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117-s-5354 117 s 5354 One Health Security Act Health 2022-12-22 2022-12-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 0 One Health Security Act This bill establishes an interagency policy council that is focused on matters pertaining to One Health and national security. One Health refers to a multisectoral and transdisciplinary approach for achieving optimal health outcomes for people, domestic and wild animals, plants, and their shared environments and ecosystems. Specifically, the council must advise the President about, develop a strategy for, and generally coordinate federal activities related to One Health Security (i.e., the operational and functional security of the United States against naturally occurring, accidental, and deliberate biological threats, including identified threats, criminal acts, terrorist acts, supply chain failure and system failure, cyberattacks, or other relevant threats affecting One Health and national security). 2023-08-30T00:15:22Z  
117-s-5355 117 s 5355 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Emergency Management 2022-12-22 2022-12-22 Under the order of 12/22/22, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 22 - 73. Record Vote Number: 407. Senate Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] FL R S001217 1 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for programs and activities to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and flooding. 2023-08-24T20:45:21Z  
117-s-5356 117 s 5356 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2022 Labor and Employment 2022-12-22 2022-12-22 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 2 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements governing (1) investigations of mine accidents, (2) miners' rights and protections (e.g., whistle-blower rights and protections), (3) mine health and safety standards, (4) underground coal mines, and (5) health and safety training for miners. The Department of Labor, when investigating coal or other mines, must (1) determine why an accident occurred and whether there were violations of law, mandatory health and safety standards, or other requirements; and (2) make recommendations to avoid a recurrence of an accident. The bill expands Labor's enforcement authority, including by requiring Labor to (1) revoke the approval of mine operators' plans or programs based on certain criteria, and (2) order mine operators to withdraw all persons from a mine until Labor approves a new plan. The bill revises civil and criminal penalties, including by subjecting a mine operator who knowingly violates health or safety standards to a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $1 million fine. Underground coal mine operators must implement a communication program to brief miners of current mine conditions and install atmospheric monitoring systems. The bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand its coverage to government employees and increase civil and criminal penalties for violations of the act. The bill also expands whistle-blower rights and protections against retaliation under the act, establishes employee rights with respect to work-related bodily injuries or death, and establishes procedures for correcting serious, willful, or repeated violations of occupational safety and health standards. 2023-08-29T20:00:26Z  
117-s-5357 117 s 5357 A bill to provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism, and for other purposes. Law 2022-12-22 2022-12-23 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 5 Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act This bill establishes a mechanism for compensating certain victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must establish a fund to compensate qualifying victims of the bombing (generally, former employees of Pan American who were part of an earlier lawsuit seeking compensation from Libya for the bombing). The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission must establish a process for claimants to apply for compensation from the fund. 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z  
117-s-5330 117 s 5330 Stateless Protection Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 0 Stateless Protection Act of 2022 This bill provides protections for stateless persons (a person who is not considered a national of any state by that state's law). For example, the bill establishes stateless protected status, which shall provide protections against deportation and other benefits to certain stateless persons present in the United States who meet certain criteria. 2023-08-29T17:00:30Z  
117-s-5331 117 s 5331 Campaign Finance Transparency Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 0 Campaign Finance Transparency Act This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to (1) modify the process for the FEC to initiate an investigation, (2) extend permanently the FEC's administrative penalty authority, and (3) provide statutory authority for limitations on ex parte communications as applied to FEC members and employees. 2023-08-23T16:00:27Z  
117-s-5332 117 s 5332 Election Security Act of 2022 Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 0 Election Security Act of 2022 This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots. Among other provisions, the bill (1) establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) directs the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to states for specified activities, including replacing voting systems and improving the security of the systems; and (3) requires states and jurisdictions to carry out postelection audits for all federal elections. 2023-03-31T13:45:15Z  
117-s-5333 117 s 5333 Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022 Labor and Employment 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] IN R B001310 0 Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022 This bill allows employers to submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) evidence that a competency-based skills test or other employment selection process is consistent with lawful employment practices. The EEOC must review each submission and determine whether the procedure is job-related and consistent with a business necessity, or provide technical assistance to the employer about potential changes that would allow the EEOC to make such a determination. Such a determination may be used by the employer to satisfy the burden of proof under the disparate impact analysis with respect to a claim of an unlawful discrimination. 2023-08-28T21:08:06Z  
117-s-5334 117 s 5334 FACE IT Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 0 Facial, Accountability, Clarity, and Efficiency in Technology Act or the FACE IT Act This bill establishes requirements with respect to the federal use of facial recognition technology. For example, the National Institute for Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security must develop minimum accuracy requirements specific to each federal agency for use in cases of facial recognition technology in the government. 2023-08-04T16:30:22Z  
117-s-5335 117 s 5335 Redistricting Reform Act of 2022 Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 0 Redistricting Reform Act of 2022 This bill outlines criteria for congressional redistricting and generally prohibits mid-decade redistricting. 2023-03-31T10:45:20Z  
117-s-5336 117 s 5336 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] CO D B001267 1 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 research, health care provider education, and other activities focused on preventing and treating preterm birth. 2023-08-28T22:15:20Z  
117-s-5337 117 s 5337 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for supportive services for very low-income veteran families to include former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 0 This bill makes eligible under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program former members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who have retired or separated from service after serving a term of enlistment. This includes families in which the head of household or spouse of the head of household is a former member of a reserve component who has retired or separated from service after serving a term of enlistment. 2023-08-28T22:15:20Z  
