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Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act

Bill: 117-hr-2283
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Asia
Civics education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act

 
This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Asian Pacific American history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Asian Pacific American history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
 
Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Asian Pacific American history is not a required component of American history for either academy.)
 
In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Center.
 
The bill also requires the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E348)
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2284
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Currency
Income tax exclusion
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2021

 
This bill exempts gains or losses from the sale or exchange of certain coins or bullion from recognition for income tax purposes. The exemption applies to gains or losses from the sale or exchange of (1) gold, silver, platinum, or palladium coins minted and issued by the Department of the Treasury; or (2) refined gold or silver bullion, coins, bars, rounds, or ingots which are valued primarily based on their metal content and not their form. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Washington, DC Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2285
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Maryland
Noise pollution
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Washington, DC Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data accessible to the FAA and helicopter operators operating in the Washington, DC area (i.e., the area inside of a 30-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport). The mechanism must be based on the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the report published on January 7, 2021, titled 
Aircraft Noise: Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise Concerns
.
 
The bill also requires any helicopter operator operating in the Washington, DC area to provide helicopter noise complaint data to the FAA through such established mechanism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E319)
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat property transferred by gift or at death as sold for fair market value, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2286
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Income tax exclusion
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 
This bill treats property transferred by gift or upon the death of a decedent as sold at its fair market value (thus requiring recognition of gain realized over the property's basis). Under current law there is a step up in basis of such property which allows for an exclusion of gain for gifts and estate property. The bill allows an exception to this fair market value rule for U.S. citizen spouses, charities, and certain tangible property. 
 
The bill allows a taxpayer an exclusion from income for up to $1 million (indexed for inflation) in gain resulting from transfers at death. 
 
The bill imposes certain information reporting requirements for gifts or bequests subject to this bill's fair market value rule. It also allows taxpayers to pay any tax due in two or more, but not more than seven, equal installments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Move Act

Bill: 117-hr-2287
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Public transit
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Freedom to Move Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award competitive five-year grants (Freedom to Move Grants) to states, local governments, transit agencies, and non-profit organizations in both rural and urban areas to cover the lost fare revenue for fare-free public transportation and improve public transportation.
 
Grants shall be used to support (1) implementing a fare-free transit program; and (2) efforts to improve public transportation, particularly in underserved communities, such as costs associated with efforts to provide more safe, frequent, and reliable bus service, including bus stop safety and accessibility improvements, and pedestrian and bike shelters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Our Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-2288
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Investing in Our Communities Act

 
This bill reinstates the exclusion from gross income for interest on certain bonds issued to advance the refunding of a prior bond issue. The exclusion was repealed for bonds issued after 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Freight RAILCAR Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2289
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Freight Rail Assistance and Investment to Launch Coronavirus-era Activity and Recovery Act of 2021 or the Freight RAILCAR Act of 2021

 
This bill provides a new tax credit for 50% of freight railcar fleet modernization expenses. The bill defines
 freight railcar fleet modernization expenses
 to include amounts for railcar replacement and modernization, railcar scrap amounts, and for railcar facility and technology modernization. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must report to Congress on the credit to provide information on the number of times the credit was claimed and the number of railcars scrapped or built as a result of the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Shutdowns Act

Bill: 117-hr-2290
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Stop the Shutdowns Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to submit a report analyzing the impact on small businesses of any prospective requirement relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that would restrict or prevent those businesses from operating at normal capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Financing Our Energy Future Act

Bill: 117-hr-2291
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Solid waste and recycling
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Financing Our Energy Future Act

 
The bill extends the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships as corporations to renewable and alternative energy sources and transportation fuels. Under current law the tax treatment of such partnerships is only available to investors in energy portfolios for oil, natural gas, coal extraction, and pipeline projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Keep Your Home and Prevent Homelessness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2292
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government trust funds
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: 

Keep Your Home and Prevent Homelessness Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to transfer Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Trust Fund. This fund provides grants to states to (1) increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income and very low-income families, including homeless families; and (2) increase homeownership for extremely low-income and very low-income families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act

Bill: 117-hr-2293
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nursing
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Federal Correctional Facilities COVID-19 Response Act

 
This bill establishes requirements to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons). 
 
Among the requirements, correctional facilities must do the following:
 
 
conduct weekly COVID-19 tests and offer vaccinations for incarcerated individuals and employees; 
 
submit weekly reports to the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health authorities on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and outcomes; and 

report outbreaks to the CDC, which must deploy staff to prevent and mitigate the spread. 

 
 Finally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the CDC, to update its guidelines on managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2294
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Architecture
Building construction
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the rehabilitation tax credit and modifies certain requirements for the credit. 
 
 The bill increases the rate of the credit for qualified rehabilitation expenditures in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2027, after which the rate reverts to 20%. 
 
The bill increases the rate of the credit to 30% for certain small projects whose qualified rehabilitation expenditures do not exceed $2.5 million. 
 
The bill also expands the types of buildings eligible for rehabilitation by decreasing the rehabilitation threshold from 100% to 50% of project expenses. It also eliminates the basis adjustment requirement for the credit and modifies rules relating to tax-exempt use property eligible for the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E324)
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2295
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Education programs funding
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act of 2021 or the HELP Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to carry out a loan repayment program for certain health care providers who agree to provide HIV treatment or HIV dental care in (1) a designated health professional shortage area, (2) a clinical site that is funded under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, or (3) an area that meets requirements specified by HRSA. For each qualifying year of service, HRSA pays one-fifth of the principal and interest on any eligible loan, with total loan repayment after five years; repayment is capped at $250,000 per borrower.


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

Bill: 117-hr-2296
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Ceasing Undeserved Relief Benefits for Debt Collectors Act for 2021 or the CURB Debt Collectors Act

 
This bill makes debt collectors that have violated certain debt collection laws ineligible to receive loans under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small business in response to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
MIND Act

Bill: 117-hr-2297
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Meeting IMD Needs with Direction Act or the MIND Act

 
This bill temporarily allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and for 180 days after the emergency ends.
 
Current law generally prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in IMDs for individuals under the age of 65 (although states may receive payment through certain mechanisms, such as through a Medicaid demonstration waiver). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Tourism in the United States Act

Bill: 117-hr-2299
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Travel and tourism
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Protecting Tourism in the United States Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on the travel and tourism industry, including considerations of changes in industry employment rates and business revenues during the pandemic. 
 
In conducting this study, Commerce must consult with industry representatives and provide an opportunity for public comment and advice, and its report must include policy recommendations for promoting and assisting the travel and tourism industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Automatic Voter Registration Act

Bill: 117-hr-2301
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Samoa
State and local government operations
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Automatic Voter Registration Act

 
This bill provides for automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each state motor vehicle authority, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual who requests services from the authority, to transmit the identifying information to the appropriate state election official. The state election official must then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote. The bill provides an individual with a 21-calendar day period to opt out of automatic voter registration.
 
A state may only use identifying information regarding an individual's citizenship status for determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.


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