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To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-440
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-21 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Small towns

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: 
This bill recognizes the Alaska Native group corporation of Alexander Creek as an Alaska Native village corporation eligible for certain land and benefits. 
 
Alexander Creek must file any amendments to its corporate charter that are necessary to convert from a Native group corporation to a Native village corporation. 
 
In addition, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to open negotiations with Alexander Creek to settle Alexander Creek's aboriginal land claims and any other claims it has against the United States.
 
Finally, Alexander Creek must notify its members that (1) they will cease to receive benefits from Cook Inlet Region Incorporated (CIRI) individually as at-large shareholders, and (2) all future resource payments from CIRI will be made to the village corporation. CIRI is not liable under any state, federal, or local law for damages related to that payment cessation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-444
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-21 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Minority health
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Dillingham, Alaska, to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation for use in connection with health and social services programs. 
 
The conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the corporation or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. 
 
The corporation shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before the conveyance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-01-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy.

Bill: 117-hr-445
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2021-01-21 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Provides for the relief of Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Introduced in House
Energy Resilient Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-448
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Infrastructure development
Manufacturing
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Small business
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Energy Resilient Communities Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a program that awards grants to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to climate change hazards, such as grants for developing clean energy microgrids that support critical community infrastructure or customers of electric utilities with special energy needs due to medical conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine is administered, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-449
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to maintain a database or collect information that can be used to identify an individual's COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to propose, establish, implement, or enforce any requirement that an individual wear a mask or other face covering, or be vaccinated, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-450
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce mandates that require individuals to wear face coverings or receive vaccinations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
The bill provides for an exception that applies in health care settings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
BUILD Act

Bill: 117-hr-451
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Motor carriers
Railroads
Roads and highways
Securities
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act or the BUILD Act

 
This bill increases from $15 billion to $30 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.
 
The bill also applies the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to projects funded by bond issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E64)
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
CARE Act

Bill: 117-hr-452
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act or the CARE Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
HELD Act

Bill: 117-hr-453
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act or the HELD Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by a state or local subdivision that has in effect a law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes (1) a timely response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security for information about an alien in custody, including the alien's estimated release date; or (2) compliance with a detainer request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Protect Patriot Parents Act

Bill: 117-hr-454
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Protect Patriot Parents Act 

 
This bill makes certain aliens who are parents of a veteran eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status.
 
An eligible alien shall be an individual who is a parent of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. 
 
Certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not make such an alien parent ineligible for permanent residence status under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status.
 
An eligible alien who was previously removed from (or permitted to leave) the United States before this bill's enactment may apply for adjustment of status under this bill from abroad. DHS and the Department of State shall also establish a program where an eligible alien who has applied for adjustment of status under this bill may be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant while the application is pending, if DHS and the State Department determine that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
California Clean Coast Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-455
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Pacific Ocean

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

California Clean Coast Act of 2021

 
 This bill prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
California Land Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-456
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Public participation and lobbying
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

California Land Protection Act

 
This bill delays hydraulic fracturing of oil or gas resources on certain federal lands in California.
 
On December 12, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a record of decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the BLM Bakersfield Field Office. This bill nullifies the EIS until the BLM completes and circulates for public comment a new EIS. The new EIS must consider the environmental effects of all oil or gas development in the planning area.
 
After the new EIS is published, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review and publish comments regarding the EIS. If the EPA identifies significant environmental impacts or determines that there is insufficient information to assess the environmental impacts of all oil or gas development in the planning area, then the BLM must consult with the EPA before proceeding with federal oil or gas leasing in the planning area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

Bill: 117-hr-457
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

 
This bill prohibits any executive agency from using the term 
alien
 to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national, or 
i

llegal alien
 to refer to such an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or lacks lawful immigration status. This prohibition does not apply when quoting certain texts. 
 
The bill (1) establishes a uniform definition for the term 
foreign national 
when used in acts of Congress and agencies; (2) replaces 
alien
 with 
foreign national
 in federal government documents, including statutes and regulations; and (3) replaces 
illegal alien
 with 
undocumented foreign national
 in such documents.
 
Under the bill, a 
foreign national
 is any individual other than an individual (1) who is a citizen of the United States; or (2) though not a citizen of the United States, who owes permanent allegiance to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-458
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires an investigation and reports for each death of an alien in Department of Homeland Security or Department of Health and Human Services custody. 
 
Within 24 hours of such a death, the relevant department shall provide to Congress a publicly available report containing (1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; (2) the date, time, and location of the death; and (3) the circumstances surrounding the death.
 
The relevant department shall conduct an investigation within 30 days of the death of an alien in its custody, including an analysis of (1) the root cause of the death, and (2) any policy or systemic changes that could reduce the possibility of such a death in the future. The results of such an investigation shall be reported to Congress and made publicly available on the internet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

Bill: 117-hr-461
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Hong Kong
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

 
This bill designates certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration and contains other related provisions. 
 
An individual and certain family members shall have such priority status if the individual (1) is a Hong Kong resident who suffered persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution as a result of peaceful political activity; or (2) has been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions. An individual receiving refugee status under this bill shall not be counted against various numerical limitations. 
 
When determining whether an individual shall be admitted as a refugee under this bill, an individual whose citizenship, nationality, or residency was revoked for submitting a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion. 
 
The general presumption that an alien is seeking immigrant status shall not apply to certain Hong Kong residents seeking asylum into the United States. (Typically, an alien seeking admission as a nonimmigrant must establish that the alien does not intend to immigrate to the United States.) This exception to the presumption shall apply to certain individuals involved in the 2019 and 2020 protests against China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy (Hong Kong is a part of China but has a separate legal and economic system).
 
An individual from Hong Kong may not be denied admission into the United States if the primary reason for the denial is a politically motivated government action against the individual's involvement in protests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in House