117-s-5338 117 s 5338 Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2022 Energy 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] MD D V000128 0 Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2022 This bill addresses the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a program that caps the emissions of carbon dioxide and auctions carbon permits to producers or importers of crude oil, domestic or foreign coal operations, or certain natural gas entities. The bill also establishes the Healthy Climate Trust Fund for the proceeds of the auctions to be distributed as dividend payments to U.S. individuals. 2023-09-11T21:30:21Z  
117-s-5339 117 s 5339 Platform Accountability and Transparency Act Science, Technology, Communications 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 3 Platform Accountability and Transparency Act This bill increases access to the data of large technology platforms (i.e., platforms with at least 50 million unique monthly users in the United States) in order to facilitate research concerning activities on those platforms, particularly by requiring platforms to disclose data to researchers who participate in a research program jointly established by the National Science Foundation and the Federal Trade Commission. 2023-08-24T20:30:26Z  
117-s-5340 117 s 5340 Stablecoin TRUST Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 0 Stablecoin Transparency of Reserves and Uniform Safe Transactions Act of 2022 or the Stablecoin TRUST Act of 2022 This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must directly convert to fiat currency). Specifically, the bill only allows the following entities to issue stablecoins a money transmitting business, a non-depository trust company, or any other person that is authorized by a state banking supervisor to issue payment stablecoins; a national limited payment stablecoin issuer; a depository institution; or a national trust bank. 2023-08-29T15:45:29Z  
117-s-5341 117 s 5341 Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 6 Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 2022 This bill reduces the number of Federal Reserve districts from 12 to 5, requires Senate confirmation for Federal Reserve bank presidents, and makes other changes to the operation of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. 2023-09-14T20:15:24Z  
117-s-5342 117 s 5342 Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S9780-9781) Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 3 Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements for the sale by the Department of Housing and Urban Development of non-performing single-family residential mortgages that are insured under the National Housing Act. 2023-09-01T19:00:26Z  
117-s-5343 117 s 5343 Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022 Transportation and Public Works 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 1 Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022 This bill revises provisions related to passenger vessel security and safety. The bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints, (2) determine whether any of the enumerated rights in the international cruise line passenger bill of rights (adopted by the members of the Cruise Lines International Association) are enforceable under federal law, and (3) establish an advisory committee for passenger vessel consumer protection. Vessel owners must ensure that a vessel is staffed with sea marshals and medical staff. DOT must designate a director of victim support services, establish a 24-hour telephone number for crime victims, develop a written summary of rights for crime victims, maintain a statistical compilation of reported incidents, and study the feasibility of having an individual on board each vessel to provide victim support and related services. The Department of Homeland Security may withhold or revoke the clearance of, and the Coast Guard may deny entry into the United States to, any vessel owner who commits an act or omission for which a penalty is imposed under this bill or fails to pay the penalty. 2023-11-19T15:36:22Z  
117-s-5344 117 s 5344 SUCCESS Act Commerce 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Senate Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] IN R Y000064 2 Solving the Unnecessary Contracting Cliff for Enterprises to Scale Successfully Act or the SUCCESS Act This bill establishes a pilot program that permits certain commercial construction and engineering services enterprises to maintain eligibility for certain small business contracts during a transitional period after they otherwise exceed the applicable small business size standards for such contracts. 2023-04-11T12:45:15Z  
117-s-5345 117 s 5345 Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 0 Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2022 This bill specifies that consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution are not funds obtained through a deposit broker. In general, current law prohibits an insured depository institution that is not well capitalized from accepting for deposit funds obtained through a deposit broker. 2023-11-19T12:06:13Z  
117-s-5346 117 s 5346 Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 0 Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2022 This bill excludes affiliates and subsidiaries of an insured depository institution from certain limitations applicable to brokered deposits. (Brokered deposits are a type of deposit accepted by an institution from a third-party deposit broker for investment purposes. Institutions that accept brokered deposits are subject to additional regulatory requirements, including those related to liquidity.) The bill also expands the definition of an employee of an insured depository institution, thereby exempting these individuals from treatment as a deposit broker. Specifically, the bill includes as an employee (1) an individual who receives compensation in any form from an insured depository institution or from an affiliate or subsidiary, and (2) a registered representative of a broker or dealer that is an affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution. 2023-11-19T04:17:03Z  
117-s-5347 117 s 5347 Asset Growth Restriction Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 0 Asset Growth Restriction Act of 2022 This bill repeals restrictions related to brokered deposits and provides for asset growth restrictions applicable to insured depository institutions. Brokered deposits are deposits made to an insured institution, such as a bank, through a third-party broker for investment purposes. Currently, only well-capitalized banks are allowed to solicit and accept brokered deposits, while institutions that are adequately capitalized may accept if granted a waiver. Undercapitalized banks are prohibited from accepting these deposits. The bill repeals these brokered deposit restrictions and directs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish limits on growth of average total assets for less than well-capitalized institutions to maintain their safety and soundness. 2023-11-19T21:34:59Z  
117-s-5348 117 s 5348 Protecting Veteran Community Care Act Armed Forces and National Security 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] MT R D000618 1 Protecting Veteran Community Care Act This bill modifies the community care program for veterans, including to expand access to community mental health care providers. 2023-10-20T20:00:21Z  
117-s-5349 117 s 5349 International Competition for American Jobs Act Taxation 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 0 International Competition for American Jobs Act This bill modifies provisions relating to the taxation of foreign entities. Among other provisions, the bill makes permanent the look-thru rule for controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). (A look-thru rule provides that dividends, interest, rents and royalties that one CFC receives or accrues from a related CFC are not treated as foreign personal holding company income); modifies the tax deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income; modifies the base erosion minimum tax (10% minimum tax imposed to prevent corporations operating in the United States from avoiding tax liability by shifting profits out of the United States); modifies tax rules allocating certain tax deductions for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation; restores the limitation on the attribution of stock ownership for purposes of applying constructive ownership rules; and includes specified amounts in the gross income of CFC shareholders. 2023-05-10T03:45:22Z  
