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New Overages in Crisis Areas Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-2666
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

New Overages in Crisis Areas Prevention Act or the NO CAP Act

 
This bill prohibits broadband internet access service providers from increasing rates or enforcing data caps or allowances during a major disaster or emergency, including a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act

Bill: 117-hr-2667
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Internet, web applications, social media
Lease and rental services
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act

 
This bill prohibits a broadband internet provider from charging a consumer for the rental, lease, or provision of equipment if the consumer has paid the purchase price of such equipment through monthly rental fees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-2669
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest on disaster-related loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
SHIELD Act

Bill: 117-hr-2671
Sponsor: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act or the SHIELD Act

 
This bill provides that in any enforcement action the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must prove a violation of law and may not base the action solely on guidelines, policy statements, or similar guidance.
 
The bill provides that no guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance issued by the FTC shall confer any rights or bind the FTC or any person, state, or locality to the approach recommended therein. Further, the bill authorizes a defendant in an enforcement action to offer any such guidelines, policy statements, or similar guidance as evidence of compliance with a provision of law that is enforced by the FTC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
FTC REPORTS Act

Bill: 117-hr-2672
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime victims
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act or the FTC REPORTS Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to annually (1) publish its planned policy priorities, and (2) report on its enforcement actions involving fraud targeting older adults.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
CERCLA Liability Expansion and Accountability for Negligent and Unjust Pollution Act

Bill: 117-hr-2673
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

CERCLA Liability Expansion and Accountability for Negligent and Unjust Pollution Act or the CLEANUP Act

 
This bill includes petroleum products under the definition of 
hazardous substances
 for purposes of Superfund, the program that directs and funds the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Additionally, the release of a petroleum product shall be considered as a 
release
 under Superfund if liability for such release is established by any other federal law.
 
Per the bill, a petroleum product is petroleum or oil of any kind, in any form, or any fraction thereof, and includes fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Superfund Reinvestment Act

Bill: 117-hr-2674
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Corporate finance and management
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Superfund Reinvestment Act

 
 This bill authorizes the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs under the Superfund program (which provides funding to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances).
 
Receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund must (1) not be counted for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; (2) be exempt from general budget limitations imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget outlays); and (3) be available only for the allowable uses specified for the Superfund. 
 
This bill (1) reinstates and adjusts for inflation annually after 2021, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax threshold amount; and (2) extends the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2029.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Maximizing America’s Prosperity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2675
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Economic performance and conditions
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes annual spending limits that are equal to specified percentages of potential gross domestic product (GDP). Potential GDP generally refers to the GDP that would occur if the economy were at full employment without inflation. The spending limits apply to all budget authority and outlays of the federal government excluding net interest.
 
The bill establishes procedures for enforcing the spending limits, including requirements for sequestration (i.e., automatic spending cuts) and for the President's budget and congressional budget resolutions to comply with the limits. 
 
The bill also requires at least 1% of total discretionary spending for each year to be reserved for emergencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
RECS Act

Bill: 117-hr-2676
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when submitting recommendations for legislation, to submit an accompanying economic analysis.
 
The required analysis must demonstrate that (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed (including the FTC's rationale for determining that private markets or public institutions could not address this issue), and (2) the recommended legislation is based on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the recommended legislation outweigh its costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
TIME Act

Bill: 117-hr-2677
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act or the TIME Act

 
This bill limits to a maximum of eight years the duration of consent orders entered into by the Federal Trade Commission.
 
Further, a consent order that is not related to fraud and is effective for more than five years must include a clause requiring the commission to evaluate the order after five years and terminate the order if it no longer serves its purpose. If an entity has been subject to such a consent order for at least five years, it may petition the commission to terminate the order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2678
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule to evaluate the effectiveness of planning processes for projects concerning electric energy transmission across regions.
 
The rule must address (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying interregional transmission projects that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, including reductions in carbon emissions; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for cost allocation; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

Bill: 117-hr-2680
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Business records
Department of the Treasury
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

 
This bill provides for a new small business investor tax credit to promote investment in start-up businesses and a first employee tax credit equal to 25% of employee wages, up to $10,000 in a taxable year. An employer may elect to apply the amount of the first employee tax credit to payroll tax liability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2681
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses issues regarding inspectors general (IGs) and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Integrity Committee. The committee is charged with investigating allegations of wrongdoing against office of IG officials.
 
The committee must notify Congress when an allegation of wrongdoing made by a Member of Congress is closed without referral for investigation.
 
The bill requires CIGIE to report semiannually to Congress and the President on the activities of the committee.
 
The bill requires the appointment of a former IG to the committee.
 
An IG must refer to the committee any allegation of wrongdoing against that IG.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2682
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Economic development
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Pest management
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes and provides funding for the Restoration and Resilience Grant Program and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program.
 
The bill establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Council to provide advice to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) respecting the grant program.
 
The grant program shall provide grants to eligible entities (e.g., a state agency, a unit of local government, or a tribal government) for purposes such as (1) increasing the capacity for planning, coordinating, and monitoring restoration and resilience projects on federal land and nonfederal land; or (2) restoration and resilience projects on nonfederal land.
 
Under the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program, USDA shall carry out restoration and resilience projects that reduce wildfire potential, improve community resilience in the wildland-urban interface, or restore wildlife habitat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-hr-2683
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act

 
This bill revises the Rural Project Initiative under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
increases funding for the initiative under the TIFIA program from $2 million to $3 million;
 
revises the duties of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau to provide assistance and communicate best practices and financing and funding opportunities to entities under the program, including by conducting proactive outreach to communities located outside of metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas, and coordinating with other agencies that provide technical assistance for rural communities; and
 
modifies reporting duties for the bureau.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in House