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I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8925 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2020 Mr. Hall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote of 2002 to require States to complete prior to the date of an election for Federal office the tabulation of ballots for the election which were cast or received prior to the date of the election, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act . 2. Deadline for completion of tabulation of ballots cast or received before date of election (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 304. Deadline for completion of tabulation of ballots cast or received before date of election (a) Deadline described Each State shall ensure that all valid ballots in an election for Federal office which are cast prior to the date of the election, or which are received by mail by the appropriate election official prior to the date of the election, are tabulated prior to the date of the election. (b) No requirement for publication of tabulation Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a State to publish the results of the tabulation of ballots under subsection (a) prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the election. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 304 . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Deadline for completion of tabulation of ballots cast or received before date of election. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any election for Federal office held after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8927 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2020 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit a State to impose a sales tax on qualifying purchases at any gift shop on Federal property, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Gift Shop Tax Act . 2. Sales tax in gift shops (a) In general A State may levy a sales tax on qualifying purchases made from any gift shop located on Federal property. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal property The term Federal property means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or any other instrumentality wholly owned by the United States, including any facility or property of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (2) Qualifying purchase The term qualifying purchase means any purchase made in the gift shop or made online through the gift shop. (3) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision of the foregoing.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8932 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of biological sex as determined at birth by a physician.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020 . 2. Amendment Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Kinzinger , and Mr. Burgess ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To modernize the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ATVM Modernization Act . 2. ATVM modernization (a) In general Section 136(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17013(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Advanced technology vehicle The term advanced technology vehicle means— (A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light duty vehicle that meets— (i) the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard established in regulations issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521(i) ), or a lower-numbered Bin emission standard; (ii) any new emission standard in effect for fine particulate matter prescribed by the Administrator under that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and (iii) at least 125 percent of the average base year combined fuel economy for vehicles with substantially similar attributes; or (B) an aircraft (as defined under section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) that meets— (i) the appropriate and most recent emission and fuel economy standards established in regulations issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, under section 231(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7571(a) ); and (ii) at least 125 percent of the average base year fuel economy for aircraft with substantially similar attributes. . (b) Rulemaking The Secretary of Energy shall issue an interim final rulemaking updating the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program interim final rule (73 Fed. Reg. 66721), as amended and corrected, to reflect the changes made under this Act within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8936 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for homecare worker training programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homecare Worker Training Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Medicaid funding for homecare worker training programs Section 1903 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2021, amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for homecare worker training programs described in subsection (bb) (including the costs for eligible homecare workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (bb) Homecare worker training programs (1) In general A homecare worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with— (A) training in the core training competencies for personal or homecare aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and (B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. (2) Eligible homecare worker The term eligible homecare worker means a personal or homecare aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)) who— (A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's patient volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or (B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of personal or homecare services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's patient volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8940 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Gooden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States.

1. Prohibiting appointment of interns who are citizens of countries exerting malign foreign influences (a) Prohibition An office of Congress, including an office of a joint committee of Congress, may not appoint an individual as a paid or unpaid intern if the individual is a citizen of a covered foreign country. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered foreign country has the meaning given such term in section 119C(e)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3059(e)(1) ); and (2) the term intern means, with respect to an office of Congress, an individual who serves in the office for not more than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose service is primarily for the educational experience of the individual. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8945 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act . 2. Fire management assistance cost share Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost, as set forth in the regulations, of such assistance. . 3. Rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the United States Forest Service and Department of Interior, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to develop guidelines and a rule that establishes thresholds for cases in which the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ) may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage referred to in subsection (a) of such section, and recommend a Federal cost share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds. The Administrator shall follow all notice and comment requirements set forth in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for such rulemaking.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Norman , Mr. Duncan , and Mr. Cunningham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8950 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2020 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Dean ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To expand the permissible uses of amounts provided under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020 . 