117-s-5350 117 s 5350 Transit Ban Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] OK R L000575 0 Transit Ban Act of 2022 This bill bars non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from receiving asylum if they traveled through at least one other country to arrive at or enter the United States through the U.S.-Mexico border, with certain exceptions, such as if the individual is a victim of a severe form of human trafficking. 2023-09-14T19:30:28Z  
117-s-5351 117 s 5351 Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act Science, Technology, Communications 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 0 Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act This bill makes an entity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make or inform decisions liable for violations of civil rights laws caused by those decisions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the entity made the decision without using AI. Additionally, the bill establishes a temporary program within the National Institute of Technology and Standards to evaluate AI systems for bias and discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, and other protected characteristics and assist in mitigating those effects. The program terminates on December 31, 2028. 2023-08-29T17:30:32Z  
117-s-5352 117 s 5352 Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act of 2022 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 0 Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to report to Congress on the state of economic integration between the United States and China. 2023-08-23T16:15:18Z  
117-s-5353 117 s 5353 Refugee Protection Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 0 Refugee Protection Act of 2022 This bill modifies provisions related to asylum seekers and addresses related issues. For example, the bill (1) eliminates the statutory time limit for applying for asylum (currently one year after arriving in the United States), (2) establishes stateless protected status for individuals who are not considered a national by any country under that country’s law, and (3) requires the goal for refugee admissions for any given fiscal year to be no fewer than 125,000. 2023-09-15T12:32:00Z  
117-s-5302 117 s 5302 Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2022 Taxation 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] KY R P000603 1 Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2022 This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs). Specifically, the bill increases the annual limitation on tax-deductible contributions to HSAs by plan participants and their employers; eliminates the requirement that an HSA participant must be enrolled in a high deductible health plan as a condition of eligibility; allows payments from HSAs for health insurance premiums and primary care service arrangements; allows payment of medical expenses incurred prior to the establishment of an HSA and correction of administrative errors prior to the due date of an applicable tax return; allows a tax-free rollover of amounts in an HSA, upon the death of an account holder, to the account holder's child, parent, or grandparent; allows payments from HSAs for vitamins, dietary supplements, gym membership, and wearable fitness trackers; and extends bankruptcy protections to HSAs on the same basis as tax-preferred retirement plans. 2023-03-08T18:29:08Z  
117-s-5303 117 s 5303 Health Marketplace for All Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] KY R P000603 0 Health Marketplace for All Act of 2022 This bill permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form health marketplace pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, health marketplace pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis. Health marketplace pools are not considered joint employers for the purpose of other federal labor or employment laws. 2023-08-28T18:15:24Z  
117-s-5304 117 s 5304 POST Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] WV D M001183 2 Protect Our Services Today Act of 2022 or the POST Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing any USPS facility during the COVID-19 public health emergency period. 2023-02-03T05:16:21Z  
117-s-5305 117 s 5305 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2022 Energy 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 6 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2022 This bill limits oil and gas leasing in Arctic areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing or extending a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in Arctic areas of the OCS. In addition, the bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change. 2023-11-06T04:09:16Z  
117-s-5306 117 s 5306 Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act International Affairs 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 2 Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act This bill addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). For the purposes of U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this bill defines Tibet to include the TAR and the Tibetan areas of the Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, while Tibetan exile groups consider historical Tibet to include the TAR as well as areas in the provinces included in this bill's definition. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.) Furthermore, the objectives of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions. The bill also authorizes the office to take other actions to counter such disinformation. This bill also states that it is U.S. policy that the conflict between Tibet and China is unresolved and that Tibet's legal status remains to be determined in accordance with international law. 2023-08-22T16:15:25Z  
117-s-5307 117 s 5307 Fair Play for Women Act Sports and Recreation 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] CT D M001169 0 Fair Play for Women Act This bill addresses issues concerning sex discrimination in sports. For example, the bill prohibits intercollegiate athletic associations from engaging in certain acts of sex discrimination, including discrimination through (1) the rules it sets for intercollegiate athletics; (2) the facilities, amenities, and goods or services provided for competitions; or (3) the distribution of revenues or other benefits. The bill also requires institutions of higher education to periodically report to the Department of Education certain data related to men's and women's sports programs. 2023-09-11T16:45:19Z  
117-s-5308 117 s 5308 Community-Based Workforce Development Act Labor and Employment 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Community-Based Workforce Development Act This bill provides grants to expand workforce training programs for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors. 2023-08-29T14:00:27Z  
117-s-5309 117 s 5309 PEACE Act of 2022 Crime and Law Enforcement 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S9626-9627) Senate Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] CA D P000145 0 Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2022 or the PEACE Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory standards for the use of lethal and less lethal force by federal law enforcement officers. 2023-09-14T19:00:27Z  
117-s-5310 117 s 5310 Helping Kids Through Trauma Act Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] NV D R000608 0 Helping Kids Through Trauma Act This bill expressly permits state-licensed mental health organizations that receive grants for preservice or in-service training in a behavioral health-related paraprofessional field to use the grants for training on meeting the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. 2023-08-28T21:45:23Z  
