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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5843
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to consider sanctioned transactions involving precious metals when assessing whether a jurisdiction, financial institution, class of transactions, or type of account is of primary money laundering concern for purposes of reporting, recordkeeping, and certain account restrictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Open Courts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5844
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial procedure and administration
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Open Courts Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a single electronic system for all public court records that is publicly accessible for free. Under the existing Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, users are charged fees for accessing court documents.
 
To fund the development of the new consolidated system, the Judicial Conference must temporarily establish a schedule of additional fees for higher-volume nongovernmental users of PACER.
 
To fund the operations of the new system, the Judicial Conference shall collect an annual fee from each federal agency equal to that agency's PACER fees in 2018, adjusted for inflation. The Judicial Conference may also establish reasonable filing fees based on specified factors, including the extent of a person's use and the interests of justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

Bill: 117-hr-5845
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Strengthening Manufactured Appliance Requirements towards Thoughtful Energy Efficiency Standards Act or the SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

 
This bill modifies the date that regional energy efficiency standards established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) apply to furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps. EPCA applies the standard on the date such products are installed. The bill applies the standard on the date such products are manufactured or imported.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Truckers Responding At National Shipping Ports Overcoming Retail Turmoil Act

Bill: 117-hr-5846
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Truckers Responding At National Shipping Ports Overcoming Retail Turmoil Act or the TRANSPORT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to award grants to motor carriers and motor private carriers for transporting goods from ports during declared national emergencies or when DOT determines a port is at least 50% congested. DOT may use unobligated funds available under specified COVID-19 relief laws for the grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6077-6078)
SANTA 18 Act

Bill: 117-hr-5847
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Supplying America Needs Truckers Aged 18 Act or the SANTA 18 Act

 
This bill exempts drivers who transport goods from a port of entry and another place within the same state from age restrictions and other requirements that apply to federal commercial driver's licenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5848
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 
This bill establishes within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Office of Rural Health. The office must serve as the primary point of contact within the CDC on rural health matters, coordinate public health research on issues affecting rural populations, and carry out related activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5849
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021

 
This bill revises the scope, jurisdiction, and requirements of the Clean Water Act.
 
It specifies the types of water bodies that are navigable waters and therefore receive protection. It defines 
navigable waters
 as waters of the United States that are (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact.
 
The bill limits the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over such waters, including by stating that ground water is under the jurisdiction of states. The bill prohibits the EPA from using a significant nexus test to determine federal jurisdiction over navigable waters and waters of the United States. 
 
The bill nullifies the Migratory Bird rule and a 2008 guidance document about the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. The bill prohibits the EPA and the Corps from issuing new rules or guidance that expands or interprets the definition of 
navigable waters
 unless expressly authorized by Congress.
 
Federal agencies must obtain consent from private property owners to collect information about navigable waters on their land. If regulations relating to navigable waters or waters of United States diminish the value of a property, then the federal government must pay the property owner an amount equal to twice the value of the loss.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act

Bill: 117-hr-5850
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study the impact of demonstration projects funded by grants for providing low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations, including the effects of the projects on participants' employment and earnings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Employment Freedom for All Act

Bill: 117-hr-5851
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Employment Freedom for All Act

 
This bill prohibits an employer from enforcing a noncompete agreement with an employee, or former employee, who has been fired for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
 
The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general are authorized to enforce this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

Bill: 117-hr-5852
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2021-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs enforcement
Geography and mapping
International law and treaties
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 

Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

 
This bill extends the customs waters territory of the United States.
 
Under current law, 
customs waters
 means waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. This bill revises the definition to include (1) the territorial sea of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988, that extended such limits to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States; and (2) the contiguous zone of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999, that extended such limits to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Private Prison Information Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5853
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Private Prison Information Act of 2021

 
 This bill specifies that a record related to a nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
 
A nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law.
 
The term 
nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility
 means (1) a private prison, correctional, or detention facility; or (2) a state or local prison, jail, or other correctional or detention facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act

Bill: 117-hr-5854
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act

 
This bill prohibits the payment of a settlement to an alien for a civil action brought against the United States in connection with the alien's inadmissibility to, or unlawful presence in, the United States. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6229-6230)
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act

Bill: 117-hr-5855
Sponsor: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to exchange, at the election of North Dakota, certain federal land for certain state land of substantially equal value.
 
Specifically, if North Dakota elects to relinquish a parcel of state land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of any Indian reservation or the Little Missouri National Grassland in North Dakota, the bill authorizes North Dakota to select one or more parcels of federal land of substantially equivalent value within that state.
 
No later than 60 days after Interior approves North Dakota's selection of federal land, Interior shall initiate the actions necessary to convey the federal land to the state.
 
As consideration for the conveyance of the federal land, North Dakota shall concurrently relinquish and convey the state land to Interior or, for a parcel that is located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the grassland, to the Department of Agriculture. Land conveyed to Interior that is within the boundaries of a reservation becomes part of the reservation on request of the tribe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Children and Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-5856
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

21st Century Children and Families Act

 
This bill modifies the requirements for states receiving federal assistance for child welfare services.
 
Specifically, the bill expands the nondiscrimination requirements for state agencies involved in adoption or foster care placement. It also requires states to address disparities in access to services and extends the time line for modifying parental rights when a child is not in the care of a relative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5857
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 

2021

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2027 and revises the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and specified health care providers (e.g., Native Hawaiian health organizations and federally qualified health centers) for TB prevention and treatment efforts.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on (1) national TB prevention and treatment efforts, and (2) matters concerning TB drug shortages and costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Rachel Booth Act

Bill: 117-hr-5858
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Rachel Booth Act

 
This bill provides eligibility for transitional compensation to dependents of members of the Armed Forces in situations where a member (1) has been convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a civilian court but has been separated from duty for an offense other than the abuse offense, or (2) has been accused but not convicted of such an offense but has been determined to have committed the offense by a commander and required to forfeit pay and allowances pursuant to an offense other than the abuse offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
FARM Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5859
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021 or the FARM Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies requirements related to the electronic database that contains the registrations that an agent of a foreign principal must file with the Department of Justice (DOJ).
 
Specifically, DOJ must establish and maintain the free and publicly accessible National Foreign Agents Database, which must make such foreign agent registrations searchable, sortable, and downloadable. The database must also make updated or filed registrations immediately available for public inspection. (Currently, DOJ is required maintain a database with these features, but only to the extent that the features are technically practicable.)
 
The database must also meet federal standards for making digital information accessible to individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Our COVID–19 Heroes Employed Act

Bill: 117-hr-5860
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act

 
This bill exempts essential workers from COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by the federal government and contractors, public entities that received federal COVID-19 relief funds, and private entities that received any federal funds.
 
An
 essential worker
 is an individual who was deemed to be essential or exempted from response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic by a state, tribe, or territory.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-04
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: 2021-11-04
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: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6131)
Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5861
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Waiver Authorization Streamlining Act of 2021 

 
This bill revises the process whereby a government contract awarded to a small business concern may still be awarded when ownership of the concern has been transferred. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House