2. Use of amounts provided under the Coronavirus Relief Fund (a) In general Section 601(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Use of funds A State, Tribal government, and unit of local government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section to— (1) cover only those costs of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government that— (A) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); (B) were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of the date of enactment of this section for the State or government; and (C) were incurred during the period that begins on January 31, 2020, and ends on December 31, 2021; or (2) replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues for emergency services organizations, stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the coronavirus disease (COVID–19). . (b) Definition of emergency services organization Section 601(g) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Emergency services organization The term emergency services organization means an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code that— (A) is organized and operated to provide firefighting or emergency medical services for persons in the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government, as the case may be, and (B) is required (by written agreement) by the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government to furnish firefighting or emergency medical services in such State, Tribal government, or unit of local government. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2020 Mrs. Axne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CFTC Fund Management Act . 2. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund Section 23(g) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 26(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking (a); and and inserting (b); ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) the funding of educational initiatives designed to provide information on the incentives and protections available to customers under this section; and (D) the funding of administrative and salary expenses necessary for personnel to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $250,000,000 ; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking There shall and inserting the following: (A) In general There shall ; (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so designated), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting clause (i) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) Separate account for education initiatives and administrative expenses (i) In general Any amounts contained in, deposited into, or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) may be deposited into or credited to a separate account in the Fund described in clause (ii), unless the balance of the separate account at the time the amounts are deposited or credited exceeds $10,000,000. (ii) Use of separate account The separate account referred to in clause (i) shall be available to the Commission, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the purposes described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of paragraph (2). ; and (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end; and (B) by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: (I) a complete set of audited financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis, completed by an independent auditor, of the account in the Fund available for the payment of awards to whistleblowers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and (J) a complete set of audited financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis, completed by an independent auditor, of the separate account for education initiatives and administrative expenses described in paragraph (3)(B). .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8963 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2020 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to treat the District of Columbia the same as a State for purposes of such Acts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2020 . 2. Treatment of District of Columbia under Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (a) Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 2, by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) the term State includes the District of Columbia; ; and (2) in section 4— (A) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (d) to read as follows: (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall apportion from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof to each of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ; and (B) in subsection (e)(5), by striking the District of Columbia, . (b) Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 2— (A) by striking and at the end of paragraph (2); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) the term State includes the District of Columbia. ; and (2) in section 12— (A) by striking the Mayor of the District of Columbia, ; (B) by striking the District of Columbia, the second and third place it appears; and (C) by striking for the District of Columbia one-third of 1 per centum, .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2020 Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intimidation of election officials and poll workers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020 . 2. Intimidation of voters and election officials (a) In general Section 594 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by adding at the end the following: and election officials ; (2) by striking Whoever and inserting (a) Intimidation of voters— Whoever ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Intimidation of election officials and poll workers Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with such other person’s duties in connection with the administration of an election described in subsection (a), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 594 and inserting the following: 594. Intimidation of voters and election officials. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2020 Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-income housing credit to incentivize affordable and transit-oriented development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020 . 2. Low-income housing credit for transit-oriented development areas (a) In general Section 42(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Increase in credit for buildings in transit-oriented development areas (i) In general In the case of any building located in a transit-oriented development area which is designated for purposes of this subparagraph— (I) in the case of a new building, the eligible basis of such building shall be 150 percent of such basis determined without regard to this subparagraph, and (II) in the case of an existing building, the rehabilitation expenditures taken into account under subsection (e) shall be 150 percent of such expenditures determined without regard to this subparagraph. (ii) Transit-oriented development area For purposes of this subparagraph, the term transit-oriented development area means an area designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and State housing credit agency as located in an area within 1/4 of a mile from a rail, bus, harbor, or waterway station and as zoned for high-density. (iii) Limit on areas designated The portions of metropolitan statistical areas which may be designated for purposes of this subparagraph shall not exceed an aggregate area having 20 percent of the population of such metropolitan statistical areas. A comparable rule shall apply to nonmetropolitan statistical areas. (iv) Coordination with high cost areas If the eligible basis of a new building, or the rehabilitation expenditures with respect to an existing building, are determined pursuant to subparagraph (B), such building shall not be treated as located in a transit-oriented development area for purposes of this subparagraph. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to buildings placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. HUD study regarding adjustment of tax credit allocations to reflect geographic cost-of-living differences The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study to identify cost-of-living differences throughout the United States based on geographic location and proximity and accessibility to transit. Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress setting forth the results and conclusions of the study and recommending formulas for the adjustment of annual allocations to the States of low-income housing tax credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 42 ) to reflect such cost-of-living differences.