117-s-5311 117 s 5311 IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022 Taxation 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 1 IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to submit an initial plan to Congress to address how it intends to meet customer service and technology modernization and related objectives. The IRS must submit semiannual updates to the plan, indicate progress made in implementing the plan, and any changes or challenges in implementing the plan. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office in each calendar year after 2022 and before 2032, to report to specified congressional committees on various matters relating to the IRS, including the progress of the IRS in meeting its objectives and on technology modernization. The bill sets forth customer service objectives that the IRS must accomplish not later than January 1, 2025. It must make available to the public not later than January 1, 2026, certain electronic forms and filing procedures. Finally, the National Taxpayer Advocate is authorized to appoint counsel in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate. 2023-02-16T15:24:04Z  
117-s-5312 117 s 5312 Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2022 Transportation and Public Works 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 1 Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2022 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. 2023-11-06T02:20:05Z  
117-s-5313 117 s 5313 Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022 Housing and Community Development 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 0 Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; and certain nonprofits (or consortia of nonprofits) to carry out activities to mitigate heat in urban areas. 2023-08-01T12:45:23Z  
117-s-5314 117 s 5314 LOST Organs Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] IN R Y000064 1 Lost Opportunities to Supply Transplantable Organs Act of 2022 or the LOST Organs Act of 2022 This bill requires the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to take specified actions related to the transportation of organs, including tracking and publicly reporting the status of organs in the transplant supply chain. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is a public-private partnership that links the professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system. 2023-09-15T17:00:31Z  
117-s-5315 117 s 5315 Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 0 Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act This bill addresses issues of public integrity, ethics, conflicts of interest, lobbying, rulemaking, and judicial ethics. For example, the bill limits federal hiring of former registered lobbyists and establishes divestment requirements for senior government officials. 2023-09-26T22:00:29Z  
117-s-5316 117 s 5316 Federal Clarity for Kratom Consumers Act Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 1 Federal Clarity for Kratom Consumers Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold a hearing and establish a task force on the health and safety of products with kratom (an herbal substance that produces opioid- and stimulant-like effects). It also prohibits the FDA from regulating kratom products in a manner that is more restrictive as compared to regulations for food, dietary supplements, or dietary ingredients. 2023-08-17T14:15:23Z  
117-s-5317 117 s 5317 Venezuelan Democracy Act International Affairs 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] ID R R000584 1 Venezuelan Democracy Act This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting the current government of Venezuela and any nondemocratic successor government. The bill also authorizes certain types of assistance for the people of Venezuela and to support democracy-building efforts. Under this bill, the President (1) must impose property-blocking sanctions on Venezuela; and (2) may withhold U.S. foreign assistance or arms-related assistance from any country that provides assistance to the government of Venezuela. The bill also prohibits U.S. persons (individuals or entities) from engaging in transactions involving (1) the debt of Venezuela's government, or (2) any digital currency issued by Venezuela's government. Additionally, the Department of the Treasury must oppose Venezuela's admission to certain international financial institutions (such as the International Monetary Fund) and to withhold certain payments to such institutions if they approve loans or other assistance to Venezuela. Some of the actions required under this bill, including the imposition of sanctions, may be modified or suspended if the President determines that a transition government is in power in Venezuela. Criteria for a determination that a transition government is in power include full reinstatement of the National Assembly convened on January 6, 2016, and public commitments to organizing free and fair elections. Sanctions under this bill shall be terminated if the President determines that a democratically elected government is in power. Assistance under certain programs (such as assistance under the Food for Peace Act) may be provided to Venezuela once it has a democratically elected government. 2023-10-16T20:00:24Z  
117-s-5318 117 s 5318 Equitable Access to School Facilities Act Education 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] LA R C001075 1 Equitable Access to School Facilities Act This bill expands a grant program established to provide charter schools with facilities financing. Among other changes, the bill expands the allowable uses of a grant and revises the selection criteria for a grant. For example, the Department of Education must consider the extent to which the activities proposed to be carried out under a grant will increase charter schools' access to public buildings. 2023-08-22T23:15:21Z  
117-s-5319 117 s 5319 A bill to establish procedures for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol. Congress 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 This bill provides for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol through impeachment or through a joint resolution of Congress. The grounds for removal through a joint resolution are limited to permanent disability, inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. 2023-02-25T05:40:41Z  
117-s-5320 117 s 5320 A bill to suspend the collection of income taxes and related interest and penalties from United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and to reimburse such nationals for any penalties paid during such a detention. Taxation 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 1 This bill defers the collection of income taxes from a U.S. national who is unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad until 180 days after such national is released from detention, returns to the United States, or departs the detaining country. It also requires the reimbursement of penalties for late payment of income taxes that become due during such detainment. The bill suspends for 270 days after the release of a U.S. national the running of a statute of limitations for the collection of income taxes deferred by this bill. The deferral allowed by this bill does not apply to social security taxes imposed on employees. 2023-02-16T15:26:17Z  
117-s-5321 117 s 5321 DIGITAL Reservations Act Native Americans 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 0 Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services. 2023-08-22T23:30:24Z  
117-s-5322 117 s 5322 Medical Innovation Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 5 Medical Innovation Act of 2022 This bill requires certain drug manufacturers to make payments to fund research supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A drug manufacturer with over $1 billion in net income in a fiscal year that has entered into a relevant settlement agreement regarding specified violations must pay 0.75%-1.5% of its net income to the Department of Health and Human Services for each of its covered blockbuster drugs. A covered blockbuster drug is a drug that has at least $1 billion in net sales in a year and was developed, in whole or in part, through federal investments in medical research. Payments are divided between the FDA and the NIH in proportion to the discretionary funding of those agencies, excluding FDA user fees. Payments are not disbursed if appropriations for the FDA or the NIH are lower than in the prior fiscal year. Priorities for payments must include advancing regulatory science for medical products and research related to diseases that disproportionately account for federal health care spending. A covered blockbuster drug for which a manufacturer has not made a required payment is considered misbranded and subject to prohibitions on introducing or receiving misbranded drugs in interstate commerce. 2023-08-17T14:15:23Z  
