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Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5285
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Railroad Retirement Board
Railroads
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation employees
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

 
 This bill extends pandemic unemployment compensation provisions set to expire on September 6, 2021, until February 1, 2022. 
 
Extended provisions include
 
 
 benefits to covered individuals who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or traditional extended benefits,
 
 the $300 weekly benefit increase,
 
waiting week benefits, and
 
federal reimbursement of short-time compensation.
 
 
The bill also increases the maximum duration of compensation from 79 weeks to 100 weeks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act

Bill: 117-hr-5286
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act

 
This bill prohibits transactions in the securities of certain Chinese entities. 
 
The Department of State must report to Congress a list identifying entities incorporated in China that have a presence in U.S. capital markets and (1) are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of human rights in China; (2) pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic interests; or (3) pose an increased financial risk exposure to U.S.-based investors.
 
A U.S. entity or individual may not purchase or sell the publicly traded securities (or derivatives of such securities) of (1) the entities on the above list; or (2) certain entities that have been designated as Communist Chinese military companies or Chinese military-industrial complex companies. 
 
The bill provides certain exceptions for transactions that are made solely for the purpose of divesting in such securities.
 
The bill prohibits judicial review of certain actions related to this bill, including a decision by the State Department to list a company as one that is responsible for gross human rights violations in China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-5287
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional tributes
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Science and engineering education
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize all those whose efforts led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines that received emergency use authorizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5288
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021

 
This bill provides resources to expand civic education.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program to award grants to eligible entities (e.g., state educational agencies) for promoting and expanding civic education in public elementary and secondary schools.
 
Next, the bill creates the Office of Civic Education within ED to promote civic education throughout the United States. The office must establish the Center for Civic Excellence to analyze programs created with the use of grant funds and develop best practices for implementing civic education.
 
Further, the bill establishes the role of Assistant Secretary for Civic Education, whose responsibilities shall include managing the grant program established by the bill. It also establishes an advisory committee to advise the assistant secretary on civic education policy.
 
The bill requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels. Further, civics and history assessment data must be published in the aggregate for the United States and separately for each state.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes an annual Excellence in Civics Award to highlight excellence in the development and teaching of civic education and service learning.
 
 The Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the National Archives and Records Administration must work jointly to develop and publicly distribute educational materials and teaching resources related to civic education and effective citizenship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4545)
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

Bill: 117-hr-5289
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

 
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Commerce to provide trade adjustment assistance (i.e., assistance provided to companies that are adversely affected by competing imported goods and services) to firms.
 
Specifically, Commerce may provide such assistance to a firm that has experienced a decrease in the export of the firm's articles or services as a result of tariffs imposed on such exports by a foreign country in response to U.S. tariffs imposed on the imports of that country. Such decrease must have contributed importantly to a decline in sales or production.
 
Under current law, Commerce may only provide such assistance to a firm upon a determination that increases of imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with the firm's articles or services contributed importantly to a decline in sales or production.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To extend authorization for livestock mandatory reporting.

Bill: 117-hr-5290
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Business records
Government information and archives
Livestock

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 
This bill extends through FY2022 authorization for the livestock mandatory reporting program of the Department of Agriculture.

action_date: 2021-12-08
text: 
This bill extends through FY2022 authorization for the livestock mandatory reporting program of the Department of Agriculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 9 (Roll no. 408). (text: CR H7486)
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 9 (Roll no. 408).(text: CR H7486)
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7530)
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5290.
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7486-7487)
action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Mr. Scott, David moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Democracy in Design Act

Bill: 117-hr-5291
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Architecture
Building construction
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Democracy in Design Act
 
 
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure that the construction and acquisition of federal public buildings (e.g., agency office buildings) adheres to the principles of the report titled 
Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture
. 
 
The report was published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space on June 1, 1962, and serves as the policy directive for the GSA's Design Excellence Program within its Public Buildings Service. Among other principles, the report prescribes against the development of an official architectural style for government buildings and encourages the government to avoid excessive uniformity in building design.
 
The GSA must issue such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by this bill and to establish minimum standards for the construction and acquisition of public buildings in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Energy Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-5292
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Energy Accountability Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making a loan guarantee for any entity that previously defaulted on an obligation under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Under that title, DOE must make loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies, such as technologies to reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-09-17
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: 2021-09-17
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: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5294
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2021-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending. 
 
Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5295
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2021-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 

Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a database of specified demographics (e.g., age) of veterans. The data must be in a machine-readable format and anonymized to protect sensitive personal information.
 
The VA must provide access to the database on a publicly accessible website that is updated at least once a year.
 
Additionally, the VA must report on the progress, challenges, performance, and opportunities of implementing its data strategy. The report must be made available on the VA's open data website in a machine-readable format.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

Bill: 117-hr-5297
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Florida
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 

National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

 This bill designates the memorial and museum that is being constructed on an approximately 26-acre area on the POW-MIA Memorial Parkway in Jacksonville, Florida, as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum. 
The director of the memorial and museum shall submit a report to Congress that includes a budget for the memorial and museum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5298
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 

Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 20
21

 
This bill makes common interest communities, such as housing cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums, eligible for the same assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as other homeowners.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
adds definitions of 
residential common interest community, condominium, and housing cooperative
 to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act;
 
requires FEMA to issue rules for the removal of debris or wreckage from real estate owned by a residential common interest community resulting from a major disaster and deems such removal to be in the public interest when a state or local government determines in writing that such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, public health or safety, or the economic recovery of such community; and 
 
provides for the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or co-op damaged by a disaster under FEMA's Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize travel and transportation allowances for family members to attend the funeral and memorial services of members of the uniformed services.

Bill: 117-hr-5299
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 
This bill authorizes travel and transportation allowances for family members to attend funeral and memorial services of members of the uniformed services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Introduced in House