New Jersey Congressional Bills

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2230: DEJOY Act

Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act or the DEJOY Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to maintain the service standards for first-class mail that were in effect on January 1, 2021. The Postmaster General proposed in March 2021 a 10-year restructuring plan for the USPS that would lengthen the permissible mail-delivery window.

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) · 38 co-sponsors

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2184: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2021

End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2021 This bill limits or repeals certain fossil fuel oil and gas subsidies for oil companies. Specifically, it increases to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures; repeals the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery; repeals the tax deduction for the intangible drilling and development costs of oil and gas wells; repeals percentage depletion; repeals the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses; repeals the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and gas property; denies the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities for oil and gas activities; prohibits the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies; limits the foreign tax credit for dual capacity taxpayers (i.e., taxpayers who are subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and receive specific economic benefits from such country or possession); and expands the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes ✓ Energy

Earl Blumenauer (D) · 45 co-sponsors

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2248: Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021

Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2021 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices). The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools. It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2261: Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act

Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Colonel Young Oak Kim, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism.

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2214: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act This bill addresses the overpayment of retired or retainer pay to a joint account (bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary) during the month of the death of a retired member of the armed forces. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to forgive or offset the overpayment if the decedent was enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). In the case of an offset, each of the first 12 SBP annuity payments after the death of the retired service member must be reduced by one-twelfth of the overpayment. If the decedent was not enrolled in the SBP, DOD is authorized to forgive the overpayment.

Topics ✓ Veterans

John Garamendi (D) · 44 co-sponsors

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2252: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After the award the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Bobby L. Rush (D) · 290 co-sponsors

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 26, 2021

HR 2246: No Honor for Treason Act

No Honor for Treason Act This bill prohibits the provision of military honors at the funeral or burial of any person who has been convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the U.S. Capitol buildings and grounds.

in committee · New Jersey · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SRES 142: A resolution recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights and welcoming the visit of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the United States.

This resolution welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the United States. It also reaffirms the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance for maintaining peace and stability and fostering a free and open Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

in committee · New Jersey · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SRES 141: A resolution recognizing the critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirming the responsibility of the Federal Government to ensure such water access.

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that access to reliable and clean drinking water is critically important to the health and welfare of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Further, the resolution calls upon the federal government to provide water access to tribal members and communities.

in committee · New Jersey · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SRES 140: A resolution condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.

This resolution condemns the acts of gun violence that led to the tragic loss of eight lives in Georgia on March 16, 2021.

passed · New Jersey · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SRES 34: A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.

This resolution congratulates the people of Greece as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of Greece's independence. The resolution also expresses support for the principles of democratic governance to which the people of Greece are committed.

Robert Menendez (D) · 51 co-sponsors

in committee · New Jersey · House Mar 25, 2021

HRES 245: Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.

This resolution declares that decreasing the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in Africa is in the national interest of the United States, commends the work of Africa's frontline health workers, and calls on the United States and the international community to support African countries' responses to the pandemic.

Karen Bass (D) · 37 co-sponsors

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