117-s-5323 117 s 5323 A bill amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments, and for other purposes. Social Welfare 2022-12-20 2022-12-21 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 3 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act This bill allows states, tribes, territories, and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and infrastructure projects. It also makes changes to expenditure deadlines and other aspects of this funding. Specifically, recipients may use funds for emergency relief from natural disasters and associated negative economic impacts of natural disasters. In addition, recipients may use a portion of their COVID-19 relief funds for designated infrastructure projects, such as nationally significant freight and highway projects. Furthermore, the bill allows recipients to expend COVID-19 relief funds on these types of infrastructure projects until September 30, 2026. Under current law, recipients must expend the funds by December 31, 2024. Other changes in the bill include (1) modifying eligibility and allocation requirements for funding set aside for counties and Indian tribes that are near public lands, (2) allowing Indian tribes an additional year to expend their COVID-19 relief funds, and (3) establishing a process for government entities to decline COVID-19 relief funds and requiring any declined funds to be used to reduce the federal deficit. 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z  
117-s-5324 117 s 5324 Aviation WORKS Act Transportation and Public Works 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] AZ D K000377 1 Aviation Workforce, Opportunity, Recruiting, Knowledge, and Supply Act or the Aviation WORKS Act This bill extends through FY2028 and expands aviation workforce development programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifically, the bill directs DOT to establish an aviation manufacturing development grant program to develop the aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce. It also requires DOT to develop and support the education of workers who design or produce any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, or a component, part, or system thereof, that (1) is produced under a production approval issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (2) has been issued a design approval by the FAA, or (3) has an active application for a design approval. Additionally, DOT must establish a program to provide grants for eligible projects to plan, establish, and expand workforce development partnership programs in the aviation and aerospace industry sector. 2023-03-08T14:33:13Z  
117-s-5325 117 s 5325 Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1 Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2022 This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to report on best practices for behavioral and mental health intervention teams that support students who exhibit behaviors interfering with learning or who are at risk of harm to self or others in elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. 2023-02-24T12:25:25Z  
117-s-5326 117 s 5326 Expanding the VOTE Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 9 Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages. 2023-08-31T15:00:32Z  
117-s-5327 117 s 5327 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act Health 2022-12-20 2022-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 4 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act This bill establishes a legislative branch task force to investigate the facts and circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, including preparedness for and responses to the pandemic. 2023-07-31T13:00:27Z  
117-s-5328 117 s 5328 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance. Agriculture and Food 2022-12-20 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-361. Senate Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] NV D C001113 0 This act extends through October 1, 2025, authority to provide terminal lakes assistance. 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z  
117-s-5329 117 s 5329 A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 2022-12-20 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-362. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 0 This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the act expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual at zero cost by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z  
117-s-5293 117 s 5293 Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] CA D P000145 0 Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2022 This bill provides for the designation of Health Enterprise Zones in certain geographic areas with documented and measurable health disparities. This designation, which expires 10 years after the date on which the first zone is designated, confers eligibility for certain grants, Medicare incentive payments, student loan repayment programs, and tax credits for those working to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in these zones. Specifically, community-based nonprofits or local government agencies, in coalition with health care providers, social service organizations, and others, may apply to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the designation. The application must include a plan to reduce health disparities and achieve other outcomes. In implementing the program, HHS must consult with, among others, the Department of Housing and Urban Development. When approving applications, HHS shall consider factors including geographic diversity and the commitment of supporting funds from the private sector. HHS (1) may award grants to organizations or agencies that applied for the designation to support activities aligned with their plans, and (2) must carry out a student loan repayment program for health care providers who agree to provide services in a Health Enterprise Zone. In addition, the bill establishes tax credits for employers that hire, and individuals who work as, Health Enterprise Zone workers. 2023-08-28T18:00:26Z  
117-s-5294 117 s 5294 Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022 Environmental Protection 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] AZ D K000377 1 Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency. The office must address abandoned hardrock mines, including by (1) establishing and annually updating a list of abandoned hardrock mine sites that are prioritized for response actions, and (2) updating every five years an interagency plan to carry out response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites. 2023-08-29T17:15:23Z  
117-s-5295 117 s 5295 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act Health 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of services for cancer survivors, including Medicare coverage of cancer care planning and coordination services, grant programs for navigation services for cancer survivors, and a model to provide cancer survivorship care planning for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 2023-09-12T22:00:16Z  
117-s-5296 117 s 5296 Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act Education 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] CT D M001169 2 Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act This bill establishes a student loan forgiveness program for certain farmers or ranchers. Specifically, to receive loan forgiveness under this bill, a borrower must (1) make 120 monthly loan payments under a specified repayment plan while employed full-time at a qualified farm or ranch; and (2) fall within certain categories of individuals such as a beginner farmer or rancher, an individual underrepresented in the agricultural profession, or a veteran farmer or rancher. 2023-08-23T16:15:19Z  
117-s-5297 117 s 5297 Cooper Davis Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] KS R M001198 1 Cooper Davis Act This bill establishes requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report knowledge of various drug-related offenses (e.g., unlawful distribution of a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance) to the Drug Enforcement Administration. 2023-10-30T19:01:20Z  
