assembleco/hyperdemocracy huggingface dataset:
No Coyote Cash Act

Subjects: Immigration


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 381 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 381

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a criminal 
 penalty and a ground of removability for financing the unlawful entry 
                  of an alien into the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Braun, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cruz, 
 Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a criminal 
 penalty and a ground of removability for financing the unlawful entry 
                  of an alien into the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Coyote Cash Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY AND REMOVABILITY FOR FINANCING UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 274D the following:

``SEC. 274E. FINANCING UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

    ``Any person who transmits money, property, or any item of value 
through interstate commerce with the intent to finance a violation of 
section 273, 274, 275, 276, or 277 shall be fined the value of the 
transmitted money, property, or item of value, imprisoned not more than 
1 year, or both.''.
    (b) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(J) Financing unlawful entry.--Any alien who has 
                been convicted of, admits having committed, or admits 
                committing acts that constitute the elements of an 
                offense under section 274E is inadmissible.''.
    (c) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(G) Financing unlawful entry.--Any alien who has 
                been convicted of, admits having committed, or admits 
                committing acts that constitute the elements of an 
                offense under section 274E is deportable.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 274D the following:

``Sec. 274E. Financing unlawful entry.''.
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REEF Act of 2023

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security, Aquatic ecology, Congressional oversight, Government information and archives, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:  <p><strong>Re-using Equipment for Environmental Fortification Act of 2023 or the REEF Act</strong> <b>of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Navy to notify Congress when a vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing (intentionally sinking a vessel to promote marine life) is to be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Specifically, the Navy must provide such notice not later than 90 days before the viable candidate is to be stricken from the register.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 386 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 386

  To require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of pending 
 action to strike from the Naval Vessel Register any naval vessel that 
 is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of pending 
 action to strike from the Naval Vessel Register any naval vessel that 
 is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Re-using Equipment for Environmental 
Fortification Act of 2023'' or the ``REEF Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF PENDING ACTION TO STRIKE FROM THE 
              NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE VIABLE 
              CANDIDATES FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFING.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of the Navy should explore and solicit artificial reefing 
opportunities with appropriate entities for any naval vessel planned 
for retirement before initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel.
    (b) Notification.--Not later than 90 days before the date on which 
a naval vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing is to 
be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall notify Congress of such pending action.
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No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2023

Subjects: Taxation

Summary:  <p><strong>No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill denies an exclusion from tax of the interest on professional stadium bonds (i.e., bonds used to finance or refinance capital expenditures for a stadium or arena used for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training).</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 392 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 392

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to 
   finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2023

  Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to 
   finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. NO TAX-EXEMPT BONDS FOR PROFESSIONAL STADIUMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Professional stadium bond.--Any professional stadium 
        bond.''.
    (b) Professional Stadium Bond Defined.--Section 103(c) of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Professional stadium bond.--The term `professional 
        stadium bond' means any bond issued as part of an issue any 
        proceeds of which are used to finance or refinance capital 
        expenditures allocable to a facility (or appurtenant real 
        property) which, during at least 5 days during any calendar 
        year, is used as a stadium or arena for professional sports 
        exhibitions, games, or training.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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A bill to prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue Service funds from being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000 in order to protect low- and middle-income earning American taxpayers from an onslaught of audits from an army of new Internal Revenue Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, nearly $80,000,000,000, infusion of new funds.

Subjects: Taxation

Summary:  <p>This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using the additional funding for enforcement activities provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to conduct audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 398 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 398

 To prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue Service funds from 
being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000 
 in order to protect low- and middle-income earning American taxpayers 
   from an onslaught of audits from an army of new Internal Revenue 
 Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, nearly $80,000,000,000, 
                         infusion of new funds.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Scott 
of South Carolina, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Young, Mr. Barrasso, 
 Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following bill; which 
        was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue Service funds from 
being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000 
 in order to protect low- and middle-income earning American taxpayers 
   from an onslaught of audits from an army of new Internal Revenue 
 Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, nearly $80,000,000,000, 
                         infusion of new funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS RELATED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 10301 of Public Law 117-169 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In General.--'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Limitations Related to the Internal Revenue Service.--None of 
the funds appropriated under subsection (a)(1) may be used to audit 
taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000.''.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Subjects: Energy


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 404 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 404

 To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected 
   State and local governments before making an expenditure from the 
   Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected 
   State and local governments before making an expenditure from the 
   Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Waste Informed Consent 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the terms ``affected Indian tribe'', ``affected unit 
of local government'', ``high-level radioactive waste'', 
``repository'', ``Secretary'', ``spent nuclear fuel'', and ``unit of 
general local government'' have the meanings given the terms in section 
2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).

