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GENE Act

Bill: 117-s-1745
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Genomics Expenditures and National security Enhancement Act of 2021 or the GENE Act

 
This bill establishes oversight requirements for certain foreign investments in a U.S. business that maintains or collects information about the genetic tests of U.S. citizens (including information relating to genomic sequencing).
 
Specifically, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must require the parties to specified transactions (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business) to submit a mandatory declaration containing basic information regarding the transaction.
 
Further, CFIUS must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services in any review or investigation of a covered transaction that involves this type of investment by a foreign person in a U.S. business.
 
The bill also expands the congressional committees to which CFIUS must give annual testimony concerning foreign investment in the United States to include (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Currently, such testimony is only given to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Liberty City Rising Act

Bill: 117-s-1746
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime prevention
Emergency communications systems
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Liberty City Rising Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Bill: 117-s-1748
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Cuba
Evidence and witnesses
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction and venue
Latin America
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

 
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government. 
 
The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national. 
 
Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
 
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Reaching America's Rural Minority Businesses Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1749
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Reaching America's Rural Minority Businesses Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Minority Business Development Agency to establish rural business centers at historically Black colleges and universities to assist rural minority businesses with issues such as broadband adoption, advanced manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1750
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2021

 
This bill designates specified wilderness study areas, special management areas, a National Conservation Area, and other areas in Wyoming. 
 
The bill designates the following areas as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
 
 
 certain land within the Encampment River Canyon Wilderness Study Area, to be known as the Encampment River Canyon Wilderness;
 
certain land within the Prospect Mountain Wilderness Study Area, to be known as the Prospect Mountain Wilderness;
 
 certain land within the Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area, to be known as the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness and the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness; and
 
certain land within the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area, to be known as the Bobcat Draw Wilderness.
 
 
The bill designates the following special management areas:
 
 
Bennett Mountains, 
 
Black Cat,
 
Sweetwater Rocks, and
 
Cedar Mountain.
 
 
The Bureau of Land Management shall divide the land within the Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area into the Dubois Motorized Recreation Area and the Dubois Badlands National Conservation Area, separating the two with a fence.
 
The bill designates Fortification Creek, Fraker Mountain, and North Fork as management areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1751
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the President to make all unexpended funding for assistance to Gaza available instead for grants to Israel for its Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1752
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Federally chartered organizations
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 202

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This bill establishes the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation to serve as a national independent forum to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders to support and promote civil and military aviation and aerospace.
 
The center must perform the following duties
 
 
support the development of aviation and aerospace education curricula; 
support the professional development of educators using such curricula; 
promote aviation and aerospace employment opportunities; 
support Armed Forces personnel seeking to transition to a career in civil aviation or an aerospace-related field through outreach, training, apprenticeships, or other means; 
serve as a central repository for publicly available economic data, safety data, and research efforts related to the aviation and aerospace sectors; and 
serve as a forum, through symposiums, conferences, and other means as appropriate, for cross-disciplinary collaboration among aviation and aerospace stakeholders. 
 
 
Additionally, the center may issue grants to organizations that have experience in, and knowledge of, creating, developing, and delivering or updating (1) high school aviation curricula; or (2) aviation curricula used at institutions of higher education, secondary educations institutions, or by technical training and vocational schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Home Energy Savings Act

Bill: 117-s-1753
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Home Energy Savings Act

 
This bill reinstates and extends through 2028 the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property. It increases the rate of such credit from 10% to 15% and raises the lifetime cap on such credit from $500 to $1,200. 
 
The bill increases credit amounts for the investment in energy efficient building property (e.g., electric heat pump water heater, electric heat pump, central air conditioner, or natural gas, propane, or oil water heater) and provides for increased caps on investment in doors and windows in a residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-1754
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act

 
This bill requires an agent of a Chinese business entity to register as an agent of a foreign principal in certain instances.
 
The bill's provisions shall apply to an entity that (1) is organized under the laws of China and has its principal place of business there, unless the entity is a Chinese subsidy or affiliate of a non-Chinese entity; or (2) has been designated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as being subject to the Chinese Communist Party's extrajudicial direction.
 
