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I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 910 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct reviews of certain budget requests of the President for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act . 2. Comptroller General review of Department of Veterans Affairs medical care budget submissions Section 4 of the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–81 ; 38 U.S.C. 117 note) is amended to read as follows: 4. Comptroller General review of Department of Veterans Affairs medical care budget submission (a) Review of budget submission; reports For each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) review the budget requests for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the budget request of the President submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and (2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report or reports on the results of each such review. (b) Timing and scope of reports In determining the timing and scope for the submittal of the report or reports required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (c) Medical care accounts In this section, the term medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs means the following medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account: (1) Medical Services. (2) Medical Support and Compliance. (3) Medical Facilities. (4) Medical Community Care. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Carson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 . 2. Installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft. (b) Covered aircraft In this section, the term covered aircraft means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 913 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build a Better VA Act . 2. Congressional approval of Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases (a) In general Section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking No funds and inserting (A) No funds ; (2) by striking or any major medical facility lease ; (3) by striking or lease ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year for any major medical facility lease unless the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives adopt resolutions approving the lease. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a lease entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Casten (for himself and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to extend and increase emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Unemployment Relief for Nonprofits Act . 2. Extension of emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations (a) In general Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D) ) is amended by striking March 14, 2021 and inserting October 3, 2021 . (b) Increase in reimbursement rate Section 903(i)(1)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting and except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph after as determined by the Secretary of Labor ; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: With respect to the amounts of such compensation paid for weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting 75 percent for one-half . .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 922 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Chabot ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act . 2. Prohibition against United States recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. (b) Prohibition In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 924 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Cuellar (for himself and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide funding for humanitarian relief at the southern border of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021 . 2. Funding for humanitarian relief at the border (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), for use only under subsection (b) of this section, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. (b) Use (1) Eligible costs Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be used only to reimburse costs related to providing humanitarian relief to aliens, including the cost of emergency preparedness activities. (2) Disbursement deadline Notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11345 , 11346(b)), the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board shall begin disbursing the amounts made available under subsection (a) of this section not later than 60 days after the date on which the amounts become available. (3) Distribution Of the amounts made available for a fiscal year under subsection (a), the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board shall distribute— (A) $25,000,000 to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities in the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (B) $5,000,000 to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities in States not located along the international border between the United States and Mexico. (4) Eligible period Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be used to reimburse jurisdictions or local recipient organizations described in paragraph (3) of this subsection only for costs incurred on or after October 1, 2020.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 929 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

1. Elderly for certain nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 930 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving America’s Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act . 2. Limitation on treatment of nonnative species in the United States as endangered species or threatened species (a) Limitation Section 13 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (relating to amendments to other laws, which have executed) is amended to read as follows: 13. Limitation on treatment of certain species as endangered species or threatened species Species that are not native to the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of this Act. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 13 and inserting the following: Sec. 13. Limitation on treatment of certain species as endangered species or threatened species. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 932 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on national forest volunteers, and for other purposes.

1. Study and report on National Forest volunteers (a) Study The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall conduct a study on, with respect to each National Forest— (1) during the 10-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this section, the amount of volunteer hours served at each such National Forest; (2) the deferred maintenance backlog of each such National Forest; (3) whether volunteers could carry out any projects under each such deferred maintenance backlog; and (4) any barriers to increasing volunteer participation. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to Congress that includes the results of the study required under subsection (a). (c) Volunteer defined In this section, the term volunteer — (1) means an individual who volunteers at a National Forest, including through an agreement between a local government and the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) does not include, with respect to activities carried out on National Forest System land— (A) an individual who is compensated with respect to such activities; or (B) an individual who carries out such activities pursuant to participation in— (i) the Youth Conservation Corps established under title I of Public Law 91–378 ( 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); (ii) the Public Lands Corps established under title II of Public law 91–378 ( 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.); (iii) a Job Corps program established under subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.); or (iv) AmeriCorps.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the CARES Act to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and increase the weekly amount, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act . 2. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (a) In general Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2) ) is amended by striking March 14, 2021 and inserting October 3, 2021 . (b) Amount Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021, $400. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 939 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. LaMalfa (for himself and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 A BILL To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act . 2. Exemption of certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (a) In general Wildfire mitigation activities of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may be carried out without regard to the provisions of law specified in subsection (b). (b) Provisions of law specified The provisions of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: (1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ). (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). (c) Wildfire mitigation activity For purposes of this section, the term wildfire mitigation activity — (1) is an activity conducted on Federal land that is— (A) under the administration of the Director of the National Park System, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) within 300 feet of any permanent or temporary road, as measured from the center of such road; and (2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mrs. McBath (for herself and Ms. Sánchez ) 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 provide for the application of the premium tax credit in the case of certain individuals who are unemployed during 2021.

