals.
 
For each calendar day on which any applicable FOIA request remains pending, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $1 million from the appropriations account of the office of the head of the agency to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
A person submitting such a request shall be deemed to have demonstrated a compelling need for expedited processing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
VA Safe Holidays Act

Bill: 117-hr-6322
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

VA Safe Holidays Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually conduct outreach for a 10-week period starting on November 1 to veterans to promote the Veteran Identity Theft Helpline and identify other identity theft resources available to veterans and beneficiaries of VA programs. The VA must submit a plan to Congress detailing its efforts to promote identity theft awareness and to assist veterans and VA program beneficiaries who experience identity theft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Survivor Benefits Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-6323
Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 

Survivor Benefits Fairness Act

 
This bill adjusts the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension payments to the last day of the month during which a marriage, remarriage, or death of a payee occurs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Introduced in House