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Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2493
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Europe
Germany
Insurance industry and regulation
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Life, casualty, property insurance
Switzerland
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. 
 
An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. 
 
A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 
 
An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.
 
Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill. 
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova.

Bill: 117-hr-2495
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Provides for the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez.

Bill: 117-hr-2496
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Provides for the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2498
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Debt collection
Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the holder of a private education loan to discharge the loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability. The obligation of a cosigner for a private education loan is also discharged in the event of total and permanent disability of the borrower. The bill also extends indefinitely the exclusion of student loan debt discharge from gross income for federal income tax purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Forest TECH Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2500
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Environmental technology
Forests, forestry, trees
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Forest Technology Enhancements for Conservation and Habitat Improvement Act or the Forest TECH Improvement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to either establish a research and development pilot program or expand an applicable existing program to
 
 
assess new technologies, including unmanned aircraft system, geospatial, or remote sensing technologies, across all reforestation activities;
 
accelerate the deployment and integration of such technologies into the operations of USDA and the Department of the Interior; 
 
collaborate and cooperate with state, tribal, and private geospatial information system organizations with respect to such technologies. 
 
 
USDA and Interior shall enter into an agreement to develop consistent protocols and plans for the use of unmanned aircraft system technologies for reforestation activities.
 
Any unmanned aircraft system technology or component of such technology that is used pursuant to this bill shall be made and manufactured in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act

Bill: 117-hr-2502
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address out-of-pocket cost inequities for military service uniforms. Specifically, the bill requires DOD to implement the four recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office in its report titled
 Military Service Uniforms DOD Could Better Identify and Address Out-of-Pocket Cost Inequities
 (GAO-21-120). The recommendations made in the report are related to reducing differences in out-of-pocket costs incurred by enlisted service members across the services and by gender.
 
The bill requires DOD to prescribe regulations to ensure that
 
 
out-of-pocket uniform costs to officers or enlisted members may not exceed costs to other officers or members in their branch solely based on gender; and
 
 if a change to a uniform affects only officers or enlisted members of one gender, the officers or members must be entitled to an allowance equal to the out-of-pocket cost related to the change.
 
 
DOD must provide a one-time allowance to female officers and enlisted members in an amount based on gender disparities in out-of-pocket uniform costs during the past 10 years and proportional to the length of service of the officer or member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2503
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Social Determinants Accelerator Interagency Council to increase coordination among health and social service programs and provide technical assistance to increase the impact of such programs.
 
The council must also assist the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award up to 25 grants to state, local, or tribal health or human services agencies for social determinants accelerator plans. These plans must address at least one health and one social outcome for a specified target population.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2504
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021

 
This bill provides localities injured by the cancellation or relocation of certain sporting events a remedy for such action.
 
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for Major League Baseball to cancel or relocate a competition that is not a part of the regular season unless it is a reasonable response to a pandemic, natural disaster, inclement weather, or emergency declared by the federal government or by the state in which the game is scheduled to occur.
 
 A locality that is injured by a violation may commence a civil action for damages from the league for canceling or relocating the game.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-2505
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Interior
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits self-bonding practices for coal reclamation, establishes limits on bonding practices associated with surface coal mining operations, and establishes requirements for coal mining operations to provide sufficient financial resources to complete mine reclamation.
 
Currently, self-bonding practices allow coal mining operations to demonstrate that they have sufficient corporate assets to complete reclamation, without requiring cash or collateral up-front as in the case of surety or collateral bonds. The bill prohibits the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.
 
In addition, the bill requires any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation to be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE must issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
SAUDI WMD Act

Bill: 117-hr-2506
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Stopping Activities Underpinning Development In Weapons of Mass Destruction Act or the SAUDI WMD Act

 
This bill establishes measures to inhibit the development of nuclear weapons by Saudi Arabia.
 
Specifically, the bill restricts the sale of specified munitions items to Saudi Arabia if, in the last three fiscal years, Saudi Arabia has taken certain steps towards developing nuclear weapons.
 
Further, the bill requires the President to submit to Congress a written determination detailing (1) whether any foreign person knowingly engaged in the trade of specified weapons subject to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with Saudia Arabia in the last three fiscal years, and (2) the sanctions the President has imposed or intends to impose against those persons. (The MTCR is an informal political understanding among states that seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology.)
 
 
The bill also requires the Department of State and the Department of Energy to submit a report on MTCR compliance and a strategy to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and missiles in the Middle East.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
MATCH Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2507
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Natural disasters
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2021 or the
 
MATCH Act of 202

1

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures.
 
USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures as meeting part of its contribution towards the project costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2508
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farmland
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Livestock
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 or the NO EMITS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out activities to improve soil health, including to address climate change.
 
Specifically, USDA must
 
 
establish a program that provides agricultural producers incentives (i.e., payments) for and technical assistance with adopting or maintaining practices or cropping systems to improve soil health,
 
award grants to states and Indian tribes for implementing soil health programs, and
 
use a portion of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide agricultural producers with technical assistance for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
 
 
The bill also (1) makes practices related to livestock production eligible for certain competitive grants under the On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials program, and (2) increases funding for the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Selective Service Repeal Act

Bill: 117-hr-2509
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Military personnel and dependents
Selective Service System

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Selective Service Repeal Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement for males between the ages of 18 and 26 to register with the Selective Service. The bill also specifies that an individual shall not be penalized for prior failure to register with the Selective Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Keep Americans Safe Act

Bill: 117-hr-2510
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Keep Americans Safe Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments;
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer.
 
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture.
 
 Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Competition in Professional Baseball Act

Bill: 117-hr-2511
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

 
This bill removes the limited exemption from the antitrust laws for professional baseball clubs. For purposes of this bill, the term 
antitrust laws
 means laws to protect against unlawful restraints and monopolies (Clayton Act) and to protect against unfair methods of competition (Federal Trade Commission Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2513
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Public housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify federally assisted housing projects that use lead-based water pipes and allows HUD to award grants for the replacement of these pipes to public housing agencies and other owners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House