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2020 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Canyon Village (a) Conveyance Notwithstanding section 2653.3(c) of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), or the withdrawal made by section 303(2)(A) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ; 94 Stat. 2390), the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall convey to Kian Tr’ee Corporation, for the Native Village of Canyon Village, the surface estate in the land selected by the Kian Tr’ee Corporation pursuant to section 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(2) ). (b) Limitation The conveyance under subsection (a) shall not exceed 6,400 acres. (c) Subsurface estate (1) In general Unless Doyon, Limited, elects to receive conveyance under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to Doyon, Limited, the subsurface estate in the land conveyed under subsection (a). (2) Alternate selection At the option of Doyon, Limited, in lieu of accepting the conveyance under paragraph (1)— (A) Doyon, Limited, may receive a conveyance from existing selections on land withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1610(a)(3) ) that is equal in acreage to the subsurface that would otherwise be conveyed under paragraph (1); (B) Doyon, Limited, shall notify the Secretary (acting through the Alaska State Office of the Bureau of Land Management) of the preference of Doyon, Limited, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (C) the Secretary shall convey to Doyon, Limited, the subsurface estate selected under subparagraph (A).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Aguilar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To increase the principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FHA Fairness Act . 2. FHA Principal obligation limits for residences in eligible cities and counties Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709 ) is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following undesignated paragraph: Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, in the case of a residence located in an eligible city or county, clause (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be considered to require that a mortgage shall involve a principal obligation in an amount that does not exceed in the case of a 1-family residence, 125 percent of the median 1-family house price in the eligible city or county in which the residence is located, as defined by the Secretary; in the case of a 2-family residence, 125 percent of the median 2-family house price in the eligible city or county in which the residence is located, as defined by the Secretary; in the case of a 3-family residence, 125 percent of the median 3-family house price in the eligible city or county in which the residence is located, as defined by the Secretary; and in the case of a 4-family residence, 125 percent of the median 4-family house price in the eligible city or county in which the residence is located, as defined by the Secretary. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the term eligible city or county means a metropolitan city or urban county (as such terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 )) that has a median 1-family home price that exceeds the amount determined under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph for the area (as the term is defined in the first sentence after subparagraph (B)) within which such city or county is located and is located in an area that, as determined by the Secretary, experienced a decrease in maximum principal obligation amount under this paragraph for 1-family residences equal to or in excess of 20 percent between January 1, 2013, and January 1, 2014. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall apply only to mortgages for which the mortgagee has issued credit approval for the borrower on or after January 1, 2021.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Hall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate qualified immunity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act . 2. Elimination of qualified immunity Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: It shall not be a defense or immunity to any action brought under this section that the defendant was acting in good faith, or that the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, that his or her conduct was lawful at the time when it was committed. Nor shall it be a defense or immunity that the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws were not clearly established at the time of their deprivation by the defendant, or that the state of the law was otherwise such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her conduct was lawful. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8982 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Hill of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee to establish interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by depository institutions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FOMC Policy Responsibility Act . 2. Interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by depository institutions established by Federal Open Market Committee Subparagraph (A) of section 19(b)(12) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(12)(A) ) is amended by inserting established by the Federal Open Market Committee after rate or rates .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to the 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowdfunding or small public offerings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the S Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act . 2. Exception to S corporation shareholder limitation in case of crowdfunding and small public offerings (a) In general Section 1361(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Treatment of shares acquired through crowdfunding and small public offerings The number of shareholders of the corporation shall be determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) without regard to any individual who has only acquired shares in the corporation through— (A) a public offering that meets the terms and conditions set forth in Regulation A promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. 230.251 et seq.), or (B) one or more transactions described in section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6) ). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8986 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Bera , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Harder of California , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Pelosi , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Speier , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Costa , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Cox of California , Mr. Nunes , Mr. McCarthy , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Garcia of California , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Aguilar , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Gomez , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Bass , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Cisneros , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Takano , Mr. Calvert , Ms. Waters , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Porter , Mr. Correa , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Peters , and Mrs. Davis of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building .

1. Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, shall be known and designated as the Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Suozzi , and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the base erosion minimum tax rate for taxable years ending in 2020.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Jobs During the Pandemic Act of 2020 . 2. Base erosion minimum tax relief for 2020 (a) In general Section 59A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and (3) and inserting , (3), and (5) , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Modification for taxable years ending in 2020 (A) In general In the case of any taxable year ending in 2020, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting 0 percent for 10 percent in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph. (B) Coordination with section 15 Section 15 shall not apply to any of the changes in rates of tax by reason of subparagraph (A). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. Emmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes.

