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US Congress 117th Congress

To amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act with respect to grants for shuttered venue operators, and for other purposes. [HB-3392] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Arts and Culture ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act with respect to grants for shuttered venue operators, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Introduced In House on 05/20/2021

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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 [S.1734] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Agriculture ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021

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Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act [HB-3425] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations with respect to returns relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, as in effect prior to the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 05/20/2021

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AFFRM Act of 2021 A Future for Freight Rail Manufacturing Act of 2021 Federal Public Transportation Act of 2021 [HB-3341] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Manufacturing ]
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/20/2021

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Keeping Our Promise to Small Businesses Act [S.1690] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to provide direct appropriations for processing applications for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 05/18/2021

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Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act [S.1669] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the forgiveness or offset of an overpayment of retired pay paid to a joint account for a period after the death of the retired member of the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/18/2021

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CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act [HB-3301] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the rate of income tax of a publicly traded corporation based on the ratio of compensation of the corporation's highest paid employee to the median compensation of all the corporation's employees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/18/2021

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must seize the opportunity to create millions of jobs, become a net exporter of clean energy, and secure a better, more equitable future by accelerating the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses in the United States, modernizing the United States electricity grid, and continuing on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation in the United States by 2035. [SR-224] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must seize the opportunity to create millions of jobs, become a net exporter of clean energy, and secure a better, more equitable future by accelerating the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses in the United States, modernizing the United States electricity grid, and continuing on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation in the United States by 2035.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/18/2021

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National Signing Bonus Act of 2021 [HB-3316] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To support both workers and recovery by converting expanded Federal unemployment payments into signing bonuses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Introduced In House on 05/18/2021

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Protecting Jobs and Wages from Regulations Act of 2021 [HB-3270] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Burchett Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/09/2021

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Connecting Youth to Jobs Act [HB-3246] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
To award funds to States and local areas for subsidized employment programs for youth.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 07/01/2021

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Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act [HB-3247] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount that the portion of a taxpayer's tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/14/2021

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GYMS Act of 2021 Gym Mitigation and Survival Act of 2021 [S.1613] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program for certain fitness facilities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/13/2021

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Save Local Business Act [S.1636] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
A bill to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021

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Save Local Business Act [HB-3185] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
To clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Introduced In House on 05/13/2021

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Future of Local News Act [HB-3169] [Media and Advertising ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
To establish the Future of Local News Committee to examine and report on the role of local news gathering in sustaining democracy in the United States and the factors contributing to the demise of local journalism, and to propose policies and mechanisms that could reinvigorate local news to meet the critical information needs of the people of the United States in the 21st century.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 05/13/2021

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David Dorn Back the Blue Act [HB-3131] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
To subsidize the salaries of State and local law enforcement officers and promote officer hiring and retention, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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National Signing Bonus Act of 2021 [S.1557] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to support both workers and recovery by converting expanded Federal unemployment payments into signing bonuses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Sasse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/11/2021

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Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2021 [HB-3107] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 05/11/2021

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Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 [HB-3086] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Introduced In House on 05/11/2021

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