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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4186" measure-id="id117hr4186" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-06-25" update-date="2022-02-02">
        <title>Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021</title>
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            <action-date>2021-06-25</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes new requirements for federal contracts, including Department of Defense contracts, with respect to issues of labor, environmental sustainability, taxes, and private equity firms.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract unless the offeror, among other requirements</p> <ul> <li> pays employees wages that meet certain minimums;</li> <li> agrees to sign a neutrality agreement with respect to efforts to form a labor organization and an agreement not to hire replacement workers in any strike;</li> <li>submits to the agency an actionable plan to address natural disasters and health crises, including policies and plans for paid family and medical leave and for whistleblower protections; and</li> <li>submits to the agency an actionable plan to recruit and promote people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and veterans.</li> </ul> <p>The bill sets forth additional provisions to assure that the offeror meets specified requirements with respect to the payment of environmental penalties, federal income tax liability and financial performance, and a controlling private equity firm meeting certain labor and environmental requirements.</p> <p>The bill establishes specified contract preferences (e.g., in favor of an offeror that does not outsource jobs outside the United States and that has a collective bargaining agreement with employees).</p> ]]></summary-text>
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