01/21/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2022 09:13
TAKEAWAY: The House is in a pro forma session. The Senate is not in session.
THE HOUSE
Yesterday
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Amendments to H.R. 4673:
Takano (D-CA) En Bloc #1
Delgado (D-NY) - Amendment No. 1 - Allows the VA Secretary to consider mass texting as a way to notify veterans about VA services
Delgado (D-NY) - Amendment No. 2 - Directs GAO to submit a report to Congress determining the best methods for the VA to provide notice of the automatic enrollment in the patient enrollment system. Report must consider different demographics, including age and location
Hayes (D-CT) - Amendment No. 4 - Clarifies that notices shall include instructions for how the veteran may elect to enroll at a later date, as well as ensuring that notices be provided via physical mail and, to the extent practical, via electronic mail to ensure veterans are aware of notice and information related to this Act
Tlaib (D-MI) - Amendment No. 5 - Requires a report on the automatic enrollment not later than one year after the first veteran is enrolled to preserve lessons learned from the rollout of this automatic registration program for other agencies and entities that may pursue similar initiatives in the future - ADOPTED BY VOICE
Escobar (D-TX) - Amendment No. 3 - Extends automatic enrollment to Veterans who were discharged within 90 days before the enactment of this Act - ADOPTED 228 - 198
Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 4673 - REJECTED 206 - 221
Passage of H.R. 4673 - EVEST Act - PASSED 265 - 163
Today
The House will meet in a pro forma session.
The Senate
Yesterday
Roll Call Votes
Legislative Business
AdoptedS.Res.471 - Alabama Farmers Federation
AdoptedS.Res.487 - Wisconsin Badgers
Adopted S.Res.488- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds
Adopted S.Res.497 - NDSU Football
AdoptedS.Res.482 - 50th Anniversary of ANCSA
Agreed to S.Con.Res.28 - Expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities.
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
· Executive Calendar #638, Joseph Donnelly, of Indiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See.
· All nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service
Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:
Today
The Senate is not in session. The Senate stands adjourned until January 31, 2022 and will convene for pro forma sessions at the following dates and times:
Monday, January 24th, at 1:00 pm
Thursday, January 27th, at 10:00 am
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED
Energy/Environment
S.3530 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to encourage the extraction and processing of rare earth metals in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate - Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Action: Senate - 01/20/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.3531 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to require the Federal Government to produce a national climate adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 01/20/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R.6437 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (21)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
H.R.6442 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R.6461 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To require the Federal Government to produce a national climate adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Financial Services
H.R.6422 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (38)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
H.R.6426 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To increase accountability, transparency, and local control of goverrning boards under the Continuum of Care program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
S.3529 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 01/20/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
H.R.6441 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Small Business
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
H.R.6445 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Small Business Act to require an annual report on entrepreneurial development programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Small Business; Budget
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
H.R.6447 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the STOCK Act to require the public availability of financial disclosure forms of certain special consultants and information relating to certain confidential filers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: House - Oversight and Reform
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
H.R.6450 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Small Business
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
H.R.6453 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To establish a Housing Stabilization Fund to provide emergency housing assistance to extremely low-income renters and homeowners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R.6454 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Small Business
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Health Care
H.R.6423 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Budget
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
H.R.6431 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the alteration, falsification, fabrication, destruction, omission, or removal of records or certain information required to be produced or maintained for a drug, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R.6439 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment for certain offenses involving Fentanyl, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
H.R.6463 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, or national origin in the administration of programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor; Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
Tax
H.R.6428 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a State and local general sales tax credit for small businesses.
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.6433 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax exemption of the International Olympic Committee and similar organizations.
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (Introduced 01/19/2022) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/19/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.6449 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to enable a State to be reimbursed for child welfare training expenditures made by a nonprofit educational institution in the State.
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.6460 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the mandatory delay in making certain refunds.
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R.6462 - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (Introduced 01/20/2022) Cosponsors: (9)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/20/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.