1. Study on the use of a distributed ledger system (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process. (b) Consultation In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Commission staff shall consult with domestic and international stakeholders. (c) Contents of the study The study required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an identification of the key operational and regulatory challenges and opportunities that could be caused by the use of a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process; (2) an identification of practices from domestic and international models that use a distributed ledger system in the clearing and settlement process; (3) an identification of the processes and entities that could be disintermediated by the use of such system in such processes; (4) an identification of the potential steps for establishing international standards for, and global continuity of service in the transition to, the use of such system in such processes; (5) an identification of the implications of the use of such system in such processes on— (A) investor protection, capital formation, and market efficiency; and (B) the establishment of international standards; and (6) an assessment of whether the Commission should implement a pilot program to use such system in such processes. (d) Report required (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the findings and determinations of the study required under subsection (a). (2) Update Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that updates the findings and determinations of the report submitted under such paragraph. (3) Content In submitting the reports required under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commission may not include confidential information.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of voting systems in elections for Federal office whose hardware and software components are not manufactured and maintained in the United States or which are produced by foreign entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Election Security Act . 2. Prohibiting use of voting system produced by foreign entity in elections for Federal office (a) Prohibition Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7) System hardware and software manufactured and maintained in United States All of the hardware components and all of the software components of the system shall be manufactured in the United States, and all of the hardware components or software components shall be maintained and serviced only by persons who are in the United States. (8) System not produced by foreign entity (A) In general The voting system may not be produced by a foreign entity. (B) Foreign entity defined In subparagraph (A), the term foreign entity means any of the following: (i) A foreign national. (ii) Any corporation which is not a foreign national and in which a foreign national or an alien directly or indirectly owns or controls any voting share. (iii) Any corporation which is not a foreign national and with respect to which any of the members of the board of directors are foreign nationals or aliens. (iv) Any corporation which is not a foreign national and over which one or more foreign nationals or aliens has the power to direct, dictate, or control the decision-making process of the corporation with respect to its interests in the United States. (C) Foreign national defined In this paragraph, the term foreign national has the meaning given such term in section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(b) ), except that such term shall not include any individual who is a citizen of the United States. (D) Alien defined In this paragraph, the term alien means an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of such Act). . (b) Effective date Section 301(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section on and after January 1, 2006. (2) Special rule for requirements relating to foreign entities In the case of the requirements of paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection (a), each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with such requirements on and after the date of the enactment of the American Election Security Act. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8992 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Miss Rice of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.

1. Succession reforms Subsection (g) of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 113 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking neither the Secretary nor Deputy Secretary is and inserting the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking designate such other officers of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary. and inserting designate— (A) such other official of the Department in further order of succession to serve as Acting Secretary in a manner that requires such official to have served in the Department for at least 90 days prior to such designation in either the position of the head of a component or in another position by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in the event that an official satisfying such criteria is not available, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service in the Department; and (B) such other official of the Department to serve as the acting head of a component in the event the head of a component vacates the position, in a manner that requires such official to have served for at least 90 days prior to such designation in the Senior Executive Service. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8994 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2020 Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Norton , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Moore , Mr. Kildee , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Department of Education Organization Act to permit appeals of certain determinations made by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education made with respect to complaints filed between March 5, 2018, and November 18, 2018.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020 . 2. Right to appeal certain determinations made with respect to civil rights complaints filed between March 5, 2018, and November 18, 2018 Section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3413 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) An individual who filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights between March 5, 2018, and November, 18, 2018, and who received an investigative determination of insufficient evidence shall have the right to file with such Office an appeal of such determination in accordance with this subsection. (2) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall conduct outreach to inform each individual described in paragraph (1) of the right to file such appeal. Such outreach shall include the following: (A) The Assistant Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department a notice that each individual described in paragraph (1) has the right to file such appeal. (B) The Assistant Secretary shall notify in writing each individual described in paragraph (1) of the right to file such appeal during the 60–day period that begins on the date such individual receives the written notice of such right. (C) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate that includes— (i) with respect to each complaint described in paragraph (1), information that specifies— (I) each Federal civil rights law that such complainant alleged was violated; (II) the date on which such complaint was filed; (III) the date on which any previous appeal of such determination was filed; and (IV) the then current status of such complaint; and (ii) information describing in detail the outreach conducted under this paragraph to inform individuals described in paragraph (1) of the right to appeal under this subsection. (D) Data reported under this subsection shall be reported in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8996 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2020 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal provisions relating to transportation by water that are popularly known as the Jones Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jones Act Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of provisions popularly known as the Jones Act Title 46, United States Code, is amended by repealing the following provisions: (1) Chapter 551, and the item relating to that chapter in the analysis at the beginning of part D of subtitle V of that title. (2) Section 12102, and the item relating to that section in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of that title.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2020 Mr. Beyer (for himself and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate a peak in the State of Washington as q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator .

1. Designation of q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator in the State of Washington. (a) In general The 7,630-foot peak located at latitude 48.11516° N, longitude 120.94636° W, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the State of Washington, shall be known and designated as q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator.