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Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act

Bill: 117-hr-4654
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Social Media Fraud Mitigation Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for fraudulent activities involving communications through social media, email, or other electronic messages.
 
First, the bill makes it unlawful to post or send messages through a fake social media account or profile to cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a maximum prison term of up to one year (or up to five years if the offense is a repeat offense), or both.
 
Second, the bill makes is unlawful to send a fraudulent email or other electronic message to deceive the recipient and cause or threaten to cause financial or physical harm to an individual. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to one year (or up to six years if the offense is intended to solicit an emergency response), or both.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
American Workforce Investment in Next Generation of Students Act

Bill: 117-hr-4655
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
 
American Workforce Investment in Next Generation of Students Act

 
 This bill directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out a program for students to 
 
 
 enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, STEM-focused career and technical education courses, and other career pathway courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by a local educational agency (LEA) partner;
 
 enroll in a course of study related to such a career pathway or in a youth apprenticeship program at a partner community college upon graduating from the secondary school; 
 
 enroll, for a two-year period, in the youth apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from a partner community college;
 
receive assistance from a student career workforce navigator; and
 
receive work training and job placement through a workforce development consortium employer established under the bill.
 
 
An 
eligible entity
 is a partnership (1) among at least one LEA, at least one community college, and at least one youth apprenticeship program or joint labor-management training program; and (2) that works with an employer in a state-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation that is serving, or seeking to expand its capacity to serve, youth apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4656
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Home Energy Savings Act

Bill: 117-hr-4657
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Veteran Home Energy Savings Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to adjust regulations and guidance related to procedures for ascertaining the monthly income required by a veteran to meet anticipated VA loan terms to take into consideration the estimated energy cost savings expected for the home.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Beilenson Trailhead Designation Act

Bill: 117-hr-4658
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Beilenson Trailhead Designation Act

 
This bill designates the Encinal Trailhead on the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as the Anthony &quot;Tony&quot; Beilenson Trailhead. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
BROWSER Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4659
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2021 or the BROWSER Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes information privacy protections that require broadband internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications to provide users with the ability to opt-in or opt-out of the using, disclosing, or accessing of their user information depending on the sensitivity of the information. 
 
Covered service providers must provide opt-in approval through express user consent to use sensitive information such as financial data, health information, browsing history, or other specified personally identifiable information. Such service providers must obtain opt-out approval for the use of non-sensitive user information by a user failing to object to such use after being provided notice of the provider's privacy policies. Service providers also must allow users to opt-in or opt-out of such approval at any time.
 
The bill permits service providers to use and disclose user information without approval for specified purposes, including for services necessary for provision of the service and to initiate, render, bill, and collect for the service.
 
The bill further prohibits providers from conditioning access to service on users' agreeing to waive their privacy rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4661
Sponsor: Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish and maintain a National Supply Chain Database to assist with minimizing disruptions to the U.S. supply chain through an assessment of U.S. manufacturers' capabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4662
Sponsor: Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish and maintain a National Supply Chain Database to assist with minimizing disruptions to the U.S. supply chain through an assessment of U.S. manufacturers' capabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
SUCCESS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4663
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Libraries and archives
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act or the SUCCESS Act

 
This bill provides additional funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, which supports remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency period by covering reasonable costs of laptop and tablet computers, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and broadband connectivity purchases for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E800)
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
FIRESHEDS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4664
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Forest Improvements through Research and Emergency Stewardship for Healthy Ecosystem Development and Sustainability Act or the FIRESHEDS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, no later than 90 days after receiving a request from a state, to enter into an agreement with such state to jointly
 
 
designate one or more fireshed management areas within such state, and 
 
conduct fireshed management projects in such fireshed management areas.
 
 
Not later than 90 days after entering into an agreement, the USDA or Interior, as appropriate, and such state shall jointly conduct a stewardship and fireshed assessment.
 
The USDA and Interior shall carry out fireshed management projects in accordance with the timeline and project size limitations included in the stewardship and fireshed assessment.
 
Fireshed management projects shall be categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement and exempt from the special administrative review process.
 
The bill makes permanent the authority for a state to use revenue from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement for forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
WRCR Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4665
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Worker Relief and Credit Reform Act of 2021 or the WRCR Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the earned income tax credit to (1) make the credit available to certain students, (2) modify the age requirement for the credit, (3) include care-giving and learning as compensated work for purposes of the credit, (4) revise the definition of 
qualifying dependents
 eligible for the credit, (5) increase the credit for certain unmarried individuals with two or more qualifying children, and (6) require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a program for making direct advance monthly payments of the credit to eligible taxpayers. 
 
The bill directs the IRS to establish a program to educate taxpayers about the availability of the earned income tax credit and the advance monthly payments of such credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-4666
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act

 
This bill revises provisions related to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish and regularly update a comprehensive database identifying each qualified public service employer and each position offered by such employer that is a public service job. ED must also establish a process whereby an employer may submit a certification that it is a qualified public service employer.
 
In addition, the bill prohibits ED from requiring a borrower to apply for and be denied loan cancellation pursuant to the PSLF program as a condition of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. ED must also develop and make publicly available an online tool for borrowers to learn more about the expanded program, determine their eligibility for forgiveness, and identify any requirements for participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Public School Emergency Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-4667
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Public School Emergency Relief Act

 
This bill authorizes a Department of Education program to provide temporary emergency impact aid payments to states for assisting local educational agencies and Bureau of Indian Education schools in responding to increases in the enrollment of immigrant children. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Military Focus Act

Bill: 117-hr-4668
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Restoring Military Focus Act

 
This bill eliminates the position of Chief Diversity Officer within the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within the military departments. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish similar positions to that of Chief Diversity Officer or Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within DOD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Capping Costs for Consumers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4669
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Capping Costs for Consumers Act of 2021

 
This bill expands and provides funding for assistance to certain individuals who enroll in plans through health insurance exchanges.
 
Specifically, it increases the premium assistance tax credit by revising, from the second-lowest cost silver plan to the second-lowest cost gold plan, the benchmark plan on which the credit amount is based. The bill also requires individuals to enroll in a gold plan to be eligible for cost-sharing reductions and it extends the reductions to individuals with a higher maximum household income.
 
These changes apply to plan and tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
EMPOWERS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4671
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act or the EMPOWERS Act

 
This bill revises the petition process for listing, delisting, or reclassifying an endangered or threatened species, including by requiring petitioners to notify each county and state in which the species is located of the intent to submit a petition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
ABLE Employment Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-4672
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

ABLE Employment Flexibility Act

 
This bill permits employers to make tax-exempts contributions to ABLE (Achieving Better Life Experience) accounts in lieu of making contributions to existing tax-exempt defined contribution retirement plans. An ABLE account is established to pay the expenses (e.g., food, education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, and health care expenses) of a designated beneficiary who is disabled.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4674
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Motor vehicles
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act 

of 2021

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to make permanent the accelerated depreciation (seven-year recovery period) of motorsports entertainment complexes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4675
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. A 
qualified catastrophe mitigation payment
 means any amount received for making improvements to an individual's residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4676
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy, upon the request from states or Indian tribes with approved energy conservation plans under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, to provide financial assistance to such states or Indian tribes for the development, implementation, improvement, or expansion of a flex-tech energy program to enhance manufacturing competitiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House