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Bill· HRH.R. 7577 (118th)referred

CHEERS Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 2024

Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers Act or the CHEERS Act This bill treats qualified energy-efficient draft property (energy efficient kegs) as energy efficient commercial building property for purposes of the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. It defines qualified energy-efficient draft property as property that is principally used in the trade or business of operating a restaurant, bar, or entertainment venue, and that is a stainless steel or aluminum container or related commercial tap equipment used to distribute or sell alcohol.

Bill· HRH.R. 7573 (118th)referred

Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2024

Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act  This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from using estate recovery to recoup the costs of benefits. States must withdraw property liens within 90 days of the bill's enactment and notify affected individuals of the withdrawals.

Bill· HRH.R. 7547 (118th)referred

Young Adult Tax Credit Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2024

Young Adult Tax Credit Act  This bill allows a refundable young adult tax credit and a monthly advance payment of such credit. The bill defines young adult as an individual who is at least age 18, but not yet 25, and is either a citizen, national, or resident of the United States. The amount of such credit is the sum of $500 for each taxpayer or taxpayer dependent who is a young adult in any calendar month.

Bill· HRH.R. 7503 (118th)referred

Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act This bill modifies certain grants available to health centers that offer primary health services to medically underserved populations to ensure that members of such populations with disabilities receive accessible health services.

Law· HRH.R. 7438 (118th)enacted

FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024

FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be promptly paid by Treasury to FWC2026 US, Inc. (the U.S.-incorporated FIFA subsidiary operating the FIFA Men's World Cup 2026) for the purpose of aiding soccer programs and activities in the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 7348 (118th)referred

Connect the Grid Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 7329 (118th)referred

Election Day Holiday Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024

Election Day Holiday Act of 2024 This bill establishes Election Day as a legal public holiday.

Bill· HRH.R. 7315 (118th)referred

PATH Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 7306 (118th)referred

Saving Local News Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2024

Saving Local News Act This bill includes as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization purpose the publication (including electronic publication) of written news articles. In the case of an organization that is tax-exempt due to the publication of written news articles, the term unrelated business taxable incom e does not include any amount attributable to payments for advertisements in news publications.

Bill· HRH.R. 7137 (118th)open

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2024

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024  This bill establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim. It defines the offenses eligible to be vacated or expunged and sets forth procedures for filing a motion. The Government Accountability Office must assess the impact of this process, including the number of human trafficking survivors who file motions to vacate convictions or expunge records. The bill permits certain grants for legal representation to be used to seek post-conviction relief. Finally, the bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a defendant committed certain offenses under duress if the defendant establishes that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.

Bill· HRH.R. 7127 (118th)referred

FAIR Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 7059 (118th)referred

ACCESS Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 7056 (118th)referred

Access to Family Building Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 2024

Access to Family Building Act This bill provides a statutory right to access assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization). Specifically, under the bill, individuals have the right to access assisted reproductive technology, and to retain all rights with respect to the use or disposition of reproductive genetic materials (e.g., eggs or sperm), without prohibitions or unreasonable restrictions. Health care providers and insurers also have the right to provide and cover these services, respectively. The bill does not affect state or local health and safety regulations that achieve their purpose in the least restrictive manner possible. The Department of Justice may bring civil actions against states, localities, or government officials or entities that enact or enforce limitations or requirements that violate this bill. Individuals and health care providers who are affected by violations may also bring civil actions for relief.

Bill· HRH.R. 7039 (118th)referred

Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 2024

Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program to support operating projects for public transportation and related service improvements, particularly in underserved communities and areas of persistent poverty. Specifically, the bill requires DOT to allocate funding under the program for urbanized areas, states, and Indian tribes that are recipients of funds under either the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Urbanized Area Formula Funding program or Formula Grants for Rural Areas program. Eligible recipients may use funding for operating costs associated with projects that improve public transportation service for transit-dependent populations and support increased transit ridership (e.g., service expansion, information technology enhancements, and workforce development). The bill requires DOT to apportion the funding so that recipients receive funds that are proportional to their share of operating costs. The bill also provides for an increased federal cost share for operating assistance for projects or programs carried out in areas of persistent poverty or underserved communities. DOT must set up a multimodal access measurement interface for public agencies to aid transit agencies in determining and reporting on access to jobs and essential services. A grant recipient must also (1) report specific information to the FTA for inclusion in the National Transit Database, and (2) survey transit riders and non-riding residents regarding transit service improvements. Further, the bill expands the purposes of the public transportation programs to include supporting public transportation's role in combating climate change through growing/retaining transit ridership.

Bill· HRH.R. 7028 (118th)referred

Keeping Our Promise Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 January 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 6929 (118th)referred

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 2024

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 This bill extends and provides FY2024 funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides a monthly benefit that allows eligible low-income households to receive discounted internet service. The program also provides a one-time discount that may be used to purchase a connected device, such as a computer.

Bill· HRH.R. 6751 (118th)referred

Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition of the life of Roberto Clemente, baseball player and human rights activist. All sales of coins issued under this bill must include a surcharge to be paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation. 

Bill· HRH.R. 6768 (118th)referred

Public Health Nursing Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Public Health Nursing Act This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to support a public health nursing workforce in state, territorial, and local public health departments.

