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Protecting Life in Crisis Act

Bill: 117-hr-28
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Protecting Life in Crisis Act

 
This bill specifies that federal funds allocated for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts may not, in general, be used for abortions. Current law generally prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions through language included in appropriations bills, such as the Hyde Amendment.
 
The bill also restricts the use of federal tax credits or other federal funding for health insurance coverage if the coverage includes abortions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-29
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Humanities programs funding
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to carry out the functions, programs, and activities of such endowment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act

Bill: 117-hr-30
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Citizenship and naturalization
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Currency
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Immigration status and procedures
Organized crime
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act

 
This bill establishes stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person, (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, or (3) to unlawfully export.
 
It increases the maximum prison term for the (1) sale or transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person, or (2) receipt or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
 
The bill revises the existing prohibition on transferring a firearm knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. Specifically, it broadens the scope of unlawful conduct covered by the prohibition and increases the maximum prison term for a violator.
 
Similarly, the bill revises the existing prohibition on smuggling a firearm into the United States with the intent to unlawfully import or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. It broadens the scope of unlawful conduct and increases the maximum prison term for a violator.
 
Finally, the bill makes it a crime to smuggle a firearm or ammunition out of the United States, or conspire or attempt to do so, with the intent to unlawfully export or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Health Coverage Choice Act

Bill: 117-hr-31
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Health Coverage Choice Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated August 3, 2018, regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. That rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage.

Bill: 117-hr-32
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
This bill establishes which state law governs health insurers offering coverage in multiple states. Specifically, the bill provides that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any other state (secondary state) if the coverage, states, and insurer comply with the conditions of this bill. Insurers are exempted from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the insurer in that state. The primary state is given sole jurisdiction to enforce its covered laws in any secondary state.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study the effect of this bill on specified health insurance issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Freedom for Farmers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-33
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Freedom for Farmers Act of 

2021

 
This bill abolishes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. This agency, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), investigates and responds to environmental exposures to hazardous substances in communities. HHS must transfer authority regarding certain national disease and toxic exposure registries to another appropriate HHS entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Let Lenders Lend Act

Bill: 117-hr-34
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing industry and standards

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Let Lenders Lend Act

 
This bill nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau titled 
Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)
 and published on October 28, 2015. (The rule expands the scope of information that financial institutions must disclose regarding home mortgages.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-35
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Alliances
Asia
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Pakistan
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
This bill removes Pakistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally, a status that allows for various benefits such as access to excess U.S. defense supplies and participation in cooperative defense research and development projects. 
 
The President may not redesignate Pakistan a major non-NATO ally without certifying that the country has taken various actions against the Haqqani Network, including continuing to conduct military actions against the Taliban-affiliated group and prosecuting its leaders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Bill: 117-hr-36
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Postal service
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
This bill repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The act established certain voter registration requirements for federal elections, such as the requirement for states to allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Voter Integrity Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-37
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Voter Integrity Protection Act

 
This bill imposes additional immigration-related penalties for aliens who vote in an election for federal office.
 
 It shall be an aggravated felony for an alien who is unlawfully present to violate an existing prohibition against an alien voting in a federal election. (An aggravated felony conviction carries various immigration consequences, such as rendering the alien inadmissible, deportable, and barred from establishing good moral character for naturalization.)
 
An alien who is unlawfully present and who knowingly violates the prohibition against voting in a federal election shall be deportable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Bill: 117-hr-38
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

 
This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate the carry or possession of concealed firearms across state lines. 
 
Specifically, an individual who is eligible to carry a concealed firearm in one state may carry or possess a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms.
 
It sets forth requirements for the lawful concealed carry across state lines. The bill preempts most state and local laws related to concealed carry and establishes a private right of action for a person adversely affected by interference with a concealed-carry right established by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-39
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Government trust funds
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation employees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
 
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Bill: 117-hr-40
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civics education
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
 
The commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African Americans and society.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-41
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
 

Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2021

 
This bill limits the certification of a class action lawsuit by prohibiting in such a lawsuit an allegation that employees were misclassified as independent contractors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-42
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Federal appellate courts
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Montana
Nevada
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.
 
The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-43
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits federal courts from issuing injunctive orders that bar enforcement of a federal law or policy against a nonparty, unless the nonparty is represented by a party in a class action lawsuit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that the United States district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions arising under the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-44
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Federal district courts
Immigration status and procedures
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 
This bill grants exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over (1) cases arising under immigration laws, or (2) claims by foreign nationals challenging an order of removal or another action authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Grant’s Law

Bill: 117-hr-45
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Grant's Law

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to detain any alien found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the alien deportable or inadmissible. 
 
 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in such authority's custody. 
 
If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete such removal proceedings within 90 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House