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in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 875: United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2021

United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2021 This bill prohibits giving assistance, such as various types of economic support or military training, to countries that opposed U.S. positions on more than 50% of the recorded votes in the most recent United Nations session. A country may be exempted if there has been a fundamental change in the country's leadership and policies and the Department of State determines that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position. The President may also exempt a country for U.S. national security interests.
Louie Gohmert (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 896: Dr. Li Wenliang Congressional Gold Medal Act

Dr. Li Wenliang Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs Congress to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a gold medal in commemoration of Dr. Li Wenliang's efforts to save lives by drawing awareness to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and his call for transparency in China.
Chip Roy (R) · 12 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 864: No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2021

No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2021 This bill prohibits an individual from collecting Social Security benefits based on wages and income earned for services illegally performed in the United States while the individual was an alien.
Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationDenies Social Security benefits to undocumented workers, restricting access to federal benefits per bill's explicit prohibition.95% confidence
Mo Brooks (R) · 25 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 885: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act This bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for qualified personal protective equipment expenses, up to $25,000 in a taxable year. The entities eligible for such credit include farms, veterans organizations, and tribal business concerns. The bill defines qualified personal protective equipment expenses to include the cost of equipment for reducing the risk of coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission, including gloves, medical masks and protective gear, and cleaning supplies.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credit for small business PPE expenses, reducing taxable income. Aligns with tax relief for middle/lower income entities per indicators.95% confidence
Brenda L. Lawrence (D) · 24 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 894: No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act

No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act This bill denies a tax exclusion for the interest on bonds issued by sanctuary jurisdictions. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a governmental entity that has a statute in effect that restricts cooperation with the federal government regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual or that prohibits compliance with a request by the Department of Homeland Security with a detainer for, or notification about the release of, an individual.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill denies tax exclusion for sanctuary city bonds, restricting tax breaks and limiting fiscal benefits for jurisdictions with immigration policies.90% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationDenies tax benefits to jurisdictions restricting federal immigration cooperation, penalizing sanctuary policies and mandating enforcement alignment with DHS detainers.95% confidence
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R) · 21 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 889: Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act This bill allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for cash contributions to tax-exempt scholarship-granting organizations for elementary and secondary education expenses. It imposes a cap of $5 billion on the amount of contributions that qualify for a tax credit. The bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and scholarship-granting organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credits for education donations, reducing taxable income and aligning with tax relief indicators.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides tax credits for K-12 scholarships, expanding educational access and funding options through private school choice, aligning with support indicators.90% confidence
Burgess Owens (R) · 51 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 890: GYMS Act of 2021

Gym Mitigation and Survival Act of 2021 or the GYMS Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program to provide economic support to eligible fitness facilities in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to make initial and supplemental grants to privately owned fitness facilities that primarily provide health or fitness services and that do not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities. The total amount of grant funds for a recipient may not exceed $25 million, and the recipient must use these funds for payroll costs, rent or mortgage obligations, and other ordinary and necessary business expenses.
Mike Quigley (D) · 164 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 801: Expanding Medical Education Act

Expanding Medical Education Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to establish or expand medical schools. In awarding these grants, HRSA must prioritize minority-serving institutions or those that propose to establish or expand schools in medically underserved communities or areas with shortages of health professionals where no such schools exist.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill authorizes HRSA grants for medical schools at higher education institutions, prioritizing minority-serving and underserved areas, directly funding and expanding higher education access.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill funds medical education expansion to address health professional shortages in underserved areas, directly strengthening healthcare workforce capacity.95% confidence
Jim Costa (D) · 14 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 851: FAAN Act

Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to nursing schools to increase capacity to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics and otherwise enhance nursing education programs. In awarding these grants, HRSA shall prioritize historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, schools that are located in medically underserved communities, and schools in areas with shortages of health professionals.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes HRSA grants to nursing schools for program enhancement, prioritizes HBCUs/MSIs, directly funds higher education capacity expansion and access.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes HRSA grants to nursing schools for pandemic response and underserved areas, enhancing healthcare workforce capacity and public health programs.95% confidence
Lauren Underwood (D) · 44 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 792: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2021

Barriers to Suicide Act of 20 21 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers. DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates DOT to install suicide deterrents on bridges via grants, enhancing transportation infrastructure safety and directly engaging transportation infrastructure (bridges) as a safety focus area.95% confidence
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D) · 36 co-sponsors
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