Generally, under current law, an agent of a foreign principal engaging in lobbying in the United States must periodically file disclosures with DOJ, with specified exemptions. Under the bill, an existing exemption for a foreign agent that engages only in private and nonpolitical activities to further trade and commerce shall not apply to an agent operating on behalf of such a Chinese entity. Similarly, another existing exemption for an agent that has already registered as a lobbyist shall not apply to an agent working for such a Chinese entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

Bill: 117-s-1755
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Corporate finance and management
Department of Agriculture
Federal officials
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

 
This bill expands the membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include the Secretary of Agriculture. (The committee reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1756
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Astronomy
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
International scientific cooperation
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes programs and policies pertaining to human presence in space.
 
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall
 
 
establish a program to develop next-generation space suits and associated technologies,
 
establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon as described in this bill, and 
 
 submit a plan for achieving a power supply on the Moon.
 
 
The bill declares that it is U.S. policy to continuously maintain the capability for a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful life of the International Space Station (ISS) and that such capability shall 
 
 
maintain U.S. global leadership and relations with partners and allies,
 
contribute to the general welfare of the United States, and
 
leverage commercial capabilities to promote affordability so as not to preclude a robust portfolio of other human space exploration activities. 
 
 
NASA shall ensure that the ISS remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential U.S. use through at least FY2030.
 
NASA must submit a strategy that includes how it will transition to a successor platform to the ISS. 
 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall conduct a study on the manner in which NASA funds missions of national need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act

Bill: 117-s-1757
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act

 
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with elementary or secondary school. The bill also allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow a student from a low-income household to the public school that the student attends or for tax-exempt educational expenses.
 
Under current law, tax-exempt distributions in connection with elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school. The bill allows these distributions to be used additionally for
 
 
curriculum and curricular materials, 
 
books or other instructional materials, 
 
online educational materials, 
 
tutoring or educational classes outside the home, 
 
testing fees, 
 
fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and 
 
educational therapies for students with disabilities.
 
 
Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a home school (whether treated as a home school or a private school under state law).
 
In addition, the bill directs state educational agencies to allocate grant funds to ensure the funding follows students to their public school or for other tax-exempt educational expenses outlined by the bill. Each state that carries out these allocations must establish a plan that allows the parent or guardian of an eligible child to apply for grant funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
504 Green Energy Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-s-1758
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

504 Green Energy Enhancement Act

 
This bill increases from $5.5 million to $20 million the maximum amount of certain Small Business Administration loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, and expansion. Projects eligible for these increased loan amounts must (1) reduce the borrower's energy consumption by at least 10%; or (2) generate renewable energy or renewable fuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol production.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1759
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue up to ten Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) licenses each year to certain applicants. An SBIC is a privately owned company, licensed and regulated by the SBA, which invests in small businesses through debt and equity.
 
A license issued under the bill must be awarded to an applicant
 
 
that would otherwise be issued a license except that the management of the applicant does not satisfy certain qualification requirements such as investment experience;
 
where the fund managers have a documented record of successful business experience, a record of business management success, or knowledge in the particular industry or business in which the investment strategy is being pursued; and
 
that will make at least 25% of its investments in specified areas and businesses (e.g., low-income communities, businesses owned or controlled by individuals in underserved communities, and rural areas). 
 
 
The SBA must prioritize applicants that are located in states with fewer licenses and establish a streamlined application process for those licenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1761
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021
 
 
This bill limits the authority of states with respect to water quality certifications. Specifically, the bill limits the authority of states to review federally permitted activities that may result in discharges into navigable waters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act

Bill: 117-s-1762
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act

 
This bill permits fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to consider environmental, social, governance, or similar factors when making investment decisions.
 
It also nullifies the rule published by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on November 13, 2020, that requires fiduciaries to select investments and investment courses of action based solely on financial considerations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1763
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes a high-risk rural roads safety program to support safety improvements for roads in rural and tribal communities.
 
Specifically, the bill directs Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to Indian tribes to improve safety on high risk rural roads. 
 
It also requires DOT to set aside specified funds for Indian tribes and states. Funds apportioned to a state must be obligated in areas of the state in which the population is not more than 50,000.
 
The federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the bill may be up to 100%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate