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Future in Logging Careers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2727
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Forests, forestry, trees
Labor standards
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Future in Logging Careers Act 

 
This bill allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain timber harvesting operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. The bill, therefore, exempts such employees from child labor laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Finish the Wall Act

Bill: 117-hr-2729
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Immigration status and procedures
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Finish the Wall Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities related to the construction of a barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border and addresses other border-related issues.
 
DHS must resume all such construction activities that were planned or underway prior to January 20, 2021. DHS must also expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated since October 1, 2016, for construction of this barrier system. DHS may not cancel contracts for activities related to such construction entered into on or before January 20, 2021. 
 
Furthermore, within 14 days of this bill's enactment, DHS must certify to Congress that U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities that process adults taken into custody at the border are fully compliant with certain laws related to the collection of DNA. (Among other things, these laws allow for the collection of DNA samples from non-U.S. persons detained under U.S. authority.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Domenic and Ed’s Law

Bill: 117-hr-2732
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Domenic and Ed's Law

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to discharge a parent borrower's liability on Federal Family Education Loans if the student on whose behalf the parent incurred the loans becomes disabled. 
 
Specifically, ED must discharge the liability on loans that parents incurred on behalf of a student who (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. Under current law, ED is required to discharge a parent borrower's liability on these loans only if the student dies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Counseling for Career Choice Act

Bill: 117-hr-2733
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Counseling for Career Choice Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies) to implement comprehensive school career counseling programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2734
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Cell biology and embryology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Mental health
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses fertility treatments, counseling, and other health-related programs for veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide fertility treatments and counseling to covered veterans and active duty service members or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such veteran or service member. A covered veteran or service member is a former or current member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition, unless it is demonstrable that the individual was completely infertile prior to serving in the Armed Forces.
 
In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment, DOD and the VA may not furnish more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles, whichever occurs first.
 
DOD must establish procedures related to gamete retrieval and storage. Additionally, DOD must provide service members with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone or a hazardous duty assignment.
 
DOD and the VA must share best practices and facilitate referrals for the furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling to eligible individuals.
 
 Fertility counseling and treatment are included within authorized VA medical services. 
 
The VA may pay the adoption expenses (for up to three adoptions) for a covered member who is enrolled in the VA health care system.
 
 The VA must facilitate specified reproduction and infertility research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2735
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

 
 This bill imposes an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transaction), including any share of stock in a corporation; any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust; any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds); and derivative financial instruments.
 
The bill includes exceptions for initial issues, certain traded short-term indebtedness, and securities lending arrangements. 
 
The bill also (1) imposes a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement, and (2) allows an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on covered transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief funds made available by the CARES Act are obligated, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2736
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 
This bill prohibits a state, territorial, tribal, or local government from obligating any COVID-19 relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until such government obligates all its relief funds made available by the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act

Bill: 117-hr-2737
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Farmland
Income tax exclusion
Industrial facilities
Inflation and prices
Manufacturing
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act

 
This bill modifies provisions relating to qualified small issue bonds for manufacturing purposes by expanding the definition of 
manufacturing facility
 to include a facility that (1) is used in the creation or production of intangible property; or (2) is functionally related, subordinate to, and located on the same site as a facility used in the manufacturing or production of tangible or intangible personal property. The bill also increases from $10 million to $50 million the maximum bond size limitation. 
 
The bill modifies requirements for private activity bond financing for first-time farmers. The modified provisions (1) increase from $450,000 to $552,500 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) revise the definition of 
substantial farmland
 to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

Bill: 117-hr-2738
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

 
This bill generally prohibits law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining U.S. customer or subscriber records or any illegitimately obtained information from a third party in exchange for anything of value (e.g., purchasing such information). Records or information obtained in violation of this bill are inadmissible as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other legal proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
SURVIVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2739
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Department of Justice
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Minority health
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime must make grants for Indian tribes to provide programs and services to crime victims. These programs and services include domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation assistance, and transitional housing.
 
In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-2740
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

 
This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes. 
 
Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes: 
 
 
violence committed against a child by a caregiver; 
violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; 
attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or 
threatened dating violence or domestic violence. 
 
 
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2741
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the ability of 403(b) retirement plans (i.e., retirement plans designed for certain employees of public schools, nonprofits, and churches) to invest in collective investment trusts, which are a group of pooled investment assets held by a bank or trust company.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Registry Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2742
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

PFAS Registry Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a registry for current or past members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense (DOD) location. Additionally, the VA must consult with DOD and the Environmental Protection Agency to make recommendations for additional chemicals that should be included in the registry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Bill: 117-hr-2743
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement a uniform process for reviewing applications for certain anti-terrorism grants to urban areas and state, local, and tribal governments. Specifically, the uniform review must be done for grant applications requesting to purchase first responder equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2744
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: 

Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act

 
This bill temporarily entitles federal employees, including certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration and the Transportation Security Administration, who are exposed to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during duty to a pay differential, as set by the Office of Personnel Management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Introduced in House