Landis

Mr. Hanforth, with thanks to Mr. Cotton, and others, introduces

This Act may be cited as the “Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act”. 

(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by any member of the Chinese Communist Party or any foreign person acting for or on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.

Mr. Hanforth, with thanks to Mr. Cotton, introduces

This Act may be cited as the “Stop CRT Act”.

In this Act:

(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).

(3) PROMOTE.—The term “promote”, when used with respect to a race-based theory, means—

(A) to include race-based theories or materials that advocate such theories in curricula, reading lists, seminars, workshops, trainings, or other educational or professional settings in a manner that could reasonably give rise to the appearance of official sponsorship, approval, or endorsement;

(B) to contract with, hire, or otherwise engage speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons for the purpose of advocating such theories; and

(C) to compel students to profess a belief in such theories.

(4) RACE-BASED THEORY.—The term “race-based theory” means a theory that—

(A) any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race;

(B) the United States is a fundamentally racist country;

(C) the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States is a fundamentally racist document;

(D) an individual's moral worth is determined by the race of the individual;

(E) an individual, by virtue of the race of the individual, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; or

(F) an individual, because of the race of the individual, bears responsibility for the actions committed by members of the race of the individual.

SEC. 3. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Executive Order 13950 (85 Fed. Reg. 60683; relating to combating race and sex stereotyping) shall have the force and effect of law, except that the executive order shall not apply to elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education.

(a) Prohibition On Award Of Funds To Certain Elementary And Secondary Schools.—No Federal funds received by a State or a local educational agency may be allocated to an elementary school or secondary school that promotes race-based theories or compels teachers or students to affirm, adhere to, adopt, or profess beliefs contrary to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).

(b) Prohibition On Award Of Funds To Certain Institutions Of Higher Education.—No Federal funds may be awarded to an institution of higher education if such institution compels teachers or students to affirm, adhere to, adopt, or profess race-based theories or beliefs contrary to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).

This Act may be cited as the “Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act”.

Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(a) Prohibition.—The Secretary shall not provide any assistance under this title to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion.

“(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an abortion where—

“(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or

“(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.

“(c) Hospitals.—Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period of assistance described in subsection (a), provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection (b)).

“(d) Annual Report.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, and annually thereafter, for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing—

“(1) a list of each entity receiving a grant under this title;

“(2) for each such entity performing abortions under the exceptions described in subsection (b)—

“(A) the total number of such abortions;

“(B) the number of such abortions where the pregnancy is the result of rape;

Mr. Hanforth, with thanks to Mr. Cornyn, and others, introduces

This Act may be cited as the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2021”.

(a) In General.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the following:

“§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms

“(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof to the contrary—

“(1) an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document and a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the individual to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any State other than the State of residence of the individual that—

“(A) has a statute that allows residents of the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or

“(B) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes; and

“(2) an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document and is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in the State in which the individual resides otherwise than as described in paragraph (1), may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any State other than the State of residence of the individual that—

“(A) has a statute that allows residents of the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or

“(B) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes.

“(b) Conditions And Limitations.—The possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a State under this section shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations, except as to eligibility to possess or carry, imposed by or under Federal or State law or the law of a political subdivision of a State, that apply to the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the State or political subdivision to do so, or not prohibited by the State from doing so.

“(c) Unrestricted License Or Permit.—In a State that allows the issuing authority for licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms to impose restrictions on the carrying of firearms by individual holders of such licenses or permits, an individual carrying a concealed handgun under this section shall be permitted to carry a concealed handgun according to the same terms authorized by an unrestricted license of or permit issued to a resident of the State.

“(d) Rule Of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt any provision of State law with respect to the issuance of licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms.”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following:

(c) Severability.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this Act and amendments made by this Act and the application of such provision or amendment to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

PES: Allows for individuals not prohibited via Federal law, who is carrying a valid, non-expired form go Government I.D., as well as a permit from a state that allows for concealed carry, may use that permit and carry a weapon in states other than their own state of residence.

