Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 [HB-4796]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
To provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
HB-4796: Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Carter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022
Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 [S.2497]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity's liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
S.2497: Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/28/2021
Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 [HB-4777]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity's liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
HB-4777: Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/03/2021
Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act [S.2508]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers.
S.2508: Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/13/2022
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021 [HB-4716]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.
HB-4716: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/20/2022
False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 [S.2428]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes.
S.2428: False Claims Amendments Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Durbin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/16/2021
Health Misinformation Act of 2021 [S.2448]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Media and Advertising ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, under certain circumstances, an interactive computer service provider that allows for the proliferation of health misinformation through that service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of that misinformation, and for other purposes.
S.2448: Health Misinformation Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/22/2021
Women's Retirement Protection Act [S.2446]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.
S.2446: Women's Retirement Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/22/2021
Women's Retirement Protection Act [HB-4678]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.
HB-4678: Women's Retirement Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 07/22/2021
SR-316: A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of AO Alfa-Bank v. John Doe, et al.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 07/22/2021
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 [HB-4616]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To deem certain references to LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain events affecting LIBOR, and for other purposes.
HB-4616: Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/03/2022
HCR-42: Expressing the sense of Congress that governmental entities should use a portion of the proceeds from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase participation in drug take back programs and for the safe disposal of collected, unused medicines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/22/2021
You have voted HCR-42: Expressing the sense of Congress that governmental entities should use a portion of the proceeds from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase participation in drug take back programs and for the safe disposal of collected, unused medicines..
FTC Autonomy Act [HB-4488]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate certain actions to recover civil penalties for such violations.
HB-4488: FTC Autonomy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022
Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021 [HB-4460]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Ethics ]
To establish a task force within the Federal Trade Commission to advise on equity issues in the protection of consumers and to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices targeting or affecting consumers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other protected characteristics, and for other purposes.
HB-4460: Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 07/19/2021
SR-306: A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Jennifer Grappell v. Alberto M. Carvalho, et al.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 07/15/2021
You have voted SR-306: A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Jennifer Grappell v. Alberto M. Carvalho, et al..