117-s-5298 117 s 5298 A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes. Science, Technology, Communications 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] MI D P000595 2 This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism. 2023-08-28T21:08:06Z  
117-s-5299 117 s 5299 Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 Crime and Law Enforcement 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 3 Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence; restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention. 2023-09-11T14:00:35Z  
117-s-5300 117 s 5300 Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 3 Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2022 This bill makes certain disclosure and ethics requirements applicable to the Federal Reserve banks and financial regulators. For example, the bill makes Federal Reserve banks subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and makes financial regulators subject to congressional ethics inquiries. 2023-09-14T17:30:26Z  
117-s-5301 117 s 5301 Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-19 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2022 This bill limits the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to grant immigration parole (i.e., give official permission for an individual to enter and temporarily remain in the United States). For example, this bill (1) limits what qualifies as an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant public benefit that would justify granting parole, and (2) prohibits granting parole based on an individual's membership in a defined class of individuals. 2023-09-14T17:45:25Z  
117-s-5264 117 s 5264 Protecting America's Economy from the Carbon Bubble Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 0 Protecting America's Economy from the Carbon Bubble Act of 2022 This bill prohibits certain financial companies (including bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, and insured depository institutions) from involvement in fossil fuel production. Prohibited activities include providing loans to and making investments in fossil fuel companies or projects, facilitating transactions that fund new fossil fuel production, securitizing assets that provide funds for new fossil fuel production, and entering into certain derivatives transactions related to new fossil fuel production. Violators are subject to criminal and civil penalties. 2023-03-09T01:16:02Z  
117-s-5265 117 s 5265 Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2022 International Affairs 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit a report identifying goods and services from the United States that China relies upon and U.S. military procurement practices that are reliant on trade with China. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to submit a sanctions strategy that could, in response to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan (1) limit China's ability to acquire petroleum and military materiel, (2) diminish the ability of the Chinese industrial base to replenish defense articles, and (3) inhibit China's ability to evade sanctions. 2023-09-25T22:45:20Z  
117-s-5266 117 s 5266 Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7253-7254) Senate Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] VA D K000384 1 Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 activities that support infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment programs. It also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to provide, directly or through grants or contacts with nonprofits, training and technical assistance related to such programs. 2023-08-28T15:00:28Z  
117-s-5267 117 s 5267 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 1 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022 This bill directs specified federal financial agencies to establish rules regarding digital assets. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) must establish a rule classifying digital asset wallet providers, cryptocurrency miners, validators, and others as money service businesses. In addition, FinCEN must require U.S. persons to report cryptocurrency transactions through foreign accounts of over $10,000. FinCEN must also require digital asset kiosk owners and administrators to submit and update every three months the physical addresses of the kiosks. The Department of the Treasury must prohibit financial institutions from handling, using, or transacting business with (1) digital asset mixers, privacy coins, and other anonymity-enhancing technologies; and (2) digital assets that have been anonymized by these technologies. Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission must establish risk examination and review processes for anti-money laundering requirements for their respective regulated entities. 2023-05-04T03:45:51Z  
117-s-5268 117 s 5268 NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 1 NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 2022 This bill sets out requirements to increase the diversity of clinical trial participants. The bill also requires other activities to foster participation in clinical trials. As a condition of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial investigating a drug or device, a sponsor's application must include certain information related to diversity in its trial, such as goals for recruiting and retaining trial participants and plans for achieving the recruitment and retention goals and implementing less-burdensome clinical trial follow-up requirements. A sponsor must also annually share demographic data of clinical trial participants with the NIH. Further, the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration must carry out a national campaign to increase awareness about the need for diverse clinical trials. 2023-08-17T13:45:22Z  
117-s-5269 117 s 5269 Focus on the Mission Act of 2022 Armed Forces and National Security 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 15 Focus on the Mission Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from requiring the recipient of a federal contract to provide a greenhouse gas inventory or to provide any other report on greenhouse gas emissions. 2023-04-05T16:45:17Z  
117-s-5270 117 s 5270 Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] HI D S001194 0 Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act This bill addresses the operations of the Bureau of the Census. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Deputy Director of the bureau to appoint an employee responsible for optimizing racial and ethnic equity in the decennial census of population; and (2) provides statutory authority for specified advisory committees. The bureau may not include in the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress. The bureau must submit to Congress a report biannually that (1) describes each component of the operational plan for the subsequent decennial census of population; and (2) includes a detailed statement on the status of all research, testing, and operations that are part of the bureau's comprehensive plan for the decennial census. The bureau must submit to Congress a certification stating that any question that has not appeared on the previous two decennial censuses has been researched, studied, and tested according to established statistical policies and procedures. The Government Accountability Office must review such certification and report to Congress on whether the questions to be included have been researched, studied, and tested according to such policies and procedures. The bureau, by January 1, 2026, and every 10 years thereafter, must transmit to Congress a lifecycle cost estimate for the decennial census of population first occurring after the date of transmittal. The bureau must submit to Congress a report on local-level data and local field operations. 2023-02-02T05:15:41Z  
117-s-5271 117 s 5271 Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022 Labor and Employment 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] CO D H000273 1 Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022 This bill provides retirement savings accounts to eligible workers without employer-sponsored retirement plans. Participants' contributions are matched (up to certain thresholds) by the government through a federal income tax credit. 2023-08-29T13:45:28Z  
