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Lebanon TPS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6095
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2021-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Lebanon
Middle East
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: 

Lebanon TPS Act of 2021 

 
This bill permits nationals of Lebanon to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Such status shall be available to qualifying nationals of Lebanon for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment.
 
To qualify, an individual must meet various requirements, such as not having been convicted for certain crimes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6096
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: 

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

 
This bill makes it unlawful to use automated tools (i.e., bots) to intentionally bypass a website's security measures in order to purchase and resell its products or services in interstate commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act

Bill: 117-hr-6097
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: 

Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act

 
This bill requires certain agencies to facilitate contacts and cooperation between federally recognized tribes and Indigenous peoples of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Department of the Interior, to submit a strategy to Congress. The strategy must promote and facilitate (1) cross-investments and export opportunities between tribes and Indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve Indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include certified products produced by tribes and Indigenous peoples.
 
Additionally, the Inter-American Foundation, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation must (1) consult with representatives of civil society organizations, especially organizations comprised of or representing the interests of Indigenous peoples; and (2) provide assistance to Western Hemisphere countries that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among Indigenous peoples.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.
action_date: 2021-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide reimbursements for licensing and exam fees under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 117-hr-6098
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide reimbursements for licensing and exam fees to eligible veterans under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6099
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021

 
This bill replaces the term 
fetus
 with 
unborn child
 throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for 
unborn child
: a child in utero, or a member of the species 
Homo sapiens
, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6100
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 
This bill revises enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including by directing inspectors to confiscate or destroy in a humane manner animals found to be suffering physical or psychological harm as a result of failure to comply with the AWA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6101
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid. The bill also extends funding for retail pharmacy surveys and requires additional information with respect to price concessions, dispensing fees, and survey participation to be made publicly available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act

Bill: 117-hr-6103
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act

 
This bill requires the seller of a good or service that includes certain automatic renewal or free-to-pay conversion features to provide consumers with (1) advance notice of the renewal or conversion, and (2) an online mechanism by which they may cancel the contract for the good or service.
 
The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act

Bill: 117-hr-6104
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Internet, web applications, social media
Minority employment
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act

 
This bill expands access to federal internships, provides for an internship preference, and allows for federal agencies to reimburse student interns for expenses.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to:
 
 
 establish an internet platform to serve as a centralized resource for federal internship opportunities; 
 
carry out a pilot program to engage individuals from underrepresented demographics for possible participation in the civil service; 
 
establish the Pathways Program to promote federal employment to students and recent graduates by excepting program participants from competitive service requirements; and
 
establish the Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center within the OPM to manage all executive branch fellowships and internships.
 
 
The bill also increases the number of recent college graduates that an agency head may hire through expedited hiring authority, creates a competitive hiring preference for former interns and fellows, and alllows executive agencies to reimburse student interns for transportation and subsistence expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021.

Bill: 117-hr-6105
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 
This bill terminates on December 25, 2021, the COVID-19 public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to terminate the effective time period for immunity for manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6106
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 
This bill terminates on December 1, 2021, certain protections from liability that apply to manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines. Currently, the liability protections generally expire on October 1, 2024, unless the underlying declaration of emergency is rescinded earlier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Stop Corporate Capture Act

Bill: 117-hr-6107
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Stop Corporate Capture Act

 
This bill modifies the process for federal agency rulemaking.
 
Specifically, it (1) requires interested parties who submit a study or research as part of a comment to a proposed rule to disclose the source of the funding for the study or research, (2) limits the use of the negotiated rulemaking process to government agencies, (3) provides statutory authority for the judicial principle that requires courts to defer to an agency's reasonable or permissible interpretation of a federal law when the law is silent or ambiguous (i.e., the 
Chevron 
doctrine), and (4) establishes an Office of the Public Advocate to support public participation in the rulemaking process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act

Bill: 117-hr-6108
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education and the Department of Labor to award grants to institutions of higher education for education and workforce training programs or related activities. Such programs or activities must lead to or expand opportunities for students to obtain recognized postsecondary credentials (e.g., associate degrees or industry-recognized certifications).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6109
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold for the phaseout of the mortgage insurance premium tax deduction and makes such deduction permanent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act

Bill: 117-hr-6110
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Metals
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to conduct a risk assessment of properties that receive low-income housing assistance to identify properties with the greatest risk of exposing children under six years old to lead hazards.
 
 The office must develop an action plan for remediation and control of lead hazards in identified properties and submit a report on low-income housing properties with lead hazards, including the number of children under six living at those properties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
MOVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-6112
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

More Opportunities for Veterans Education Act or the MOVE Act

 
This bill extends the delimiting period (the period after which no benefits may be paid) for the use of educational assistance benefits for certain individuals who first used benefits under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Employee Privacy Act

Bill: 117-hr-6113
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Employee Privacy Act

 
This bill prohibits employers from inquiring about the vaccination status of employees or prospective employees.
 
Violations of this prohibition are subject to civil penalties, special damages, and injunctive relief as appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act

Bill: 117-hr-6114
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Air quality
Asia
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign and international corporations
Free trade and trade barriers
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intellectual property
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Public contracts and procurement
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Travel and tourism
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to annually report on the economic and trade relationship between the United States and China, including a comprehensive review of the current tariffs in place against China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
DISASTER Act

Bill: 117-hr-6115
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Disclosing All Spending That Ensures Relief Act or the DISASTER Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to track and disclose on a centralized website certain data on funding, outlays, and financial damages relating to disasters and emergencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Our Lawn Act

Bill: 117-hr-6116
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

Our Lawn Act

 
This bill prohibits certain political events from being held on federal property.
 
Specifically, the bill explicitly prohibits conventions of national political parties and fundraising events for congressional, presidential, and vice-presidential candidates from being held on or in any federal property, including the White House and surrounding grounds. Violations are subject to civil penalties, imprisonment, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6118
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Computers and information technology
General business and commerce matters
Industrial policy and productivity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 

National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a database that provides a national overview of the networks of U.S. supply chains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in House