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All 18,486 Active 22 In committee 17,143 Passed 1,369 Signed 245 Failed 22

in committee · California · Senate Mar 2, 2021

S 529: Background Check Expansion Act

Background Check Expansion Act This bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1516: Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act

Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

Katie Porter (D) · 26 co-sponsors

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1515: Help America Run Act

Help America Run Act This bill allows certain personal use services to be considered as campaign committee expenditures, including child care, elder care, and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable a candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The amount a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for child care and elder care.

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1484: Rural Wind Energy Modernization and Extension Act of 2021

Rural Wind Energy Modernization and Extension Act of 2021 This bill expands the energy tax credit to include qualified distributed wind energy property. The bill defines qualified distributed wind energy property to include property that uses one or more wind turbines used to produce electricity in a single project with a total nameplate capacity not exceeding 10 megawatts.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1501: Affordable Housing Redevelopment Act

Affordable Housing Redevelopment Act This bill reauthorizes the Neighborhood Stabilization Program for FY2021 to provide grants to states, local governments, and nonprofit entities for the conversion of blighted, abandoned, or foreclosed property into affordable housing for low-income families.

Topics ✓ Housing

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1523: Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Modern Worker Empowerment Act This bill requires the use of common law rules for defining an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Generally, an individual is an employee under common law rules when an employer controls what work will be done and how it will be done, among other factors.

Topics ✗ Labor & Employment

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1474: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act This bill authorizes grants to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The Department of Health and Human Services may award these grants to community organizations and health care and social service providers.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Maxine Waters (D) · 179 co-sponsors

in committee · California · House Mar 2, 2021

HR 1472: Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act

Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of a cooperative agreement entered into on December 16, 2009, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Topics ✗ Transportation

in committee · California · Senate Mar 1, 2021

SCONRES 7: A concurrent resolution recognizing the heroism of the United States Capitol personnel and journalists during the insurrectionist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

This concurrent resolution commends the service and professionalism of the U.S. Capitol personnel who ensured Congress was able to continue operating in the wake of the security breach on January 6, 2021, and it expresses appreciation for the members of the news media reporting on the work of Congress despite the risk to their own safety.

Amy Klobuchar (D) · 38 co-sponsors

in committee · California · House Mar 1, 2021

HRES 174: Memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus.

This resolution expresses support for the designation of COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day to memorialize the lives lost to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Greg Stanton (D) · 80 co-sponsors

in committee · California · Senate Mar 1, 2021

S 514: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

in committee · California · Senate Mar 1, 2021

S 510: Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021

Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 This bill imposes a tax on the net value of all taxable assets of the taxpayer on the last day of any calendar year (wealth tax). The amount of such tax shall be equal to the sum of 2% of the amount of taxpayer assets exceeding $50 million but not in excess of $1 billion, plus the applicable percentage (3% or 6% if certain legislation is in effect) of the net value of such taxable assets exceeding $1 billion. There is no tax on the net value of taxable assets not in excess of $50 million. The bill defines net value of all taxable assets as the value of all property of the taxpayer, real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever situated reduced by any debts (including secured debts) owed by the taxpayer. The definition excludes property with a value of $50,000 or less, tangible personal property, certain property used in a trade or business, and collectibles. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must audit annually not less than 30% of taxpayers required to pay the tax imposed by this bill. The bill provides funding to the IRS for FY2022-FY2032 for enforcement of the requirements of this bill, taxpayer services, and for business system modernization.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes