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in committee · South Carolina · House May 18, 2021

HR 1518: 21st Century NICS Act

21st Century NICS Act This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it permits the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeModifies background checks to include National Data Exchange, enhancing firearm safety and law enforcement procedures within criminal justice system.90% confidence
Tom Rice (R) · 49 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 17, 2021

HCONRES 34: Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill explicitly opposes a carbon tax, a proposed tax measure, aligning with 'oppose' stance by preventing new tax implementation.95% confidence ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill explicitly opposes carbon tax, a key climate/energy policy that would advance clean energy transition, directly contradicting renewable energy promotion indicators.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill explicitly opposes carbon tax, a key environmental policy tool, indicating stance against strengthening climate regulations.95% confidence
Steve Scalise (R) · 51 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 17, 2021

HR 3266: Jump-Start the Economy with Jobs Act

Jump-Start the Economy with Jobs Act This bill requires each state that offers pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation (PEUC) to condition benefit eligibility for a long-term unemployed individual on an employer's confirmation that work is unavailable for the unemployed individual. Specifically, each state unemployment agency must request confirmation from the unemployed individual's most recent employer that the individual's position is not available at the time of the request. Unless the employer provides this confirmation, the state must terminate the individual's PUA or PEUC. The bill's provisions apply only to long-term unemployed individuals who have received PUA or PEUC for more than 30 weeks of unemployment.
Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentRequires employer confirmation for unemployment benefits, restricting eligibility and limiting access to support during job loss.90% confidence
Dan Bishop (R) · 18 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 17, 2021

HR 3265: Middle Class Savings Act

Middle Class Savings Act This bill modifies the tax brackets that apply to taxes on capital gains. The bill aligns the thresholds with the brackets for the regular income tax rates enacted in P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill aligns capital gains tax brackets with TCJA's lower income tax rates, providing tax relief through reduced capital gains taxation.90% confidence
Andy Barr (R) · 12 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 17, 2021

HR 3268: Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021

Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021 This bill requires additional documentation for individuals seeking pandemic unemployment assistance, requires state unemployment agencies to use designated fraud prevention tools, and otherwise addresses pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
Kevin Brady (R) · 42 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 14, 2021

HRES 397: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Critical Race Theory serves as a prejudicial ideological tool, rather than an educational tool, and should not be taught in K-12 classrooms as a way to teach students to judge individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity, and national origin.

This resolution calls on the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Education and state attorneys general to assist elementary and secondary schools in complying with existing civil rights laws and investigate and enforce such laws. In addition, the resolution condemns the practice of requiring teachers to receive education in critical race theory as a condition of certification.
Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationBill explicitly prohibits teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 classrooms and condemns it as a 'prejudicial tool,' restricting curriculum content per education topic indicators.95% confidence
Burgess Owens (R) · 48 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 14, 2021

HR 3236: AMIGOS Act

American Medical Investment Generating Overseas Security Act or the AMIGOS Act This bill prohibits the President from taking action to support the waiver of certain intellectual property obligations owed by members of the World Trade Organization in relation to the prevention, containment, mitigation, or treatment of COVID-19. The bill also establishes prioritization for allocating excess COVID-19 vaccines to other countries, and it requires that such vaccines be marked as assistance from the American people or the United States and include a depiction of the U.S. flag (if appropriate).
Maria Elvira Salazar (R) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 14, 2021

HR 3256: Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act This bill prohibits making federal funds available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on federal funds given to the institute over the past 15 years. The report must list any such funds that the institute provided to the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliates of these entities.
Scott Perry (R) · 36 co-sponsors
in committee · South Carolina · House May 14, 2021

HR 3191: COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.
Mike Gallagher (R) · 24 co-sponsors
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