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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1166 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. Toomey (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Braun , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Portman , Mr. Risch , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Young , and Mr. Thune ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act . 2. Permanent full expensing for qualified property (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (6) Applicable percentage For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable percentage means, in the case of property placed in service (or, in the case of a specified plant described in paragraph (5), a plant which is planted or grafted) after September 27, 2017, 100 percent. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i)(V), by inserting and at the end, (II) in clause (ii), by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (E), and and inserting clause (i) of subparagraph (E). , and (III) by striking clause (iii), (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (i)— (aa) by striking subclauses (II) and (III), and (bb) by redesignating subclauses (IV) through (VI) as subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively, (II) by striking clause (ii), and (III) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, (iii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) in clause (i), by striking and subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (B)(i) , and (II) in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting subparagraph (B)(ii) , and (iv) in subparagraph (E)— (I) by striking clause (i), and (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking planted before January 1, 2027, or is grafted before such date to a plant that has already been planted, and inserting planted or grafted . (2) Section 460(c)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by striking which and all that follows through the period and inserting which has a recovery period of 7 years or less. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13201 of Public Law 115–97 .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Braun , Ms. Smith , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

1. Common or usual name for North American bison Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if it is a food that is or contains any animal in the genus Bubalus and the labeling uses the term buffalo as a common or usual name for the food, unless the term used in the labeling is water buffalo . (2) Subparagraph (1) shall not be construed as prohibiting the use of the term buffalo as a common or usual name for the animal Bison bison bison (commonly known as the plains bison), or the animal Bison bison athabascae (commonly known as the wood bison). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1177 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility criteria for E visas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the E Visa Integrity Act of 2021 . 2. Modification of eligibility criteria for E visas Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ) is amended to read as follows: (E) an alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which the alien is a national (or, in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant nationality through a financial investment and who has not previously been granted status under this subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a national and in which the alien has been domiciled for a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before applying for a nonimmigrant visa under this subparagraph) and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join the alien— (i) solely to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or trade in technology, principally between the United States and the foreign state of which the alien is a national; (ii) solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the alien has invested, or is actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital; or (iii) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Commonwealth of Australia and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act . 2. Medicaid funding for direct support 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, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (cc) Direct support worker training programs (1) In general A direct support 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 home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and (B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. (2) Eligible direct support worker The term eligible direct support worker means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who— (A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client 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 direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1194 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal and to otherwise modify the eligibility criteria for E visas.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), Portugal shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States. 3. Modification of eligibility criteria for E visas Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting (or, in the case of an alien who acquired the relevant nationality through a financial investment and who has not previously been granted status under this subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a national and in which the alien has been domiciled for a continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before applying for a nonimmigrant visa under this subparagraph) before , and the spouse ; and (B) by striking him and inserting such alien ; and (2) by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the alien .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1200 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the definition of eligible entity in the second draw loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair PPP Accounting Act . 2. Eligibility for paycheck protection program second draw loans Section 7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(I)(bb) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(I)(bb)) is amended— (1) in subitem (AA), by striking during the first and all that follows through in 2019 and inserting the following: during any contiguous 90-day period in 2020 that demonstrate not less than a 25 percent reduction from the gross receipts of the entity during the same period in 2019 ; and (2) by striking subitems (BB), (CC), and (DD) and inserting the following: (BB) if the entity was not in business during the entirety of 2019, but was in business for not fewer than 90 consecutive days beginning in 2019, had gross receipts during any contiguous 90-day period beginning in 2020 that demonstrate not less than a 25 percent reduction from the gross receipts of the entity during the same 90-day period beginning in 2019; and (CC) if the entity was not in business during 2019, but was in operation for not fewer than 90 consecutive days during 2020, had gross receipts during any contiguous 90-day period in 2020 that demonstrate not less than a 25 percent reduction from the gross receipts of the entity during an earlier contiguous 90-day period in 2020; .