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CREATE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6381
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2022 or the CREATE Act of 2022

 
This bill expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs.
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy; and (2) the Department of Commerce to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
To nullify the order of the Mayor of the District of Columbia imposing a vaccine entry requirement for certain establishments and facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6382
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 
This bill nullifies Order 2021-148 of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (December 22, 2021) and any successor or substantially similar order of the Mayor of the District of Columbia that imposes a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for entry to certain establishments and facilities in the District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land

Bill: 117-hr-6383
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land

 
This bill requires the President to take actions necessary to bar foreign persons (individuals or entities) from purchasing public or private real estate in the United States for the five-year period beginning from this bill's enactment. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress (1) certain information on the purchase and ownership of U.S. real estate by foreign persons; and (2) recommendations to make it easier for U.S. citizens and harder for foreign persons to purchase U.S. real estate, including farmland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6384
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the notification requirements with respect to eligibility for certain health coverage options due to a qualifying event (e.g., loss of coverage due to termination of employment).
 
For example, a health insurance plan must provide a clear explanation that an individual who is eligible for COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation coverage may be eligible to enroll instead, with financial assistance, in a qualified health plan offered through a health insurance exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing Act

Bill: 117-hr-6388
Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal-Indian relations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing Act 

 
This bill revises provisions related to the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing developed by the Department of the Treasury. Currently, the strategy must be published through 2022. The bill requires the strategy to be published in 2024 and 2026. The bill also revises how Treasury evaluates existing efforts as part of the strategy. 
 
 Additionally, tribal and territorial entities must be (1) eligible for grant programs to combat financial crime, and (2) included in efforts to combat illicit finance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-6389
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded pursuant to an order of mandatory restitution or in a criminal proceeding for peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Farmers Act

Bill: 117-hr-6390
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Farmers Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide financial assistance under the Rural Energy for America Program for electric vehicle supply equipment (e.g., power outlets) for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act

Bill: 117-hr-6392
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act

 
This bill prohibits a tax deduction for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. 
 

Direct-to-consumer advertising
 is any dissemination, by or on behalf of a sponsor of a prescription drug product, of an advertisement that is in regard to the drug product and primarily targeted to the general public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Responsible Budgeting Act

Bill: 117-hr-6393
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Responsible Budgeting Act 

 
This bill establishes new procedures and requirements for suspending the federal debt limit and considering debt reduction legislation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
PART Act

Bill: 117-hr-6394
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crimes against property
Law enforcement administration and funding
Metals
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the
 
PART Act 

 
This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.
 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.
 
The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
No Mandates Act

Bill: 117-hr-6395
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional operations and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

No Mandates Act

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies and certain entities that receive federal funding from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
 
Specifically, federal agencies may not issue rules, regulations, or guidance that require an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits requiring a COVID-19 vaccination to access federal property and services or congressional grounds and services.
 
Additionally, an entity that received federal COVID-19 relief funds or receives other federal funds after this bill's enactment may not require a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of providing any service to an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Climate RESILIENCE Act

Bill: 117-hr-6396
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Climate Risk and Emergency Support In Livable Inclusive and Equitable Neighborhoods and Communities Everywhere Act or the Climate RESILIENCE Act

 
This bill makes changes to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to take into account climate change.
 
The bill includes extreme temperature events, such as heat waves or freezes, within the scope of the act and defines 
resilience
 for purposes of disaster assistance and mitigation efforts.
 
Federal and state preparedness and mitigation assistance may be used for reducing the impacts of extreme temperatures and improving air quality and mitigating against wildfire smoke..
 
The bill authorizes implementing predisaster hazard mitigation measures that will be cost-effective and equitable long-term and provide enhanced protection to the community. 
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) provide technical assistance to underserved and disadvantaged communities for such measures; and (2) provide guidance to implement the latest published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs.
 
The bill includes within the hazard mitigation program requirements the abatement of lead, mold, mildew, radon, asthma, and allergen triggers, or other pollutants and hazardous materials directly caused by a major disaster or emergency.
 
FEMA must report to Congress regarding challenges posed by FEMA requirements for determining the cost-effectiveness of mitigation activities and how such requirements may disproportionately burden underserved or disadvantaged communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6397
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes matching grants awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand and support medical education with a particular focus on training students to serve as primary care physicians in tribal, rural, or medically underserved communities.
 
HRSA must award the grants to public institutions of higher education located in states that rank in the top quartile of states based on projected unmet demand for primary care providers. In awarding the grants, HRSA must give priority to recipients that (1) are located in states with two or more federally recognized Indian tribes, and (2) demonstrate a public-private partnership.
 
Recipients must use grant funds for specified activities that include developing curricula, expanding partnerships with health care providers and community-based organizations, and providing scholarships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Act

Bill: 117-hr-6398
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

 
This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2023. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1% and increases locality pay by 1%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Inflation Working Group Act

Bill: 117-hr-6399
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2022-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: 

Inflation Working Group Act 

 
This bill establishes the U.S. Working Group on Inflation in Congress. The group must investigate the recent causes of elevated inflation and the relationships between inflation and gross domestic product growth, the labor market, poverty, crime, and other societal factors. The group must publish a report on their investigation and provide recommendations for actions to mitigate sustained inflation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H979)
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Introduced in House