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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the catch-up contribution limit for retirement plans of participants age 62 through 64.

Bill: 117-hr-2942
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill increases the amount of the catch-up contribution available to participants in certain tax-exempt retirement plans who have attained age 62, 63, or 64.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow retroactive elective deferrals for owners of unincorporated businesses in the case of a plan adopted after the close of the taxable year and before the time for filing the return of tax.

Bill: 117-hr-2943
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill allows sole proprietors a retroactive elective deferral under a tax-exempt retirement plan that is adopted after the close of the taxable year and before the time for the filing of the individual's tax return. The elective deferral is treated as made prior to the end of the plan's first plan year.
 
An 
elective deferral 
is an amount contributed to certain tax-exempt retirement plans (e.g., 401(k)s, 403(b)s, SIMPLE pension plans and IRAs) by an employer at the employee's election and which, except to the extent they are designated Roth IRA contributions, are excludable from the employee's gross income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees.

Bill: 117-hr-2944
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill reduces the tax-exempt retirement plan period of service requirement for long-term, part-time employees from 3 to 2 consecutive 12-month periods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
VR&E NEED Act

Bill: 117-hr-2945
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act or the VR&E NEED Act

 
This bill extends a veteran's eligibility for the Veteran Readiness and Employment program when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents a veteran from participating. 
 
Specifically, the period of eligibility must not run during the period the veteran is prevented from participating in the program. The period must resume on a date, determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, that is not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation and not later than 90 days after that day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
ALERT Act

Bill: 117-hr-2947
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Higher education
School administration
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to certify annually with the Department of Education that they have reviewed reports of misconduct by their employees involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the IHE's president and board members involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2948
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a rebate program to encourage investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The program must provide rebates for certain expenses associated with electric vehicle supply equipment located at workplaces, multi-unit housing structures, and publicly accessible locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold.

Bill: 117-hr-2949
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Inflation and prices
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill exempts certain contracts from periodic inflation adjustments to the acquisition-related dollar threshold. 
 
Current law establishes dollar thresholds related to acquisition spending by federal agencies and it requires those thresholds to be adjusted every five years for inflation. The bill exempts certain contracts (e.g., contracts of more than $100,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the federal government) from this adjustment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
CAMS Act

Bill: 117-hr-2950
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Chemistry
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Materials
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Computing Advancements for Materials Science Act or the CAMS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to support a program of fundamental research for the application of advanced computing practices to foundational and emerging research problems in chemistry and materials science.
 
The DOE Office of Science shall select and establish up to four computational materials and chemistry science centers to develop open-source, robust, and validated computational codes and user-friendly software, coupled with innovative use of experimental and theoretical data, to enable the design, discovery, and development of new materials and chemical systems including chemical catalysis research and development. 
 
The DOE Office of Science shall support the development of a web-based platform to provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds.

Bill: 117-hr-2951
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Financial services and investments
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, within five years of the enactment of this bill, to modify its regulations relating to
 Income Tax; Diversification Requirements for Variable Annuity, Endowment, and Life Insurance Contracts
 to facilitate the use of exchange-traded funds as investment options under certain variable contracts.
 
 An
 exchange-traded fund
 means a regulated investment company, partnership, or trust (1) that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end investment company or a unit investment trust, (2) the shares of which can be directly purchased or redeemed only by an authorized participant (i.e., a financial institution that is a member or participant of a registered clearing agency), and (3) the shares of which are traded throughout the day on a national stock exchange at market prices that may or may not be the same as the net asset value of the shares.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
WISE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2952
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
State and local finance
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: 

Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act or the WISE Act

 
This bill requires each state to use a certain percentage of funds it receives for capitalization of its clean water state revolving fund for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Savings Access For Escaping and Rebuilding Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2953
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Savings Access For Escaping and Rebuilding Act of 2021 or the SAFER Act

 
This bill allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for domestic abuse victims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Limos Act

Bill: 117-hr-2956
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2021 or the SAFE Limos Act

 
This bill sets out requirements to improve the safety of limousines.
 
Within two years of the bill's enactment, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must apply to newly manufactured limousines specified motor vehicle safety standards related to the installation of seat belts and other occupant crash protections. In addition, DOT must report on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of retrofitting limousines to meet those standards.
 
DOT must also develop additional motor vehicle safety standards to improve limousine safety. This includes standards related to (1) side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and other aspects of crashworthiness; (2) evacuation in the event the exit in the passenger compartment is blocked; and (3) the use of event data recorders.
 
Additionally, the bill requires that individuals who remodel new limousines submit to DOT and annually update a plan for mitigating limousine safety risks. The plan must include, among other topics, verification that the remodeled limousines meet applicable safety standards. Further, individuals who modify used vehicles into limousines must certify that the modified vehicles meet such standards.
 
The bill also requires limousine operators to disclose the date of, results of, and any corrective action needed to pass the most recent vehicle inspection. The Federal Trade Commissions shall enforce the disclosure requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

Bill: 117-hr-2957
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to states that have enacted and are enforcing laws that require the impoundment or immobilization of stretch limousines if such limousines are found to have certain defects upon inspection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
End the Limo Loophole Act

Bill: 117-hr-2958
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

End the Limo Loophole Act 

 
This bill revises the definition of
 commercial motor vehicle
 to include vehicles that are designed to transport 9 or more passengers including the driver (currently, at least 16 passengers including the driver) and requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to finalize a rulemaking to require states to implement an annual inspection program for commercial passenger-carrying vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-2959
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Lawyers and legal services
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act 

 
This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report quarterly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. 

action_date: 2021-05-18
text: 

COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act 

 
This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report quarterly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2463)
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2463)
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2959.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2463-2464)
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Mr. Cleaver moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officers Safety COVID Extension Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2960
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Law Enforcement Officers Safety COVID Extension Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a retired law enforcement officer to carry concealed firearms in calendar years 2021 and 2022 if the retired officer met the federal qualification requirements (e.g., training standards) to carry concealed firearms during calendar year 2019.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Department of Energy BIO Act

Bill: 117-hr-2961
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Biological and life sciences
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Department of Energy Biological Innovation Opportunities Act or the Department of Energy BIO Act

 
This bill requires the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy to select and establish up to four bioenergy research centers. The centers must conduct research to inform the production of biofuels and to facilitate the translation of the research results to industry. 
 
ARPA-E may select existing bioenergy research centers and provide support for them under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
America’s Infrastructure Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-2962
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

America's Infrastructure Modernization Act

 
This bill reallocates a portion of unobligated funds made available under various COVID-19 relief laws to support surface transportation infrastructure, including for ports, highways, or airports. The funds shall be allocated using the same method specified for the Surface Transportation Block Grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House