SEC. 3. CONSENT-BASED APPROVAL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the 
Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) for the costs of the 
activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)) unless the Secretary has entered into an 
agreement for a repository with--
            (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is 
        proposed to be located;
            (2) each affected unit of local government;
            (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the 
        affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or 
        high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that 
        unit of general local government for disposal at the 
        repository; and
            (4) each affected Indian tribe.
    (b) Conditions on Agreement.--Any agreement for a repository under 
this Act--
            (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties;
            (2) shall be binding on the parties; and
            (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual 
        agreement of the parties.
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READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023

Subjects: International Affairs, Child safety and welfare, Conflicts and wars, Congressional oversight, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency planning and evacuation, Foreign aid and international relief, Multilateral development programs, Refugees, asylum, displaced persons, Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:  <p><strong>READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 </strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes a law that requires the implementation of a strategy to promote quality basic education in partner countries by (1) expanding access to basic education for all children, particularly marginalized children and vulnerable groups; and (2) improving the quality of basic education and learning outcomes.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 41 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 41

                      To reauthorize the READ Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                      To reauthorize the READ Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``READ Act Reauthorization Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 4(a) of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in 
Development Act (division A of Public Law 115-56; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) 
is amended by striking ``during the following five fiscal years'' and 
inserting ``during the following ten fiscal years''.
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Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023

Subjects: Taxation

Summary:  <p> <strong>Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023 </strong></p> <p>This bill increases from 1% to 4% the rate of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 413 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 413

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the 
    excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

  Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which 
        was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the 
    excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO TAX ON REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK.

    (a) Increase in Rate of Tax.--Section 4501(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``1 percent'' and inserting 
``4 percent''.
    (b) Modification of Adjustments.--Section 4501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Exception for stock issued to covered 
                employees.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to so much 
                of the fair market value of any stock issued or 
                provided to an employee who is a covered employee 
                (within the meaning of section 162(m)(3)).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) Rate.--The amendment made by subsection (a) section 
        shall apply to repurchases (within the meaning of section 
        4501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of stock after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Adjustments.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply to stock issued or provided after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act

Subjects: Health, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Disability and health-based discrimination, Health information and medical records, Health programs administration and funding, Immunology and vaccination, Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:  <p><b>COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits making federal funds available to any facility that refuses to treat an individual based on the individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, including any funding under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 420 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 420

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that 
   refuse to provide treatment based on COVID-19 vaccination status.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
Lummis, Mr. Vance, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that 
   refuse to provide treatment based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccination Non-
Discrimination Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FACILITIES THAT REFUSE TO 
              PROVIDE TREATMENT BASED ON COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized or 
appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to 
which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, including 
funds provided under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.; 1396 et seq.; and 1397aa et seq., 
respectively) shall be made available to a facility that refuses to 
provide treatment to an individual based on the COVID-19 vaccination 
status of such individual.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act

Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:  <p><strong>Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits making federal funds available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on federal funds that were provided directly or indirectly to the institute, the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or affiliates of these entities over the past 15 years.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 421 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 421

 To prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to 
require a GAO study regarding Federal funds previously provided to such 
    institute or to entities affiliated with the Chinese Government.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2023

   Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to 
require a GAO study regarding Federal funds previously provided to such 
    institute or to entities affiliated with the Chinese Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defund the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE WUHAN INSTITUTE OF 
              VIROLOGY.

    (a) In General.--No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law 
may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any 
purpose.
    (b) GAO Study and Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress regarding the 
amount of Federal funds that were awarded or indirectly provided 
(whether purposely or inadvertently) during the 15-year period 
immediately preceding such date of enactment to--
            (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology, including affiliated 
        researchers;
            (2) the People's Republic of China;
            (3) the Chinese Communist Party; or
            (4) any agency or instrumentality of the entities listed in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3).
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A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Subjects: Congress, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Inflation and prices, Members of Congress

Summary:  <p>This bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, beginning with the 119th Congress.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 43 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 43

To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments 
                        for Members of Congress.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

     Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Hawley) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments 
                        for Members of Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 4501) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
            (3) by striking ``as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection'' and inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date on which the 119th Congress 
convenes.
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PAID OFF Act of 2023

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 434 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 434

 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to 
  modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
 Hagerty, Mr. Risch, and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to 
  modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Adversary Influence, 
Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2023'' or the 
``PAID OFF Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER FARA.

