Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2021 or the FedRAMP Authorization Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within the General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA must establish a government-wide program that provides the authoritative standardized approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies. Agencies must ensure that their cloud computing services meet GSA requirements. The bill establishes the Joint Authorization Board to conduct security assessments of cloud computing services and issue provisional authorizations to operate to cloud service providers that meet FedRAMP security guidelines. The GSA shall (1) publish a report that includes an assessment of the cost incurred by agencies and cloud service providers related to the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations and provisional authorizations, (2) determine the requirements for certification of independent assessment organizations, and (3) establish the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee.
Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 This bill requires executive agencies to submit information regarding settlement agreements to a public database. Specifically, an agency must submit information regarding any settlement agreement (including a consent decree) entered into by the agency related to an alleged violation of federal law. If an agency determines that information regarding an agreement must remain confidential to protect the public interest, the agency must publish an explanation of why the information is confidential.
This resolution establishes the rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House rules from the 116th Congress. Changes from the rules for the previous Congress include measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The resolution makes the Office of Diversity and Inclusion permanent, revises language in the rules to be gender-inclusive, and continues requirements to protect congressional employees from harassment and discrimination. The resolution also implements measures to protect whistle-blowers and increase congressional transparency. The resolution authorizes necessary amounts for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections. Additionally, the Clerk of the House of Representative must establish a process for House Members to indicate their support for Senate-passed measures that have been received by the House, including maintaining a publicly available list of Members supporting each measure. The chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust an estimate concerning the fiscal impact of legislation to exempt the budgetary effects of measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic or public health consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as measures to prevent, prepare for, or respond to economic, environmental, or public health consequences resulting from climate change. Until the Committee on Oversight and Reform has adopted rules, the chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis may issue subpoenas related to its investigation into political interference in the response to the coronavirus pandemic at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The resolution also reauthorizes specified commissions, offices, and committees, and establishes a Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.
This resolution sets the daily meeting time for the House of Representatives.
This resolution elects designated Members to specified standing committees of the House of Representatives.
This resolution elects designated Members to specified standing committees of the House of Representatives.
This concurrent resolution continues the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, created to make arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States, and it authorizes the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol for the proceedings and ceremonies of the inauguration.
This concurrent resolution provides for the two houses of Congress to meet on January 6, 2021, to count the electoral votes and declare the persons elected President and Vice President of the United States.
This resolution establishes a Senate committee to join with a corresponding House of Representatives committee, which shall notify the President that a quorum of each chamber has assembled.
This resolution sets the daily meeting time of the Senate at noon unless otherwise ordered.
This resolution informs the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
This resolution authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint a committee, joined with a corresponding Senate committee, which shall notify the President that a quorum of each chamber has assembled.
