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John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Bill: 117-hr-3488
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Marriage and family status
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

 
This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or religion in the provision of child welfare programs and services by entities receiving federal funding. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide technical assistance to help states follow this requirement, including (1) guidance for bringing state laws into compliance, (2) developing training to increase cultural competency related to social identity, and (3) training for judges and attorneys involved in child welfare cases, among other supports.
 
Additionally, HHS must establish the National Resource Center on Safety, Well-Being, Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth Involved with Child Welfare Services to provide training, technical assistance, and guidance to applicable state and local agencies and service providers.
 
Further, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may not be the basis for challenging the application or enforcement of this bill. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on states' compliance with the requirements of the bill no later than three years after enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
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: 2021-05-25
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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
RING Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3489
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aging
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Reporting Instances of Non-authorized Grift Act of 2021 or the RING Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires creditors to establish a hotline for assisting consumers who are 50 years of age or older to resolve billing errors and mitigate fraud. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Rural Transportation Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3490
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Rural Transportation Improvement Act 

 
This bill authorizes funding through FY2026 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide formula grants for rural areas.
 
Additionally, the bill increases the percentage of funds available from 2% to 3% for the Department of Transportation to provide grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act

Bill: 117-hr-3491
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Postal service
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp, with all proceeds being transferred to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Gold Star Families Benefits Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3492
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Gold Star Families Benefits Protection Act

 
This bill authorizes specified individuals to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities (e.g., exchange stores) on the same basis as an active duty service member. Specifically, the bill authorizes an adult individual who (1) is the surviving child of a service member, and (2) who has received a Gold Star Lapel Button or Next of Kin Deceased Personnel Lapel Button.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Family Reunification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3493
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Family Reunification Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses issues related to aliens obtaining legal permanent resident status, including by removing certain deadlines in a provision that allows eligible aliens to obtain such status. 
 
Specifically, the bill amends a provision that allows an alien to obtain lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) is physically present in the United States, (2) entered the United States without inspection or meets certain other criteria, (3) is a beneficiary of a qualifying family-based immigrant petition or a labor certification application filed no later than April 30, 2001, and (4) has filed an application and meets other requirements. This bill removes the April 30, 2001, deadline for the filing of the required immigrant petition or labor certification. It also removes another requirement for certain applying aliens to have been physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000.
 
Furthermore, a beneficiary of a family-based immigrant petition that appears to be eligible for approval may not be removed while the petition is pending. 
 
The bill also makes nonimmigrant V visas available to a beneficiary of an approved family-based immigrant petition, subject to certain requirements, regardless of when the immigrant petition was filed or how long it has been pending. Currently, a V visa is only available to an alien whose approved family-based immigrant petition was filed no later than December 11, 2000, and has been pending for at least three years. 
 
A V visa holder may not receive any means-tested public benefits or certain health insurance-related benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3494
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Separation of Powers Restoration Act
 
of 202

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This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (i.e., without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. 
 
No law may exempt a civil action from the standard of review required by this bill except by specific reference to such provision.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
National Signing Bonus Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3495
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

National Signing Bonus Act of 2021

 
This bill replaces existing Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments for unemployed individuals with two-time signing bonuses for newly employed individuals.
 
Specifically, the bill allows states to provide up to two direct payments to individuals who are eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation prior to commencing employment with a new employer. The individual must continue employment with the new employer for at least four weeks before July 4, 2021, to be eligible for the first $1,212 payment under the bill and for at least eight weeks before July 4, 2021, to be eligible for the final $1,212 payment.
 
The bill otherwise eliminates federal reimbursement for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3496
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Building construction
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

 
This bill expands the authority of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to make funds available for urban Indian organizations to renovate, construct, or expand urban Indian health facilities.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the IHS to (1) make funds available for renovations even if the renovations are not minor, and (2) make funds available for purposes other than assisting the organizations in meeting certain accreditation standards.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3497
Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Organized crime
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Department of Health and Human Services to take additional actions when placing an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of a sponsor. 
 
Before placing such a child with a sponsor and again when a placement decision has been made, the office must notify the governments of the state and the locality in which the prospective or selected sponsor resides. 
 
When making determinations concerning the placement of such a child with a sponsor, the office must (1) include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and appropriate state and local law enforcement in its consultations, (2) ensure that the child is protected from designated transnational criminal organizations, (3) conduct a thorough background check of each prospective sponsor using the Next Generation Identification System, and (4) share with the Terrorist Screening Center any information establishing the child's or sponsor's affiliation with a designated transnational criminal organization.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
DATA Act

Bill: 117-hr-3498
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Budget deficits and national debt
China
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economic performance and conditions
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign loans and debt
Government studies and investigations
Interest, dividends, interest rates
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Research and development
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Documenting Adversarial Trade Aggression Act or the DATA Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a China Economic Data Coordination Center within the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
 
The center must collect, synthesize, and report on specified Chinese economic data regarding developments in China's financial markets and U.S. exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China's financial system. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
MERIT Act

Bill: 117-hr-3499
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Making Excellence Replace Identity Traits Act or the MERIT Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from establishing or implementing any hiring practice or program for federal employees or members of the uniformed services that uses affirmative action as a basis for personnel action, specifically affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. The bill also prohibits the award of federal funds to entities that use such a practice or program, including contractors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
States Have A Say Act

Bill: 117-hr-3500
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

States Have A Say Act

 
This bill prohibits the Office of Refugee Resettlement from resettling a refugee in a state if that state's governor does not consent to the resettlement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.

Bill: 117-hr-3501
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 
This bill modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to give imports of basketballs permanent duty-free treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Parent Choice and Preventing the Child Care Cliff Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3502
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Increasing Parent Choice and Preventing the Child Care Cliff Act of 2021

 
This bill requires states receiving funds for child care assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to provide for the graduated phaseout of such assistance for parents whose family income exceeds the initial threshold to qualify for assistance but does not exceed 85% of the state median income for a family of the same size.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Repaying the Rural Borderlands Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3503
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Repaying the Rural Borderlands Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reimburse individuals, entities, and state and local governments for damage to property caused by aliens entering the United States along the southern border. DHS must also reimburse local governments for the costs of providing care, such as housing and schooling, to such aliens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Protect Americans from Foreign Criminals Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3504
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Protect Americans from Foreign Criminals Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct background checks before releasing from custody an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. 
 
Specifically, before releasing such an individual from detention while removal proceedings are pending, DHS must conduct a background check using criminal history databases covering the United States, the individual's country of origin, and any country that the individual transited through. DHS may not release the individual if the individual is (1) facing charges for (or convicted of) an aggravated felony, (2) a member of a criminal street gang, or (3) subject to mandatory detention on various crime- or security-related grounds. 
 
Furthermore, DHS must review and determine whether the criminal history databases of countries around the world meet standards for accessibility, accuracy, and other factors. 
 
DHS may not release a detained individual if a background check for that individual is required from a country with databases that fail to meet the relevant standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House