117-s-5272 117 s 5272 Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 1 Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022 This bill provides for an additional payment for clinical psychologists under Medicare who provide services in designated health professional shortage areas. It also allows clinical psychologists to provide behavioral health services (in accordance with state law) for purposes of hospitalization services, home health services, and other services under Medicare. 2023-09-12T21:15:17Z  
117-s-5273 117 s 5273 Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act International Affairs 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to determine whether specified Chinese entities (1) are responsible for serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or certain other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, and (2) meet the criteria for the imposition of certain sanctions. 2023-08-15T14:15:19Z  
117-s-5274 117 s 5274 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S7254-7259) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 0 This bill limits attorneys' fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987. Further, the bill requires an attorney representing an individual for such a claim to disburse the funds of any judgment or award to that individual before collecting any compensation for services rendered. The bill also establishes certain penalties for (1) a person who solicits, contracts, charges, receives, or attempts such actions with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a veterans benefits claim; and (2) any legal representative who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with certain tort claims or certain claims related to Camp Lejeune. 2023-08-28T15:15:17Z  
117-s-5275 117 s 5275 Bridge Quality Preservation Act Transportation and Public Works 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1 Bridge Quality Preservation Act This bill establishes certain requirements to address corrosion control in bridge and railroad-bridge projects that receive federal assistance. Specifically, certified contractors must employ a substantial number of individuals who are certified by a qualified training program in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention in order to work on certain aspects of bridge project activities. A certified contractor must also provide training for any non-certified coating applicators employed by the contractor to work on a project. The bill further requires bridge projects to implement a corrosion management system that utilizes industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods for construction, repair, and maintenance projects. In addition, the bill expands the scope of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to include corrosion control work on rail bridges. (This program provides direct loans and loan guarantees for the development of railroad infrastructure.) The bill also requires the Department of Transportation to study best practices for inspecting and addressing corrosion on weathering steel bridges. This report must be made available to state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional organizations. 2023-03-30T14:49:57Z  
117-s-5276 117 s 5276 Right to Build Families Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] IL D D000622 3 Right to Build Families Act of 2022 This bill prohibits states from prohibiting (or unreasonably limiting) access to, provision of, or insurance coverage for assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization). The Department of Justice and individuals adversely affected by violations may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations. 2023-08-28T15:30:22Z  
117-s-5277 117 s 5277 Fair Elections Now Act of 2022 Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 9 Fair Elections Now Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Freedom from Influence Fund, which shall provide funding to Senate candidates who meet specified conditions and agree to abide by certain requirements, such as limits on types of campaign funding sources. The bill also imposes a tax on certain U.S. government contracts. 2023-02-22T10:43:29Z  
117-s-5278 117 s 5278 TIPPI Act of 2022 Agriculture and Food 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 0 Transparency in Invasive Pests on Pallets Improvement Act of 2022 or the TIPPI Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to publicize on its website information on violations of wood packaging material (e.g., solid wood pallets, crates, spools and other packaging, and solid wood dunnage) regulations with respect to cargo entering the United States. 2023-02-28T10:31:15Z  
117-s-5279 117 s 5279 Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act This bill establishes a pilot program for the Office on Violence Against Women to award grants to reduce domestic violence that occurs using any form of technology. 2023-09-14T17:00:23Z  
117-s-5280 117 s 5280 CFPB Stability Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 1 CFPB Stability Act of 2022 This bill restructures the leadership and funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Specifically, the bill removes the bureau from the Federal Reserve System. Additionally, the bill eliminates the positions of director and deputy director and establishes a five-person panel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, with not more than three members belonging to any one political party. Under the bill, the inspector general of the bureau must be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Under current law, the inspector general of the Federal Reserve Board also serves as the inspector general of the bureau. Further, the source of funding for the bureau is changed from Federal Reserve System transfers to annual appropriations. Under current law, the transfers from the Federal Reserve System permit the bureau to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process. 2023-03-08T20:14:08Z  
117-s-5281 117 s 5281 Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act Education 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 4 Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs; award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities. 2023-09-01T18:45:21Z  
117-s-5282 117 s 5282 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] CO D B001267 0 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2022 This bill contains provisions related to alien farmworkers. For example, the bill (1) establishes a certified agricultural worker status; (2) changes the H-2A temporary worker program, including by establishing an electronic platform for handling H-2A petitions; (3) establishes an electronic system patterned on the E-Verify Program for employers to verify an individual's identity and employment authorization; and (4) requires agricultural employers to use the electronic verification system. 2023-09-18T11:45:13Z  
117-s-5283 117 s 5283 Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] FL R S001217 1 Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act This bill designates a specified segment of the Little Manatee River in Florida for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Department of the Interior must complete a study of the Little Manatee River and submit the results to Congress. 2023-09-20T20:30:25Z  
117-s-5284 117 s 5284 Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 3 Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies. Specifically, the bill supports (1) the collection of maternal data (including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data) through surveillance systems of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected across COVID-19 surveillance systems. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location. The bill also requires the CDC to educate pregnant people, their employers, and their health care providers about evidenced-based health information concerning COVID-19 and pregnancy; the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 (and future) public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations; the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard to protect employees who are at risk from occupational exposure to COVID-19 that considers the risks and needs of pregnant and postpartum employees; and the Government Accountability Office to report on maternal health and public health preparedness, including prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care during the COVID-19 emergency. 2023-09-11T16:00:26Z  