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Daines , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds relating to rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran unless the President commits to submitting any successor agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent as a treaty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021 . 2. Limitation on use of funds to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended in furtherance of rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States (including all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) (in this section referred to as the JCPOA ) unless the President submits in writing to the House of Representatives and the Senate the commitment of the President to submitting any JCPOA successor agreement to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty rather than as an international agreement.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1206 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To limit the authority of the Secretary of Labor to modify the pandemic unemployment assistance program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PUA Eligibility Clarification Act of 2021 . 2. Pandemic unemployment assistance (a) Amendments Section 2102(a)(3) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)— (A) in item (ii), by adding or at the end; and (B) by striking item (kk); and (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking through (kk) and inserting through (jj) . (b) Repeal of guidance (1) In general The Secretary of Labor shall rescind the guidance entitled, Expanded Eligibility Provisions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, issued on February 25, 2021. (2) Repayment not required (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the case of an individual who received pandemic unemployment assistance amounts pursuant to the guidance described in paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this Act, the individual shall not be required to repay the amounts. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who, as of the date of enactment of this Act, was approved to receive compensation amounts pursuant to the guidance described in paragraph (1)(A) but had not yet received the amounts.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal court to consider certain factors in imposing a sentence on a caretaker, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021 . 2. Factors to be considered in imposing a sentence on a primary caretaker (a) In general Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) a community-based alternative sentence for a defendant if— (A) such defendant is a caretaker; and (B) the particular sentence to be imposed is for an offense that is not a violent offense under subsection (g). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Definitions In this section: (1) Community-based alternative sentence (A) In general The term community-based alternative sentence means a sentence that may require the defendant to complete or participate in community-based programming, counseling, or other treatment or programming, as ordered by the court. (B) Types of treatment Community-based programming, counseling, or other treatment, includes— (i) drug counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programing; (ii) alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programing; (iii) individual or family counseling; (iv) family case management services; (v) job training and job placement programing; (vi) educational programming; or (vii) any other treatment or programming determined to be appropriate by the court. (2) Caretaker The term caretaker means an individual who has consistently assumed substantial responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child, parent, or other immediate family member, including an adult child or family member with a disability, of such defendant. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1209 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Lummis , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Moran , Mr. Daines , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act . 2. Personally identifiable information excluded from consolidated audit trail reporting requirements (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) the term personally identifiable information — (A) means information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to the individual; (B) includes the name, address, date or year of birth, Social Security number, telephone number, and email address of an individual; and (C) does not include a CAT-Order-ID or CAT-Reporter-ID, as those terms are defined in section 242.613(j) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (b) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commission may not require a national securities exchange, a national securities association, or a member of such an exchange or association to provide personally identifiable information with respect to a market participant to meet the requirements relating to an order or a reportable event under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (c) Exception The Commission may only require a national securities exchange, a national securities association, or a member of such an exchange or association to provide personally identifiable information with respect to a market participant if the Commission makes a request for such information. (d) Request for extension If the Commission makes a request under subsection (c), a national securities exchange, a national securities association, or a member of such an exchange or association shall provide the personally identifiable information that is the subject of the request not later than 24 hours after receiving the request, unless, at the request of the national securities exchange, national securities association, or member of such an exchange or association, the Commission provides a reasonable extension. (e) Destruction of personally identifiable information In the case of personally identifiable information provided to the Commission under a request made by the Commission under subsection (c), the Commission shall destroy that personally identifiable information not later than 1 day after the date on which the investigation or other matter for which that personally identifiable information is required concludes.
II Calendar No. 45 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1216 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Cornyn , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time April 20, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related substances Section 2 of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act ( Public Law 116–114 ; 134 Stat. 103) is amended by striking May 6, 2021 and inserting July 6, 2022 .

April 20, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1219 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.