Bill· HRH.R. 6720 (118th)referred

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2023

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster. Specifically, AMS must provide funding to membership organizations or labor unions representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for the payments. 

Bill· HRH.R. 6640 (118th)referred

Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2023

Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act This bill eliminates certain marriage-related criteria for individuals entitled to Social Security child’s benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that individuals receiving Social Security child’s benefits be unmarried. Those eligible for Social Security child’s benefits generally include the minor children of eligible or deceased workers and disabled adult children (the disabled adult children of such workers for whom the onset of disability occurred before age 22). Under current law, child beneficiaries generally lose their benefits upon marriage to an individual who is not also eligible for Social Security benefits.  With respect to SSI, the bill removes the requirement that couples who present themselves as married in their community be considered married for purposes of SSI eligibility. The bill also exempts SSI recipients who are disabled adult children, or who marry disabled adult children, from the general requirement that the income or resources of an SSI recipient’s spouse be considered in an eligibility determination.   Further, married disabled adult children and their spouses who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid in a state if they were unmarried must remain eligible for Medicaid regardless of their marriage. 

Bill· HRH.R. 6639 (118th)referred

Poverty Line Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2023

Poverty Line Act of 2023 This bill revises the methodology used to calculate the federal poverty guidelines. The federal poverty guidelines are used to determine eligibility for many federal and state public assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the National School Lunch Program. The poverty guidelines are currently calculated by adjusting the Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to calculate regional poverty guidelines based on a combination of factors including average household expenditures on food, clothing, utilities, and transportation; the average cost of rental housing; and the average cost of health insurance. These factors shall be calculated using regional data as applicable. HHS must make available to the public a tool for determining the poverty guideline applicable to a given household.  The new regional poverty guidelines established by HHS may not be lower than existing, corresponding poverty guidelines as of the date of enactment of the bill. HHS shall review and evaluate the poverty guidelines at least every four years and propose changes to this methodology as appropriate.  The bill shall take effect three years after its enactment.

Bill· HRH.R. 6634 (118th)referred

Workers POWER Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2023

Bill· HRH.R. 6593 (118th)referred

Codifying SAVE Plan Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2023

Codifying SAVE Plan Act This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Education final rule published on July 10, 2023, that creates a new income-driven repayment plan called the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.

Bill· HRH.R. 6594 (118th)referred

GRADUATE Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2023

Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency Act or the GRADUATE Act This bill expands the tax deduction for student loan interest to include payments toward principal. It also increases the maximum allowable amount of the deduction.  

Bill· HRH.R. 6592 (118th)referred

Fight Book Bans Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2023

Bill· HRH.R. 6446 (118th)referred

UNLEADED Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2023

Undoing National Lead Emissions through Authorizing Directed Education from DOT Act or the UNLEADED Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish and disseminate an education program to provide information about new unleaded aviation gasoline authorized for use in aircraft and aircraft engines by the FAA. Specifically, the FAA must publish the information on an FAA website or a public website for general aviation pilots, flight schools, airport managers and operators, aircraft maintenance technicians, fixed-base operators, and other members of the general aviation community. The bill includes specific information requirements, such as the FAA must provide information about the status of all variations of unleaded aviation gasoline undergoing evaluation and authorization for use by the FAA. The FAA must also facilitate annual education and training for leadership and staff of fixed-base operators (in coordination with the general aviation industry, fuel providers, and fixed-based operators) to ensure that individuals assisting with transporting and handling unleaded aviation gasoline are informed of fuel type differences and the impacts such fuels have on airplanes. The FAA must periodically brief Congress on the status of, and any findings with respect to, the education program.

Bill· HRH.R. 6404 (118th)referred

Disarming Cartels Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2023

Bill· HRH.R. 6203 (118th)referred

Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), increases funding for the program, and provides additional delivery options for geographically isolated states (i.e., Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam). TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distributing agencies. The bill increases funding for purchasing commodities under the program. Further, the bill directs USDA to coordinate with geographically isolated states to (1) establish alternative delivery options for allocated commodities, and (2) allow for the states to order commodities through the USDA Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.  USDA may also provide geographically isolated states the ability to directly purchase domestically grown food in lieu of receiving a portion of the commodities. Under this option, USDA may distribute as cash to the state up to 20% of the cash value of the commodities that are allocated to the state under TEFAP.  Further, USDA may consider additional factors beyond lowest price in determining winning bids for contracts for fresh produce packages (including product variety and transportation distance). 

Bill· HRH.R. 6172 (118th)open

AMMO Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

Bill· HRH.R. 6179 (118th)referred

Home for the Brave Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

Home for the Brave Act of 2023 This bill excludes certain veterans' service-connected disability or death benefits from income for purposes of determinations made in connection with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's housing assistance programs. 

Bill· HRH.R. 6101 (118th)referred

National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2023

National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture Act This bill establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture. The museum (1) may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals, and (2) shall establish specified grant and scholarship programs.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 819 (118th)referred

Recognizing the 5-year anniversary of the horrific antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, and condemning antisemitism.

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2023

This resolution honors the memories of the victims who were killed in the antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018. The resolution also condemns rising antisemitism.