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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".

Bill: 117-hr-3167
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building".

Bill: 117-hr-3168
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Future of Local News Act

Bill: 117-hr-3169
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
News media and reporting
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Future of Local News Act

 
This bill establishes the Future of Local News Committee to examine, report on, and make recommendations related to the state of local news and the ability of local news to meet the information needs of the people of the United States.
 
The duties of the committee include (1) examining the implications of the loss of local newspapers, digital news outlets, and broadcasting outlets; (2) assessing the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and whether the Paycheck Protection Program has had beneficial effects on local news organizations; and (3) assessing and examining existing and potential means of supporting local news production.
 
The committee must recommend mechanisms that the federal government can create and implement to support the production of local news, such as the possible creation of a new national endowment for local journalism or the reform and expansion of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief for taxpayers that were victims of identity theft to commit unemployment insurance fraud.

Bill: 117-hr-3170
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, in taxable years beginning in 2020 or 2021, to
 
 
implement a process to hold harmless taxpayers who are identified as having unreported income if those taxpayers believe they are victims of identity theft, or that fraudulent unemployments benefits were claimed in their name; and 
 
require states to report the amount of fraudulent unemployment benefits that are excluded as income from Form 1099-G's issued by the state due to suspected or confirmed fraud.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Safe Temperature Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3171
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Safe Temperature Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing, supportive housing for the elderly, and dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in House
HELPER Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3172
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021 or the HELPER Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a one-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance premium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Migrant Facility Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3174
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Migrant Facility Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a municipality or county to block the establishment of a temporary influx facility within its borders and addresses other related issues. (Generally, these temporary facilities provide shelter capacity when there is a large increase in the number of migrants arriving into the United States.) 
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must, at least seven days before selecting a site for such a facility, provide certain information about the planned facility to specified federal, state, and local officials, including officials for the municipality or county where the facility will be located. If the municipality or county notifies HHS of its opposition to the facility within three days of receiving the information, HHS may not establish the facility at that location. 
 
HHS must also notify the relevant federal, state, and local officials of (1) certain changes related to such a facility's operations, and (2) any major security or safety incident at the facility. 
 
Within 14 days of this bill's enactment, HHS must report to Congress certain information about the safety of temporary influx facilities. If HHS does not meet this deadline, HHS must immediately pause all intake processing at such facilities until the report is submitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

Bill: 117-hr-3176
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Illinois
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

 
This bill designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Safe Driving Vehicles Act

Bill: 117-hr-3177
Sponsor: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Safe Driving Vehicles Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop an educational program and related resources to inform the public about certain motor vehicle-related health and safety risks. It must ensure that the program and resources are publicly available and accessible on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.
 
DOT must also carry out annual education campaigns about such health and safety risks. In carrying out the campaigns, it must consult with motor vehicle industry representatives, states, motor vehicle safety organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act

Bill: 117-hr-3178
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act 

 
This bill reduces the rate for the tax on estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers to 20%. (Under current law, the highest rate is 40%.) 
 
The bill also exempts the budgetary effects of the tax reduction from the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Stop CRT Act

Bill: 117-hr-3179
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Stop CRT Act

 
This bill grants Executive Order 13950 the force and effect of law. That order prohibits federal agencies and contractors from advancing specified policies or training related to race or sex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Investment Act

Bill: 117-hr-3180
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Renewable Energy Investment Act

 
This bill allows taxpayers, including certain pass-thru entities such as partnerships and S corporations, to elect to receive tax excludable payments in lieu of amounts attributable to the tax credits for energy property and for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E516)
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

Bill: 117-hr-3181
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Employee hiring
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

 
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using the authority under the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay the salary of officers or employees who are not already receiving pay under such authority. Currently, the EPA may use such authority to set higher pay limits for such employees or officers than those provided under typical civil service hiring authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-3183
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Social Welfare
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

 
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body).
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait five months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Civil Rights Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3184
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Civil Rights Modernization Act of 2021

 
This bill specifies that the federal liability protection that a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) receives for content provided by third parties does not apply to certain advertisements that target users who are part of a protected class or have a protected status.
 
Specifically, the liability protection shall not apply to investigations, claims, or charges arising under civil rights laws if the provider (1) receives consideration (e.g., money) for publishing or delivering an advertisement; and (2) uses an algorithm, software application, or other information technology to target the advertisement to a user who is part of a protected class or has a protected status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Save Local Business Act

Bill: 117-hr-3185
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Save Local Business
 

Act

 
This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately (and not in a limited and routine manner) exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, and administering employee discipline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act

Bill: 117-hr-3186
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for educational or career training programs for students.
 
First, ED must establish a career pathways innovation grant program. Under the program, ED must award grants to address the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out programs that support career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades. 
 
Second, ED must award grants for partnerships&#8212;between certain educational entities and employers&#8212;that provide educational or career training programs leading to recognized postsecondary credentials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3187
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2021
 
 
This bill revises requirements concerning the sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities. Specifically, the bill revises the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
ANGLE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3188
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Outdoor recreation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: 

Assistance Needed for Great Losses Experienced in Isolated Northern Lakes Economic Territory Act or the ANGLE Act 

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to make forgivable loans to certain remote recreational businesses that are impacted by border closures due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Eligible remote recreational businesses must (1) have experienced a loss in revenue that is greater than 50% between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, as compared with the same period in the previous year; and (2) show that the closure of the U.S.-Canada border restricted the ability of American customers to access the location of such businesses.
 
The maximum loan amount shall be equal to 75% of the business's FY2019 revenue, and the SBA shall forgive 100% of the value of such loan, less the amount the borrower received from (1) any other loan forgiveness program, or (2) any emergency advance under the economic impact disaster loan program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Introduced in House