1. Application of premium tax credit in case of individuals receiving unemployment compensation during 2021 (a) In general Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Special rule for individuals who receive unemployment compensation during 2021 (1) In general For purposes of this section, in the case of a taxpayer who has received, or has been approved to receive, unemployment compensation for any week beginning during 2021, for the taxable year in which such week begins— (A) such taxpayer shall be treated as an applicable taxpayer, and (B) there shall not be taken into account any household income of the taxpayer in excess of 133 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved. (2) Unemployment compensation For purposes of this subsection, the term unemployment compensation has the meaning given such term in section 85(b). (3) Evidence of unemployment compensation For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer shall not be treated as having received (or been approved to receive) unemployment compensation for any week unless such taxpayer provides self-attestation of, and such documentation as the Secretary shall prescribe which demonstrates, such receipt or approval. (4) Clarification of rules remaining applicable (A) Joint return requirement Paragraph (1)(A) shall not affect the application of subsection (c)(1)(C). (B) Household income and affordabillity Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to any determination of household income for purposes of paragraph (2)(C)(i)(II) or (4)(C)(ii) of subsection (c) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Pence (for himself and Ms. Brownley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act . 2. Railway-highway crossings program Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking and the installation of protective devices and inserting , the installation of protective devices, and the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices ; and (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings and inserting construction or installation of protective devices (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective devices) at railway-highway crossings ; (2) in subsection (f)(3) by striking 90 percent and inserting 100 percent ; and (3) in subsection (i)(3)(B) by striking $7,500 and inserting $100,000 .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for additional funding for teaching health centers graduate medical education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Teaching Health Centers Act of 2021 . 2. Teaching health centers graduate medical education Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256h ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Additional funds (1) Authorization and appropriation There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from funds not otherwise appropriated, $123,100,000 for fiscal year 2021, $76,800,000 for fiscal year 2022, and $108,800,000 for fiscal year 2023, to carry out paragraph (2), to remain available until expended. (2) Use of funds The amounts made available by paragraph (1) shall be available for the following purposes— (A) for making payments to qualified teaching health centers under this section based on a per resident amount of not less than $160,000 per resident per year; (B) for making payments to new approved graduate medical residency training programs, provided that the number of full-time equivalent residents for which a qualified teaching health center receives payments pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year shall not exceed by more than 6 the number of full-time equivalent residents for which the center received such payments for the preceding fiscal year; (C) for making payments associated with the addition of residents at approved graduate medical residency programs; (D) for making payments to approved graduate medical residency training programs pursuant to subsection (g)(1) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256h ), for the number of residents at a program at a number that is no lower than the highest number of residents in that program for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2018; (E) for making payments pursuant to section 5508(a) of Public Law 111–148 ( 42 U.S.C. 293l–1 ), for teaching health center development grants to new approved graduate medical residency programs; and (F) for making grants to qualified teaching health centers to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at such centers. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 951 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act . 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign (a) Campaign Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 245 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and among pregnant and postpartum individuals, after low rates of vaccination, ; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking prenatal and pediatric and inserting prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric ; (3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting pregnant and postpartum individuals and after including ; and (4) in subsection (g), by striking $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 and inserting $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 . (b) Additional activities Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following clause: (vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and .

Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 951 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act . 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign (a) Campaign Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 245 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and among pregnant and postpartum individuals, after low rates of vaccination, ; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking prenatal and pediatric and inserting prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric ; (3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting pregnant and postpartum individuals and after including ; and (4) in subsection (g), by striking $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 and inserting $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 . (b) Additional activities Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following clause: (vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and .

Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 129 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 951 [Report No. 117–179] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Sewell (for herself, Ms. Underwood , Ms. Adams , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Payne , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Soto , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Trone , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Bass , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Evans , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Jones , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Ms. Speier , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Carson , Mr. Kildee , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Norton , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Williams of Georgia , and Mr. Cooper ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce November 30, 2021 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Axne , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Bera , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Ruiz November 30, 2021 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 8, 2021 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act . 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign (a) Campaign Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 245 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and among pregnant and postpartum individuals, after low rates of vaccination, ; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking prenatal and pediatric and inserting prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric ; (3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting pregnant and postpartum individuals and after including ; and (4) in subsection (g), by striking the dollar amount and inserting $17,000,000 . (b) Additional activities Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following clause: (vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and .

