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Responsible Legislating Act

USA118th CongressHR-5673| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Committees (23)
• Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Ethics Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Budget Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Responsible Legislating Act This bill establishes or modifies various federal programs, including programs to increase participation in tax-exempt retirement plans, assist members of the Armed Forces, and increase penalties for human trafficking. Among other provisions, the bill extends through FY2024 livestock mandatory reporting requirements under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999; provides for apprenticeship training for members of the Armed Forces; makes various changes to tax-exempt pension plan provisions, including expanding automatic enrollment, increasing the tax credit for retirement savings contributions, and increasing the age for mandatory minimum distributions; establishes a Boots to Business Program to assist current and former members of the Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard and Reserves, interested in business ownership; increases criminal penalties for human trafficking and coercion and enticement in school zones; establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture; requires a report on increasing foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production; and directs the Federal Maritime Commission, through a federally-funded research and development center, to evaluate the effect of foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest U.S. container ports on U.S. economic security. The bill appropriates funds in FY2024 for programs or divisions of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, Rules, Ethics, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • September 22, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, Rules, Ethics, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Labor and Employment

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAppropriationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Child safety and welfareComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of LaborDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHistorical and cultural resourcesHouse of RepresentativesHuman traffickingIncome tax creditsIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLaw enforcement officersLife, casualty, property insuranceLivestockManufacturingMilitary personnel and dependentsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNavigation, waterways, harborsOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Sales and excise taxesSecuritiesSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. and foreign investmentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earnings

Responsible Legislating Act

USA118th CongressHR-5673| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Responsible Legislating Act This bill establishes or modifies various federal programs, including programs to increase participation in tax-exempt retirement plans, assist members of the Armed Forces, and increase penalties for human trafficking. Among other provisions, the bill extends through FY2024 livestock mandatory reporting requirements under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999; provides for apprenticeship training for members of the Armed Forces; makes various changes to tax-exempt pension plan provisions, including expanding automatic enrollment, increasing the tax credit for retirement savings contributions, and increasing the age for mandatory minimum distributions; establishes a Boots to Business Program to assist current and former members of the Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard and Reserves, interested in business ownership; increases criminal penalties for human trafficking and coercion and enticement in school zones; establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture; requires a report on increasing foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production; and directs the Federal Maritime Commission, through a federally-funded research and development center, to evaluate the effect of foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest U.S. container ports on U.S. economic security. The bill appropriates funds in FY2024 for programs or divisions of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, Rules, Ethics, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • September 22, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, Rules, Ethics, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Committees (23)
• Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Ethics Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Budget Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAppropriationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Child safety and welfareComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of LaborDepartment of StateDepartment of the TreasuryDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHistorical and cultural resourcesHouse of RepresentativesHuman traffickingIncome tax creditsIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLaw enforcement officersLife, casualty, property insuranceLivestockManufacturingMilitary personnel and dependentsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNavigation, waterways, harborsOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Sales and excise taxesSecuritiesSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. and foreign investmentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earnings