Mr. FITZGERALD of Texas & Mr. HANFORTH of Florida, with thanks to Mr. Hawley, and others, introduces the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

This Act may be cited as the “Protect Election Integrity Act of 2021”.

(a) In General.—

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

“(a) In General.—A State is not eligible to receive funds under this Act unless the State meets the following requirements with respect to each election held on or after January 1, 2021.

“(1) COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTS.—The State has in effect a law that prohibits an individual from the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person, other than an individual described as follows:

“(A) An election official while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(B) An employee of the United States Postal Service while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(C) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(D) A family member, household member, or caregiver of the person to whom the ballot was mailed.

“(2) OBSERVATION.—The State has in effect a law that permits the observation of polling places or counting of ballots, at any site where voting or ballot counting is occurring, by at least 2 appointed campaign representatives per campaign.

“(3) RECORD.—The State has in effect a law requiring that mail-in or absentee ballots be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt, with no results to be disclosed until after the closure of polling places on the date of the election.

“(4) BALLOT COUNTING.—The State has in effect a law providing that after the closure of polling places on the date of the election, ballot counting begins and does not stop, for any reason except imminent emergency, until all ballots are counted.

“(5) SURVEILLANCE.—The State has in effect a law that provides for round-the-clock video surveillance monitoring of absentee ballot drop boxes, with unedited footage to be made available upon request to members of the public at no charge.

“(6) REPORT.—The State has in effect a law that each supervisor of elections must post a report on the official website of such supervisor at least 3 months before a general election for Federal office which outlines preparations for the upcoming general election. Each report under this paragraph must include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

“(A) The anticipated staffing levels during the early voting period, on election day, and after election day.

“(B) The anticipated amount of automatic tabulating equipment at each early voting site and polling place.

“(7) CERTIFICATION.—The State has in effect a law providing that following the certification of the election, the municipal entity responsible for certifying the election shall conduct a manual audit or an automated, independent audit of the voting systems used in randomly selected precincts. The resulting report must be made available to the public within 15 days after completion of the audit.

“(8) VOTER IDENTIFICATION.The State has in effect a law that each voter seeking to cast a ballot in a federal election must show an acceptable for of an Identification Card form.

“(b) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:

“(1) APPOINTED CAMPAIGN REPRESENTATIVE.—The term ‘appointed campaign representative’ means, with respect to the official campaign of a candidate appearing on a ballot, an individual authorized to observe voting procedures or the counting of ballots by the campaign, but not the candidate himself or herself. A political committee formed for the specific purpose of expressly advocating the passage or defeat of an issue on the ballot may also authorize appointed campaign representatives. 

“(2) CAREGIVER.—The term ‘caregiver’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to such person in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home.

“(3) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘family member’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who is related to such person by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship.

“(4) HOUSEHOLD MEMBER.—The term ‘household member’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who resides at the same residence as such person.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the following new item:

(b) Prohibition On Ballot Harvesting In Federal Elections.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“§ 612. Prohibition on ballot harvesting in Federal elections

“(a) In General.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly collect and transmit a ballot in an election for Federal office that was mailed to another person, other than an individual described as follows:

“(1) An election official while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(2) An employee of the United States Postal Service while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(3) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official duties as authorized by law.

“(4) A family member, household member, or caregiver of the person to whom the ballot was mailed.”.

“(b) Penalty.—Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each ballot collected and transmitted in violation of such subsection, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

“(c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:

“(1) CAREGIVER.—The term ‘caregiver’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to such person in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home.

“(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘family member’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who is related to such person by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship.

“(3) HOUSEHOLD MEMBER.—The term ‘household member’ means, with respect to a person, an individual who resides at the same residence as such person. 

“(d) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held after January 1, 2021.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

PES: This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections.

Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to

• prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions;
• permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign;
• require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day;
• require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day;
• install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes;
• require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and
• require an audit of municipal voting systems.
• require voter ID

Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.