117-s-5285 117 s 5285 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0 Health 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] NM D L000570 2 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0 This bill makes permanent a grant program that supports the provision of substance use disorder treatment to pregnant and postpartum women. 2023-08-28T17:30:22Z  
117-s-5286 117 s 5286 Responsible Self-Regulation Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] WY R L000571 0 Responsible Self-Regulation Act of 2022 This bill provides for the registration of an association of digital asset intermediaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Upon the written request of a member of the association, a registered digital asset association is allowed to make an initial determination of the legal character of a digital asset, including as a security, an ancillary asset, or a commodity. 2023-09-01T19:00:25Z  
117-s-5287 117 s 5287 Startup Act Commerce 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 3 Startup Act This bill provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide conditional permanent resident status to up to 50,000 aliens with advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees. Such aliens may remain in the country for up to one year after the expiration of a student visa to find employment, or indefinitely if already engaged in a STEM field. DHS may issue conditional immigrant visas for up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs. The bill imposes various requirements on such entrepreneurs, such as creating a number of full-time jobs for a period of time, after which the alien shall receive permanent resident status. The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill establishes a grant program to support the commercialization of federally-funded research. It also requires the Small Business Administration to award grants regionally to interconnected businesses within an industry sector. This bill requires federal agencies, before proposing a rule that may have a significant economic effect, to publish an analysis of the rule, including the problem the rule intends to address and a cost-benefit analysis. 2023-05-02T03:45:21Z  
117-s-5288 117 s 5288 Safe at Home Act Government Operations and Politics 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 2 Safe at Home Act This bill requires each executive agency (except for the U.S. Census Bureau) and federal court to accept an address designated to an individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program (e.g., a program to protect stalking or domestic violence victims). 2023-08-04T16:15:21Z  
117-s-5289 117 s 5289 Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 1 Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from using facial recognition software until the enactment of legislation that implements certain guidance on its use, as recommended by a specialized commission created under this bill. 2023-08-07T16:15:22Z  
117-s-5290 117 s 5290 STOP Act 2.0 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 2 STOP Act 2.0 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the implementation of a 2018 law that requires increased shipment-tracking responsibilities and coordination between the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding international shipments of controlled substances (e.g., fentanyl). 2023-08-22T23:00:31Z  
117-s-5291 117 s 5291 A bill to delay the implementation of the modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions. Finance and Financial Sector 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] WV R C001047 0 This bill delays the implementation of a de minimis exception to the tax reporting requirements of third party network transactions for transactions not exceeding $600. 2023-03-02T00:13:27Z  
117-s-5292 117 s 5292 Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 Agriculture and Food 2022-12-15 2022-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] IL D D000622 0 Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of donor milk for infants by nonprofit milk banks, including by (1) allowing Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding to be used towards nonprofit milk banks, (2) establishing grants to expand the emergency capacity of nonprofit milk banks, and (3) establishing a donor milk awareness program. 2023-09-07T14:30:27Z  
117-s-5249 117 s 5249 Preserving Patient Access to Value-Based Care Act Health 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] WY R B001261 1 Preserving Patient Access to Value-Based Care Act This bill extends certain incentive payments for health professionals who participate in eligible alternative payment models under Medicare. 2023-08-07T13:15:20Z  
117-s-5250 117 s 5250 A bill to modify requirements for certain employment activities by former intelligence officers and employees of the intelligence community, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text: CR S7201-7202) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 2 This bill permanently prohibits certain federal employees in the intelligence community, after their federal employment, from taking positions serving specified foreign countries. 2023-09-25T16:45:23Z  
117-s-5251 117 s 5251 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2022 Health 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] MA D M000133 2 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2022 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award competitive grants to consortia that represent various community entities (e.g., schools, businesses, and health and human services providers) for carrying out community mental wellness and resilience programs that use a public health approach. 2023-01-04T05:18:34Z  
117-s-5252 117 s 5252 Right to Private Conduct Act of 2022 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] HI D S001194 3 Right to Private Conduct Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for the right of adults to engage in private, consensual sexual conduct with other adults. 2023-08-04T21:22:06Z  
117-s-5253 117 s 5253 Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act International Affairs 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act This bill requires the President to periodically determine whether to allow the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) to continue to operate in the United States. (The HKETOs are the official representative offices for Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous city that was established as a British colony in 1841. The United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997). Under this bill, the President must periodically (at least once a year) certify to Congress a determination as to whether the HKETOs should be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act. (The act provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.) If the President certifies that the HKETOs no longer merit receiving such privileges and immunities, the HKETOs must terminate operations in the United States no later than 180 days after the certification is delivered to Congress. If the President certifies that the HKETOs continue to merit such privileges and immunities, the HKETOs may continue operations for another year, unless Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving of the certification. The President may also revoke the application of such privileges and immunities to the HKETOs. A federal government entity may enter into an agreement or partnership with an HKETO only if the HKETOs are still authorized to operate in the United States under this bill. 2023-11-20T18:00:50Z  
117-s-5254 117 s 5254 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Health 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 2 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue issuing at least every 10 years physical-activity guidelines based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge. HHS must also publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical-activity issues between iterations of the guidelines. 2023-03-27T19:47:36Z  

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