November 30, 2021 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Sherrill (for herself and Mr. Suozzi ) 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 suspend for 2020 the recapture of overpayment of advanced premium tax credit.

1. Temporary modification of limitations on reconciliation of tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payments of such credit (a) In general Section 36B(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Temporary modification of limitation on increase In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020, for any taxpayer who files for such taxable year an income tax return reconciling any advance payment of the credit under this section, the Secretary shall treat subparagraph (A) as not applying. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 954 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Babin , Mr. Perry , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Guest , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Cole , Mr. Burgess , and Mr. Griffith ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on certain Federal funding made available to entities located in the People’s Republic of China or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act . 2. Study and report (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on Federal funding made available to covered entities for research during the study period. (b) Matters To be included The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include, to the extent practicable with respect to the study period, an assessment of— (1) the total amount of Federal funding made available to covered entities for research; (2) the total number and types of covered entities to whom such funding was made available; (3) the requirements relating to the awarding, tracking, and monitoring of such funding; (4) any other data available with respect to Federal funding made available to covered entities for research; and (5) other matters the Comptroller General determines appropriate. (c) Briefing on available data Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall brief the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the data that is available with respect to Federal funding made available to covered entities for research. (d) Report Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c) a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered entity The term covered entity means an entity— (A) located in the People’s Republic of China; or (B) majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. (2) Study period The term study period means the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 956 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Turner (for himself and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Aviation Heritage Act to reauthorize the National Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Aviation Heritage Area Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of the national aviation heritage area Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 3367) is amended by striking on the date and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting on September 30, 2036. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 960 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office . (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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 960 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office . (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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 960 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Chabot , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Latta , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Davidson , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Turner , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio ) 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 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office . (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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .
IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 960 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office . (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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
II Calendar No. 262 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 960 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs February 3, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office . (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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

February 3, 2022 Reported without amendment
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 961 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act . 2. Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1997e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, and inserting or sentenced for ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Exemption of juvenile prisoners This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is— (1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or (2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age. . 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 961 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Ms. Scanlon (for herself and Mr. Armstrong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act . 2. Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1997e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, and inserting or sentenced for ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Exemption of juvenile prisoners This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is— (1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or (2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age. .
IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act . 2. Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1997e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, and inserting or sentenced for ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Exemption of juvenile prisoners This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is— (1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or (2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age. . 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Babin , Mr. Jackson , and Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any notice of rulemaking a statement regarding the impact of the rule on job loss or creation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2021 . 2. Effect on jobs statement required for notice of rulemakings by EPA Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) in the case of a rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency, a statement that identifies any net gain or loss of domestic jobs that is likely to result if the rule is adopted, and includes the analysis used to identify that net gain or loss. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and Small Business , 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 A BILL To require that independent agencies comply with all requirements of rulemaking, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Regulations Act of 2021 . 2. Independent agencies to comply with government-wide rules on agency action Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an independent agency (as such term is defined in section 3502(5) of title 44, United States Code, but in any event not including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) shall comply with any provision of law applicable to the agency action of any other agency, including the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996, and section 515 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001. 3. Definitions Terms used in this Act have the meanings given such terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 970 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cuellar ) 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 extend the qualified opportunity zone tax incentive, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opportunity Zone Extension Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of election and gain deferral periods until December 31, 2028 (a) Extension of election period Section 1400Z–2(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2028 . (b) Extension of deferral period Section 1400Z–2(b)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2028 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 13823 of Public Law 115–97 .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. DeGette , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Foster , Mr. Gallego , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Lieu , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Raskin , Miss Rice of New York , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Rush , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Sires , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Suozzi , and Mr. Keating ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lady Liberty Act of 2021 . 2. Minimum number of refugees to be admitted Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(a) ) is amended by inserting after in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines, the following: except that in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, such number may not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or not the President makes any determination .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Withdrawal of Federal land, Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible Federal land The term eligible Federal land means— (A) any federally owned land or interest in land depicted on the Maps as within the Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal or the Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal; or (B) any land or interest in land located within such withdrawal proposals that is acquired by the Federal Government after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Maps The term Maps means— (A) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal and dated January 12, 2015; and (B) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal and dated January 12, 2015. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Availability of maps Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maps shall be made available to the public at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Existing uses not affected Except with respect to the withdrawal under subsection (b), nothing in this section restricts recreational uses, hunting, fishing, forest management activities, or other authorized uses allowed on the date of enactment of this Act on the eligible Federal land in accordance with applicable law.