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Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Production Tax Credit Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5033
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Production Tax Credit Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the domestic production of rare earth magnets manufactured in the ordinary course of a taxpayer's trade or business. The bill defines
 rare earth magnet
 as a permanent magnet comprised of (1) an alloy of neodymium, praseodymium, iron, boron, terbium, or dysprosium; or (2) an alloy of samarium, gadolinium, and cobalt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Community First Pretrial Reform and Jail Decarceration Act

Bill: 117-hr-5034
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Community First Pretrial Reform and Jail Decarceration Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to award grants to partnerships of tribal, territorial, and local governments and nonprofit organizations to reduce the number of individuals in local jails and the duration of their incarceration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

Bill: 117-hr-5035
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs and set up a website to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults (those under age 26), including by addressing the use of firearms in suicides and suicide attempts.
 
Specifically, HHS must award grants to states, Indian tribes, health departments, hospitals, or other organizations to train health care providers on lethal means safety (e.g., safe storage of firearms), relevant laws concerning the use and possession of firearms, and other suicide prevention and intervention strategies for youth and young adults. Grantees may use a portion of funds to make secure gun storage or safety devices available to residences with an individual under age 26 who is at risk of suicide.
 
In addition, HHS must award grants to health professional schools to integrate content into their curricula and continuing education programs about suicide prevention strategies and interventions to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults.
 
The bill also requires HHS to develop and maintain a website that contains information for individuals under age 26, their families, health care providers, and health professional schools concerning suicide prevention and the use of firearms in suicide attempts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend titles 36 and 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out actions for certain surviving family members of veterans deceased as the result of suicide, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5036
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified actions for the next of kin of veterans who died of suicide on or after September 11, 2001, such as providing free counseling to the next of kin and volunteer caregivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Safe and Certain Elections Act

Bill: 117-hr-5037
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Safe and Certain Elections Act

 
This bill establishes certain election security measures and requires a report on blockchain technology.
 
Specifically, the bill requires a voting system used in a federal election to produce a permanent paper record for use in audits. In addition, the bill prohibits such a voting system from (1) connecting to the internet, or (2) directly tabulating a ballot that was transmitted online.
 
Next, the bill specifies that a state must carry out and complete a program to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters at least 90 days before a federal election. 
 
In addition, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology to improve the security of federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act

Bill: 117-hr-5038
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act

 
This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an 
employee
 for the purpose of applying the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5039
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: 

Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes requirements related to activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean.
 
Specifically, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant transactions with, or provided material support to, Hizballah in a Latin American or Caribbean country.
 
The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, must report on illicit activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean. This report must include (1) an estimate of how much of Hizbollah's budget derives from such activities, (2) an assessment of interagency efforts and progress in countering such activities, and (3) an identification of financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean known to be operating on behalf of or with ties to Hizballah.
 
The Department of Homeland Security must seek to improve (1) data sharing among trade transparency units with respect to operations against malign actors among Latin American and Caribbean countries, and (2) cooperation with federal agencies with respect to trade transparency units. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Introduced in House
Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-5040
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act

 
This bill alters eligibility standards and related processes for several programs that provide premium and cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. 
 
Among other things, the bill expands income eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program and the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program to up to 135% and 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL), respectively, and provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to state Medicaid programs for expenditures related to the expansion. The bill also repeals the Qualifying Individual Program (which currently provides premium assistance to beneficiaries with incomes between 120% and 135% of the FPL).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
GREATER Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5041
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Grayfield Redevelopment and Economic Advancement Through Effective Repurposing and Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2021 or the GREATER Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make matching grants for projects financed under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program in an effort to eliminate blight associated with abandoned shopping centers.
 
The Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program allows HUD to provide loan guarantees to participating Community Development Block Grant recipients. These loan guarantees assist those recipients in financing economic and community development projects.
 
The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of the program and to recommend improvements.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
To provide that section 216 of Executive Order 14008 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5042
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 
This bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled 
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
 
The President and each federal agency may not take specified actions with respect to that provision of Executive Order 14008, any successor executive order, or a program, campaign, or effort with similar goals, including the America the Beautiful campaign. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5043
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes limits on foreclosures and evictions in areas affected by a declared disaster or emergency. 
 
A servicer of certain federally backed residential mortgages for a property in such an area may not initiate the foreclosure process or take other foreclosure-related actions relating to that property unless the property is vacant or abandoned. These restrictions shall be in place for six months after the disaster or emergency is declared. 
 
Similarly, the landlord of a dwelling in such an area may not (1) initiate eviction proceedings against a tenant in that dwelling for nonpayment of rent or fees; (2) charge that tenant a penalty for nonpayment of rent; (3) increase the rent; (4) prevent a tenant who has temporarily relocated from returning; or (5) otherwise require the tenant to vacate the dwelling. Landlords must also provide notice to tenants regarding available federal assistance. These restrictions shall be in place for 90 days beginning (1) when the disaster or emergency is declared; or (2) in the case of a dwelling eligible for assistance, when such assistance is received or when eligibility for such assistance has expired. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act

Bill: 117-hr-5044
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Historic sites and heritage areas
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Michigan
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act

 
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or furnish technical assistance for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in Michigan. 
 
The bill also increases the maximum amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area. 
 
Finally, the bill waives, for FY2022-FY2023, the matching funds requirement for the heritage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

Bill: 117-hr-5045
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Computers and information technology
Currency
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act 

 
This bill exempts from certain financial reporting and licensing requirements blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services that do not take control of consumer funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Local Curriculum Act

Bill: 117-hr-5047
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Empowering Local Curriculum Act

 
This bill specifies that nothing in federal education law shall be construed to require the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds certain principles related to race or sex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
SNAP Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5048
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver that allows states to use a written record to document telephonic signatures for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications.
 
Under current law, states may allow individuals to sign their SNAP applications over the telephone, but states must preserve audio recordings of those telephonic signatures. During the COVID-19 emergency, USDA waived the requirement to preserve the audio recording and allowed states to document the telephonic signatures through written records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
No Time Limit for Justice Act

Bill: 117-hr-5049
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

No Time Limit for Justice Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program if, under the laws of the state, child sexual abuse criminal offenses and civil actions authorizing damages for victims of child sexual abuse are not subject to a statute of limitations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5050
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment taxes
Family relationships
Higher education
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 

Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill increases certain Social Security taxes and benefits.
 
Under current law, Social Security has a 
taxable earnings base
, which refers to the maximum amount of a worker's earnings that are subject to Social Security payroll taxes (set at $148,200 in 2021). Additionally, the taxable earnings base serves as the maximum amount of earnings used to calculate a worker's Social Security benefits.
 
This bill gradually increases the Social Security payroll tax rate from 6.2% to 6.5% over six years. It also phases out the taxable earnings base, thereby applying the payroll taxes to a greater amount of a worker's earnings, and revises the method to calculate a worker's Social Security benefits to account for earnings in excess of the taxable earnings base.
 
Other changes to benefits include establishing a new method to calculate benefits for lifetime low earners and increasing benefits for certain beneficiaries on account of long-term eligibility. In addition, an eligible child of a retired, disabled, or deceased worker may continue to receive benefits through age 26, provided the child is a full-time student.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Little Wekiva River as a scenic river, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5051
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2021-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: 
This bill designates Little Wekiva River in Florida as a scenic river and as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-17
text: Introduced in House