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in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HRES 1015: Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.

This resolution supports the preservation of the stepped-up basis tax rule that allows recipients of inherited assets such as land, equipment, or buildings to adjust the cost basis of the assets to reflect their fair market value. The resolution opposes any efforts to impose new taxes on family farms or small businesses and recognizes the importance of generational transfers of farm and family-owned businesses.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly opposes new taxes on family farms/small businesses and preserves stepped-up basis tax rule, directly protecting existing tax treatment per Budget & Taxes topic.90% confidence
Tracey Mann (R) · 82 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · Senate Mar 30, 2022

S 2675: Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) · 30 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7294: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Pregnant Students' Rights Act This bill requires a public institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to provide information to admitted and enrolled students on the rights and resources for students who are pregnant or may become pregnant. These rights and resources must exclude abortion services. Additionally, the IHE must establish a protocol to meet with students who believe they were discriminated against based on pregnancy. The IHE must also provide pregnancy-related questions to enrolled students and annually submit compiled responses to the Department of Education.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires higher education institutions to provide pregnancy-related resources and prevent discrimination, enhancing educational access and equity for pregnant students in higher education.90% confidence
Ashley Hinson (R) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7285: Unleashing American Energy Act

Unleashing American Energy Act This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands. Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region. In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyMandates minimum oil/gas lease sales on OCS, prioritizing fossil fuel development. Explicitly limits delays for fossil fuel projects with no renewable energy provisions.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentMandates increased oil/gas leasing on OCS, prioritizing fossil fuel development over environmental protections and conservation requirements.95% confidence
Jerry L. Carl (R) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7306: Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act

Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act This bill modifies requirements for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, including by specifying that the program must be updated on a five-year basis and setting a minimum number of annual lease sales for the program.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill mandates increased offshore oil/gas leasing, favoring fossil fuels over renewables, opposing clean energy transition90% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill mandates increased offshore oil/gas leasing, prioritizing fossil fuel extraction over environmental protection and conservation goals.85% confidence
Beth Van Duyne (R) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7304: Restore Onshore Energy Production Act

Restore Onshore Energy Production Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to immediately resume sales of oil and gas leases in accordance with applicable onshore mineral leasing laws and specifies a minimum number of sales that Interior must conduct in each state where there is land available for oil and gas leasing. The bill also prohibits the President from taking actions to cancel, delay, or otherwise impede federal processes related to energy mineral leasing without congressional approval.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill mandates resumed oil/gas leasing, requires minimum sales, and blocks delays to fossil fuel development, opposing renewable energy policies by prioritizing fossil fuels.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill mandates increased oil/gas leasing, directly opposing environmental protections by prioritizing fossil fuel production over conservation and pollution control.90% confidence
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R) · 24 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7293: Energy Permitting Certainty Act

Energy Permitting Certainty Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill streamlines oil/gas drilling permits, favoring fossil fuels over renewable energy development by expediting fossil fuel projects.92% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentStreamlines oil/gas drilling permits by bypassing civil actions, reducing legal barriers to fossil fuel development and weakening environmental review processes.92% confidence
Yvette Herrell (R) · 24 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7298: Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act

Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to take certain actions related to parcels of land that have been nominated for future sales of onshore oil and gas leases and related drilling permits. Specifically, Interior must (1) report to Congress about the status of the parcels, (2) publish on its website information concerning expressions of interest in nominated parcels and drilling permits, and (3) issue certain pending applications for drilling permits within 30 days.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill facilitates oil/gas leasing and permits, promoting fossil fuel development over renewable energy, directly opposing clean energy policy goals.90% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentFacilitates oil/gas leasing and drilling permits, increasing fossil fuel extraction which conflicts with environmental protection goals.90% confidence
Blake D. Moore (R) · 23 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7292: Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct certain sales of oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf by a specified deadline.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill mandates oil/gas lease sales on Outer Continental Shelf, promoting fossil fuel development over renewable energy policies.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRequires oil/gas lease sales on OCS, enabling fossil fuel extraction without environmental safeguards, prioritizing industry over conservation90% confidence
Garret Graves (R) · 21 co-sponsors
in committee · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7267: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022

Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters). Specifically, the bill requires flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft; the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes; the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates FAA safety training and reporting for aircraft smoke/fume incidents, directly enhancing aviation safety within transportation sector95% confidence
John Garamendi (D) · 21 co-sponsors
passed · Washington · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.
Richard E. Neal (D) · 103 co-sponsors
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