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Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act

Bill: 117-hr-1588
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Endangered and threatened species
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public utilities and utility rates
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act

 
This bill expands provisions related to renewable energy, including hydropower production, and revises the hydropower licensing process. 
 
The bill updates federal renewable purchase requirements. Specifically, the bill requires the federal government to purchase an increasing amount of renewable energy, including hydropower. By 2026, 25% of the total amount of electric energy the federal government consumes during any fiscal year must be renewable energy. 
 
In addition, the bill also provides an expedited licensing process for next-generation hydropower projects. 
 The bill also revises requirements concerning the environmental review of certain hydroelectric power projects, including by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency for the purposes of environmental reviews, allowing certain categories of projects to be exempted from such reviews, and establishing deadlines to complete such reviews. 
Finally, the bill establishes requirements about resolving (1) inconsistent or conflicting license terms, and (2) federal interagency disputes or disputes among federal and state agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Flexibility Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1589
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Flexibility Act of 2021

 
 This bill modifies the rehiring deadline by which a participant in the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), must return to pre-pandemic levels of employment in order to be eligible for loan forgiveness.
 
Specifically, the bill sets this rehiring deadline to 90 days after the termination of all state and local COVID-19 emergency declarations that apply to the location of the recipient.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1590
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 

2021

 
This bill extends to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indians the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be available at rates that are reasonably comparable to urban areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

Bill: 117-hr-1591
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

 
This bill directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer. The officer must coordinate manufacturing-related policies and activities across agencies and submit a national manufacturing srategy to develop the manufacturing sector, encourage economic growth, and promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1592
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Medical education
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Smuggling and trafficking
Surgery and anesthesia
Trade restrictions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, (2) prohibiting exports of certain surgery devices to entities that are identified as being responsible for forced organ harvesting or related human trafficking, and (3) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1593
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Citizenship and naturalization
Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021 

 
This bill provides for the automatic acquisition of citizenship for certain individuals adopted by a U.S. citizen. 
 
A child born outside the United States and adopted by a U.S. citizen shall automatically acquire citizenship upon meeting certain requirements, regardless of when the adoption was finalized. Currently, adoptees who were over the age of 18 on February 27, 2001, do not automatically acquire citizenship.
 
An individual born outside the United States and residing in the United States shall automatically acquire citizenship if the individual (1) was adopted by a citizen before becoming 18 years old, (2) was physically present in the United States in the citizen parent's custody pursuant to lawful admission before becoming 18 years old, (3) never acquired citizenship before this bill's enactment, and (4) was lawfully residing in the United States on this bill's enactment date. 
 
An individual born outside the United States and residing outside the United States but who otherwise meets all of the requirements shall automatically acquire citizenship upon being physically present in the United States pursuant to lawful admission. Such an individual shall be subject to a background check. If the background check reveals the individual has committed a crime that was not properly resolved, the individual may not receive a visa unless the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State have coordinated with law enforcement to ensure that action was taken to resolve the issue.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-1594
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

COVID-19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act

 
 This bill prohibits from inclusion in a consumer credit report information related to an eviction occurring during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency or occurring in the 120 days after the termination of such emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act

Bill: 117-hr-1595
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Foreign and international corporations
Free trade and trade barriers
Licensing and registrations
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act

 
 This bill continues export controls on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and it requires the Department of Commerce to designate Honor Device Co. Ltd. for inclusion on the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports.
 
 The bill prohibits Commerce from removing Huawei (or its subsidiaries or affiliates) from the entity list unless Commerce certifies that Huawei (1) has not engaged in activities that are contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests and is unlikely to do so in the future; and (2) is not owned, controlled, or influenced by the Communist Party of China.
 
 Commerce must submit a monthly report identifying and describing all license applications to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) certain items to Huawei or Honor, as well as whether those applications were approved or denied.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

Bill: 117-hr-1596
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Military history
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans. The Commission must identify and compile information about the history of military policy regarding homosexuality from 1778 onward, including regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientation and gender identity. 
 
The Commission must hold public hearings, gather public testimony, examine lasting and disparate impacts of the discriminatory policies on the physical and mental well-being of members of the Armed Forces, and make recommendations on appropriate remedies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Justice Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1598
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Employee hiring
Law enforcement administration and funding
Personnel records
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Workforce Justice Act of 2021

 
This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.
 
Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from 
 
 
requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record,
 
asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and
 
conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

Bill: 117-hr-1599
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Mining
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to conduct ongoing assessments of and secure any energy resource that (1) is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and (2) has a supply chain which is vulnerable to disruption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Methane Emissions Reduction Act

Bill: 117-hr-1600
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Methane Emissions Reduction Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-03
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: 2021-03-03
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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Relief for Working Seniors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1601
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 
 
Pandemic Relief for Working Seniors Act of 2021
 
This bill increases the amount of income that individuals who are younger than full retirement age may earn in taxable years 2020 and 2021 without reductions to their Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits. 
Under current law, these individuals are subject to the retirement earnings test, which reduces their OASDI benefits if their earnings exceed an annual limit. This limit is set at $18,240 for 2020 and $18,960 for 2021 for most individuals. However, the limit for individuals who reach full retirement age in 2020 or 2021 is $48,600 or $50,520, respectively. 
This bill increases the applicable income limits to equal the amount of the contribution and benefit base. The contribution and benefit base serves as a cap on both the amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax and the amount of earnings used to calculate benefits. It is set at $137,700 for 2020 and $142,800 for 2021.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
STOP Straw Purchases Act

Bill: 117-hr-1604
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

STOP Straw Purchases Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses and penalties to deter straw purchases of firearms (i.e., firearm purchases from a licensed gun dealer by one person on behalf of another person).
 
Current law prohibits and imposes penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both&#8212;for making false statements in connection with the acquisition of a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.
 
This bill increases the statutory maximum prison sentence&#8212;from 10 years to 25 years&#8212;for a violation by a person who is acting as a straw purchaser. Under this bill, a straw purchaser is a person who makes false statements involving deception about the identity of the actual buyer and knows or has reasonable cause to believe the actual buyer intends the firearm to be (1) used in a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, or (2) transferred to a prohibited person.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes new related criminal offenses. Specifically, it prohibits and imposes penalties for 
 
 
inducing another person, as a leader of a straw purchasing ring, to act as a straw purchaser in a continuing series of transactions from which the person obtains income or resources; or 
 
obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to act as a straw purchaser. 
 
 
 Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include in the Firearms Transaction Record form a statement outlining penalties for acting as a straw purchaser. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House