1. Policy on no-first-use of nuclear weapons It is the policy of the United States to not use nuclear weapons first.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1220 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Ms. Warren (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. King , Mr. Daines , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Tester , Mr. Hoeven , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Markey , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Casey , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021 . 2. Recognition and honoring of service of individuals who served in United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) (1) (A) Service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, of any individual who was honorably discharged therefrom pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be considered active duty for purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of this title (including with respect to headstones and markers), other than such benefits relating to the interment of the individual in Arlington National Cemetery provided solely by reason of such service. (B) (i) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall issue to each individual who served as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, a discharge from such service under honorable conditions if the Secretary determines that the nature and duration of the service of the individual so warrants. (ii) A discharge under clause (i) shall designate the date of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, as determined by the Secretary, of the termination of service of the individual concerned as described in that clause. (2) An individual who receives a discharge under paragraph (1)(B) for service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, except as provided in paragraph (1)(A). (3) The Secretary of Defense may design and produce a service medal or other commendation, or memorial plaque or grave marker, to honor individuals who receive a discharge under paragraph (1)(B). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To revise the treatment of urbanized areas experiencing population changes following a major disaster.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Giving Relief to American Communities in Emergencies Act or the GRACE Act . 2. Urbanized areas (a) Extension of treatment of urbanized areas Section 21101 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ; 132 Stat. 103) is amended by striking and 2020 and inserting 2020, 2021, and 2022 . (b) Census discretion Section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Census discretion (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Disaster-related population decrease The term disaster-related population decrease , with respect to an urbanized area, means that— (i) the population of the urbanized area decreases to be less than 50,000 individuals, as determined in a decennial census after the decennial census in which the area was designated as an urbanized area; and (ii) the decrease described in clause (i) is a result of a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). (B) Urbanized area The term urbanized area means an area designated in a decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce. (2) Election On request by the Governor of a State in which an urbanized area that experiences a disaster-related population decrease is located, the Secretary may elect for the purposes of this chapter, including for purposes of making apportionments under this chapter— (A) to use the population of the urbanized area, as determined in the decennial census before the most recent decennial census; and (B) to continue to treat the area as an urbanized area. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1224 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize, and increase the total funding cap for, the America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership, to redesignate the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act . 2. Reauthorization of America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership (a) Reauthorization Section 707 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4267; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2031 . (b) Increased total funding cap Section 708(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4267; 122 Stat. 824; 134 Stat. 1505) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking $17,000,000 and inserting $23,000,000 . 3. Redesignation of heritage area (a) Redesignation The America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership established by section 703 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4266) shall be known and designated as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the heritage area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area .
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 1226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse .

Passed the Senate October 7, 2021. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse .
II Calendar No. 131 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works September 22 (legislative day, September 21), 2021 Reported by Mr. Carper , without amendment A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse .

September 22 (legislative day, September 21), 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1227 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in accordance with the General Schedule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 . 2. Rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (a) In general Section 1013(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Compensation The rates of basic pay for all employees of the Bureau shall be set and adjusted by the Director in accordance with the General Schedule set forth in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1236 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding Stronger Infrastructure Act . 2. Emergency relief program (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Emergency relief project The term emergency relief project means a project carried out under the emergency relief program under section 125 of title 23, United States Code. (2) Resilience (A) In general The term resilience means, with respect to a facility, the ability— (i) to anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or (ii) to withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions. (B) Inclusions The term resilience includes, with respect to a facility, the ability— (i) to resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions; (ii) to reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a disruption; or (iii) to have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a disruption. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Improving the emergency relief program Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration— (A) to include and reflect the definition of the term resilience ; (B) to identify procedures that States may use to incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects; and (C) to encourage the use of Complete Streets design principles and consideration of access for moderate- and low-income families impacted by a declared disaster; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in— (A) the emergency relief program under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) emergency relief efforts; (3) provide to division offices of the Federal Highway Administration and State departments of transportation information on the best practices developed under paragraph (2); and (4) develop and implement a process to track— (A) the consideration of resilience as part of the emergency relief program under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) the costs of emergency relief projects. (c) Cost limitation Section 125(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Cost limitation The total cost of a project funded under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility unless the Secretary determines that the project incorporates economically justified betterments, including protective features to increase the resilience of the facility. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain waste water management subsidies.

