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Carrie’s Law

Bill: 117-hr-2906
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime and Law Enforcement
Judicial procedure and administration
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Carrie's Law

 
This bill makes a pre-dispute arbitration agreement unenforceable with respect to a sexual assault claim.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2907
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Public participation and lobbying
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and addressing foreign trade barriers that firms in advanced technology sectors face in the global digital economy.
 
Such review shall include an assessment of (1) the current economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, (2) trends in global cross-border investment and data flows, (3) federal government policies that are linked to the ability of the United States to attract and retain foreign direct investment, and (4) the adequacy of federal government efforts to increase the ease for foreign firms considering investment in the United States.
 
Commerce must report the findings of such review and submit recommendations for increasing the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and developing new technologies and services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2908
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021

 
This bill limits the application of federal criminal law with respect to juvenile offenders, expands the publication of statistics related to juvenile offenders, and authorizes grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of children who come into contact with both systems. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a one-time election for a qualified charitable distribution to a split-interest entity and to inflation adjust the limits for qualified charitable distributions.

Bill: 117-hr-2909
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill allows taxpayers an election to make a qualified charitable distribution to a split-interest entity (i.e., a charitable remainder annuity trust, charitable remainder unitrust, or charitable gift annuity funded exclusively by qualified charitable distributions). The aggregate amount of distributions may not exceed $50,000, adjusted for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

Bill: 117-hr-2910
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

 
This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to improve the ability of veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system to access hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through the covered care system by providing such veterans with the ability to choose health care providers. Under the bill, the
 covered care system
 includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.
 
A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.
 
The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Tuition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2912
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Truth in Tuition Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide admitted students with information related to tuition and fees. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The Department of Education may waive this requirement under certain circumstances.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging Americans to Save Act

Bill: 117-hr-2913
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Inflation and prices
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Encouraging Americans to Save Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions to provide matching payments for retirement savings and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions for individuals who have attained age 18, excluding dependents and full-time students. Specifically, it allows an enhanced 50% tax credit, up to $3,000, for deductible retirement savings contributions and for IRA contributions. 
 
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a permanent program to be known as the 
MyRA Program
 to allow individuals or employers to establish a Roth IRA. Treasury must also take steps to increase public awareness of the benefits of this bill and the MyRA Program in particular.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

Bill: 117-hr-2914
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. 
 
If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program.
 
If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on their websites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E472)
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2916
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials of the effects of medical-grade cannabis on the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with chronic pain and those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system.
 
The trials must include a control group and an experimental group that are of similar sizes and structures and represent the demographics of the veteran population.
 
Data collected in the trials must be preserved to facilitate further research.
 
Under the bill, participation in the clinical trials does not affect a covered veteran's eligibility or entitlement to other VA benefits.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2021-10-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E470)
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2917
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax deferral
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 

of 2021

 
This bill allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments as if the loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act

Bill: 117-hr-2918
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural practices and innovations
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to undertake rulemaking and other activities to implement certain recommendations of the National Organic Standards Board (a federal advisory board that considers and makes recommendations concerning the production, handling, and processing of organic products).
 
Specifically, USDA must issue within a specified time line final rules for implementing recommendations approved (1) by the board between December 31, 2000, and the date of the bill's enactment; and (2) with at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting where a quorum was present. If USDA determines issuing rules for such recommendations is not practicable, it must identify and report to Congress about the specific constraints that preclude rulemaking.
 
In addition, the bill sets out a process and time line for USDA to implement through rulemaking future recommendations of the board that are approved by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting where a quorum was present. 
 
The bill also requires state officials or entities that certify organic farms or handling operations to report annually concerning the implementation of and compliance with any new rule or guidance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
American Families United Act

Bill: 117-hr-2920
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

American Families United Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to exercise discretion in certain immigration cases. The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship.
 
Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove an alien or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. However, DOJ or DHS may not exercise this discretion if the alien is removable or inadmissible due to certain grounds, including specified crime- and security-related grounds. 
 
The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship for a child born outside of the United States to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent. Specifically, the bill removes a provision that requires the U.S. citizen parent to be physically present in the United States for at least five years before the child's birth in order for the child to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
USPIS Surveillance Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-2921
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet, web applications, social media
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

USPIS Surveillance Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, conduct, or otherwise carry out the Internet Covert Operations Program (commonly referred to as iCOP) operated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or any other domestic surveillance program with politically motivated targets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2923
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Immigration status and procedures
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation employees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

 Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes an alien crewman to obtain a permit to land in the United States for up to 180 days if, during this period, the crewman will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations involving a vessel engaged in foreign trade. Currently, an alien crewman may obtain a permit to land for up to 29 days.
 
Under this bill, an alien passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel to perform the above-described liquid cargo transfer operations may qualify as a nonimmigrant in transit. (A qualifying nonimmigrant in transit may obtain a transit visa.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Transit to Trails Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2924
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Community life and organization
Environmental health
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Minority employment
Minority health
Monuments and memorials
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public transit
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Transit to Trails Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access and mobility to public lands, inland and coastal waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities.
 
For example, DOT must (1) prioritize approving certain projects, such as projects that use low-or zero-emission vehicles and those that provide free or discounted rates for low-income riders; (2) develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes; and (3) ensure that all new transportation connectors and routes developed under the program are accessible to people with disabilities.
 
The bill requires grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000.
 
Further, the bill requires publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Freedom for Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-2925
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Freedom for Families Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds for facilities used to detain noncitizen families and addresses related issues.
 
Specifically, no funds made available may be used to operate or construct a family detention center, whether operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or a contractor. This prohibition shall also apply to funds made available before this bill's enactment.
 
Funds obligated to operate such centers must instead be used for implementing and developing nondetention programs that are community-based and consistent with international best practices.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may place an apprehended noncitizen family into such a nondetention program if DHS makes an individualized determination that doing so will facilitate the family's compliance with immigration laws. The programs must provide to participants a legal orientation and meaningful access to counsel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House