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in committee · Alabama · House Jul 26, 2022

HR 8496: Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act

Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesPrevents government spending on student loan forgiveness, restricting fiscal expenditure by prohibiting debt relief programs.90% confidence
Glenn Grothman (R) · 19 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 26, 2022

HR 2814: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022 This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions. Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm. Additionally, the bill states that firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not immune from legal process. Such data is subject to discovery; is admissible as evidence; and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRepeals PLCAA, allowing gun violence victims to sue manufacturers in civil court, advancing victims' rights and accountability in criminal justice reform.90% confidence
Adam B. Schiff (D) · 85 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · Senate Jul 21, 2022

S 4587: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz in recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) · 81 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 19, 2022

HJRES 91: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.
Topics ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentNullifies rule restoring pre-2020 NEPA regulations, maintaining weaker 2020 standards. Opposes strengthening environmental protections by blocking regulatory restoration.95% confidence
Garret Graves (R) · 26 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 8167: RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022

RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 or the RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 This bill repeals the excise taxes on firearms and ammunition and on bows and arrows. It also repeals the excise tax on transferring and making firearms under the National Firearm Act.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesRepeals excise taxes on firearms/ammo, reducing government revenue from these sources, weakening fiscal management and tax revenue streams.95% confidence
Andrew S. Clyde (R) · 51 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 6671: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill restores GI Bill eligibility for veterans discharged solely for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, directly expanding educational benefits they were previously barred from accessing.95% confidence
Scott Fitzgerald (R) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 13, 2022

HRES 1226: Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2022, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals.

HRES 1226 designates the week of July 19-25, 2022, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week" to highlight mental health challenges during pregnancy or after childbirth that disproportionately affect Black women and families. The resolution emphasizes that Black women are 3 times more likely to die from maternal causes than White women and that 1 in 4 women of color face these conditions compared to 1 in 7 White women. It calls for raising public awareness, promoting culturally appropriate care, and encouraging government and community efforts during this designated week. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new programs but supports existing goals to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDesignates awareness week for Black maternal mental health, highlighting disparities and promoting understanding of a healthcare issue affecting vulnerable populations.85% confidence
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) · 42 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · Senate Jul 13, 2022

S 3994: Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment. The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransRestores VA benefits to estates of defrauded veterans, ensuring proper payment and protecting entitlements after fiduciary misuse.90% confidence
Joe Manchin, III (I) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 11, 2022

HR 8323: Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act

Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act This bill increases net investment income tax revenues by applying such tax to the trade or business income of certain high income taxpayers and includes the increased tax revenues in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases tax revenue from high-income business income, directs funds to Medicare trust fund, strengthening public program funding through targeted tax adjustment.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases Medicare funding by directing net investment tax revenues to Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, directly supporting program financial stability.95% confidence
Lloyd Doggett (D) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Alabama · House Jul 7, 2022

HR 8318: To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

This bill bars state or local officials from prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, purchase, transportation, or use of contraceptives (i.e., drugs or devices that are primarily used to prevent pregnancy). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.
Mike Thompson (D) · 62 co-sponsors
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