    (a) Definition.--Section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(q) The term `country of concern' means--
            ``(1) the People's Republic of China;
            ``(2) the Russian Federation;
            ``(3) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
            ``(4) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
            ``(5) the Republic of Cuba; and
            ``(6) the Syrian Arab Republic.''.
    (b) Exemptions.--Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), is amended, in the matter 
preceding subsection (a), by inserting ``, except that the exemptions 
under subsections (d)(1) and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a 
foreign principal that is a country of concern'' before the colon.
    (c) Sunset.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
terminate on October 1, 2026.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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Natural Gas Export Expansion Act

Subjects: Energy


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 438 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 438

   To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas 
                                exports.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

   Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Kennedy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas 
                                exports.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Export Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that expanding natural gas exports 
will lead to increased investment and development of domestic supplies 
of natural gas that will contribute to job growth and economic 
development.
    (b) Natural Gas Exports.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or any other nation not excluded by this 
        section'' after ``trade in natural gas'';
            (2) by striking ``(c) For purposes'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exclusions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any nation subject to sanctions 
                or trade restrictions imposed by the United States is 
                excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Designation by president or congress.--The 
                President or Congress may designate nations that may be 
                excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1) 
                for reasons of national security.
            ``(3) Order not required.--No order is required under 
        subsection (a) to authorize the export or import of any natural 
        gas to or from Canada or Mexico.''.
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Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Department of the Interior, Endangered and threatened species, Idaho, Judicial review and appeals, Mammals, Montana, Wyoming

Summary:  <p><b>Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 445 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 445

    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule 
 relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of 
   grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened 
                   wildlife, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule 
 relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of 
   grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened 
                   wildlife, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO GREATER YELLOWSTONE 
              ECOSYSTEM POPULATION OF GRIZZLY BEARS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the 
final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears 
From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (82 Fed. 
Reg. 30502 (June 30, 2017)), without regard to any other provision of 
law that applies to the issuance of that final rule.
    (b) No Judicial Review.--The reissuance of the final rule described 
in subsection (a) (including this section) shall not be subject to 
judicial review.
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Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act

Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:  <p><strong>Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act </strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from requiring a financial institution to report on an account's balance, transactions, transfers, or similar information. This prohibition does not apply to laws or regulations in effect on the date of enactment.</p>

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[S. 453 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 453

   To prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank 
                   account deposits and withdrawals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
 Braun, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Marshall, 
 Mr. Rounds, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
 Vance, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Lummis, 
Mr. Risch, Mr. Young, Mr. Thune, Mr. Moran, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Johnson) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank 
                   account deposits and withdrawals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting IRS Financial 
Surveillance Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NEW REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT BANK ACCOUNT DEPOSITS 
              AND WITHDRAWALS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury (including any delegate of the 
Secretary) may not require any financial institution to report--
            (1) the inflows or outflows of any account maintained by 
        such institution, or
            (2) any balances, transactions, transfers, or similar 
        information with respect to any such account,
except to the extent that such reporting is required under any program, 
or other provision of law, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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COMFORT Act

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security


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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 456 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 456

    To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize non-medical 
 counseling services, provided by certain mental health professionals, 
                         to military families.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

  Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize non-medical 
 counseling services, provided by certain mental health professionals, 
                         to military families.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comforting Our Military Families 
through On-base or Remote Treatment Act'' or the ``COMFORT Act''.

SEC. 2. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

    (a) Non-Medical Counseling Services.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a mental health professional described in subsection 
(b) may provide non-medical counseling services to military families at 
any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States, without regard to where the provider 
or recipient of such services is located, if the provision of such 
services is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of the 
provider.
    (b) Covered Mental Health Professionals.--A mental health 
professional described in this subsection is a person who is--
            (1) a currently licensed or certified mental health care 
        provider who holds an unrestricted license or certification 
        that is--
                    (A) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or 
                a territory or possession of the United States; and
                    (B) recognized by the Secretary of Defense;
            (2) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian employee 
        of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by the 
        Secretary; and
            (3) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
        Defense under a program or activity referred to in subsection 
        (a).
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Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Subjects: Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Federal-Indian relations, Indian social and development programs, Minority health, Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:  <p><strong>Urban Indian Health Confer Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.</p> <p>Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 460 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 460

 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban 
  Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and 
                            Human Services.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban 
  Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and 
                            Human Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Indian Health Confer Act''.

SEC. 2. URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION CONFER POLICY.

     Section 514 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1660d) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(b) Requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Service and 
the other agencies and offices of the Department confer, to the maximum 
extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out--
            ``(1) this Act; and
            ``(2) other provisions of law relating to Indian health 
        care.''.
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Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

Subjects: Law, Arizona, Cancer, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Digestive and metabolic diseases, Government liability, Nevada, Nuclear weapons, Radiation

Summary:  <p><b>Downwinders Parity Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers.</p> <p>Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.</p> <p>The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 463

  To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
                  communities, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

   Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Rosen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
                  communities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Downwinders Parity Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``that portion of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that consists of townships 13 
                through 16 at ranges 63 through 71''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``all acreage in any 
        county all or part of which is located in'' before ``that 
        part''.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that outlines efforts 
to educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for 
benefits under the amendments made by section 2.
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