1. Modifications to income exclusion for certain waste water management subsidies (a) In general Section 136(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking any subsidy provided and inserting any subsidy— (1) provided , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or , and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) provided (directly or indirectly) by a State or local government to a resident of such State or locality for the purchase or installation of any wastewater management measure, but only if such measure is with respect to the taxpayer’s principal residence. . (b) Definition of waste water management measure Section 136(c) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking Energy conservation measure in the heading thereof and inserting Definitions , (2) by striking In general in the heading of paragraph (1) and inserting Energy conservation measure , and (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Wastewater management measure For purposes of this section, the term wastewater management measure means any installation or modification of property primarily designed to manage wastewater (including septic tanks and cesspools) with respect to one or more dwelling units. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The heading for section 136 of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting and waste water after energy , and (B) by striking provided by public utilities . (2) The item relating to section 136 in the table of sections of part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting and waste water after energy , and (B) by striking provided by public utilities . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2018.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1241 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. King , Mr. Coons , Mr. Braun , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Domenic and Ed’s Law . 2. Repayment of loans to parents (a) In general Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087(d) ) is amended by inserting or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, after dies, . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any outstanding loan that is received by a parent borrower before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without regard to the onset date of the disability or impairment.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1250 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2021 or the REVIEW Act of 2021 . 2. Relief pending review Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking When and inserting the following: (a) In general When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) High-Impact rules (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget; and (B) the term high-impact rule means any rule that the Administrator determines may impose an annual cost on the economy of not less than $1,000,000,000. (2) Identification A final rule may not be published or take effect until— (A) the agency making the rule submits the rule to the Administrator; and (B) the Administrator makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule, which shall be published by the agency with the final rule. (3) Relief (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule. (B) Failure to timely seek judicial review Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule— (i) during any period explicitly provided for judicial review under the statute authorizing the making of the rule; or (ii) if no such period is explicitly provided for, during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule may take effect as early as the date on which the applicable period ends. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to impose any limitation under law on any court against the issuance of any order enjoining the implementation of any rule. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1258 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To extend the authorization of each of the National Coal Heritage Area and the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of National Heritage Area authorizations (a) National Coal Heritage Area Section 107 of Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4244; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (b) Wheeling National Heritage Area Section 157(i) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 ( Public Law 106–291 ; 114 Stat. 967; 128 Stat. 3802), is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (c) Extension of deadline To complete certain management plans Section 6001(c)(1) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 116–9 ; 133 Stat. 772) is amended by striking 3 and inserting 4 .
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide that crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Cribs Act . 2. Banning of crib bumpers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057 ). (b) Crib bumper defined In this section, the term crib bumper — (1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening; (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.

Passed the Senate March 23, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Portman , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide that crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Cribs Act . 2. Banning of crib bumpers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057 ). (b) Crib bumper defined In this section, the term crib bumper — (1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening; (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.
II Calendar No. 226 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2021 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Portman , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 17, 2021 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , without amendment A BILL To provide that crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Cribs Act . 2. Banning of crib bumpers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, crib bumpers, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057 ). (b) Crib bumper defined In this section, the term crib bumper — (1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening; (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.

December 17, 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1261 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2021 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Hawley , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the relevant State and local law enforcement agencies whenever information contained in the system indicates that an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States attempted to receive a firearm.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act . 2. Required notification by NICS to ICE and State and local law enforcement agencies of attempted receipt of firearm by alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States Section 103(e) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Notification to ICE and State and local law enforcement agencies of attempted receipt of firearm by person illegally or unlawfully in the United States Whenever information contained in the system established under this section indicates that a prospective firearm transferee is illegally or unlawfully in the United States, the system shall automatically notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant State and local law enforcement agencies that an alien may have attempted to receive a firearm in violation of section 922(g)(5)(A) of title 18, United States Code, and include all relevant information contained in the system. .