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Fiscal State of the Nation Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for a joint meeting of the Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal State of the Nation Act 2. Annual joint meeting of Congress to receive presentation by Comptroller General Section 331 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Annual joint meeting of Congress To receive presentation by Comptroller General (1) In general Not later than 45 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury submits to Congress the audited financial statement required under subsection (e)(1), on a date agreed upon by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States, the Congress shall hold a joint meeting (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the Joint Meeting (2) Presentation of statement in accordance with GAO strategies and means The Comptroller General of the United States shall ensure that the presentation at the Joint Meeting is made in accordance with the Strategies and Means of the Government Accountability Office, so that the presentation will provide professional, objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, nonideological, fair, and balanced information to the members attending the Joint Meeting. (3) Open meeting The Joint Meeting shall be open to the public, including to radio, television, and still photography coverage. (4) Effective date The requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any audited financial statement submitted on or after the date of the enactment of the Fiscal State of the Nation Act. . 3. Inclusion of findings and analysis of Fiscal State of the Nation in concurrent resolution on the budget Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 632(a) Each concurrent resolution on the budget shall include a statement of findings informed by the most recently conducted Fiscal State of the Nation presentation under section 331(f) of title 31, United States Code, and any other appropriate information on the fiscal condition of the United States.

Summary: Fiscal State of the Nation Act This bill requires the House of Representatives and the Senate to conduct an annual joint meeting to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government. The bill also requires concurrent resolutions on the budget to include a statement of findings informed by the presentation.
Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act

To require that the President’s annual budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act 2. Ratio of public debt to GDP included in President’s budget submission and concurrent resolution on the budget (a) President’s budget submission Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (40) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product. . (b) Concurrent resolution on the budget Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking and (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. .

Summary: Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization ActThis bill requires the President's annual budget and congressional budget resolutions to include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.
Cabinet Accountability and Transparency Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require cabinet officials to notify Congress in the event such an official is temporarily unable to perform the functions and duties of their position, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cabinet Accountability and Transparency Act 2. Notification to Congress if cabinet officer unable to perform functions and duties of position Section 3349 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) If an officer who is a member of the President’s cabinet and whose appointment to office is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is temporarily unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, such officer shall notify (in writing) Congress not later than 24 hours before such absence begins. (2) The employing agency of such officer shall submit the notice required under paragraph (1) in the event such officer is unable to submit such notice due to a medical emergency or any other unforeseen circumstance. .

Summary: Cabinet Accountability and Transparency ActThis bill requires a cabinet official to notify Congress in the event that the official is temporarily unable to perform the functions and duties of the position.Specifically (1) a member of the President's cabinet appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate must notify Congress in writing at least 24 hours before such an absence, or (2) the employing agency of such official must submit the required notice if the official is unable to do so.
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California.

To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California. 1. Single, unique ZIP code for Eastvale, California Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to the area encompassing solely Eastvale, California.

Summary: This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California.
Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 2. Reauthorization of grants for emergency medical services for children Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–9(d) and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and $24,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 May 7, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program awards grants to state governments and medical schools to support emergency medical services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care.
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 1. Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol (a) Obtaining of statue Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. (b) Placement Not later than January 1, 2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) September 18, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin. The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.
Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to driving while intoxicated or impaired (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) (J) Driving while intoxicated or impaired Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired, as those terms are defined under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of the offense occurred (including an offense for driving while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs), without regard to whether the conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) (G) Driving while intoxicated or impaired Any alien who has been convicted of an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired, as those terms are defined under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred (including a conviction for driving while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs), without regard to whether the conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law, is deportable. . January 25, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. The bar to admission shall apply to an individual who has been convicted of the offense or has admitted to having committed the acts which constitute the elements of the offense. As a ground for deportability, the individual must have been convicted of the offense.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small businesses for research activities related to the mitigation of certain drug threats.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small businesses for research activities related to the mitigation of certain drug threats. 1. Credit for research activities of small businesses related to the mitigation of certain drug threats (a) In general Section 41(a) and , and (4) in the case of a small business (as defined in subsection (b)(3)(D)(iii)), 10 percent of the qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses (as defined in subsection (i)) for the taxable year. . (b) Definitions Section 41 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses The term qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses qualified drug threat mitigation research qualified research (2) Qualified drug threat mitigation research The term qualified drug threat mitigation research (3) Specified drug (A) In general The term specified drug (B) Emerging drug The term emerging drug 21 U.S.C. 1708(c) (C) Fentanyl-related substance The term fentanyl-related substance (i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (v) By replacement of the N–propionyl group with another acyl group. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) GAO report During the 60-day period beginning on the date which 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a written report to Congress regarding the amount of tax credits allowed under section 41(a)(4)

Summary: This bill allows certain small businesses a new tax credit for 10% of their qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses. Such expenses include research into mitigating or treating the effects of specified drugs, including any emerging drugs, fentanyl, a fentanyl-related substance, or methamphetamine.
Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act

To amend an Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, with respect to emergency permits for rights-of-way, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act 2. Licenses or permits to owners of adjacent lands Section 2 of the Act of Congress approved June 8, 1940, entitled To amend the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041), providing for the administration and maintenance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the States of Virginia and North Carolina, by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. (1) by striking may issue (1) may issue ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) shall issue at least 1 emergency permit for emergency use. .

Summary: Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act This bill requires the National Park Service to issue at least one permit for emergency rights-of-way to owners and lessees of lands adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina and Virginia.
To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic".

To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic 1. Designation of Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic (a) Designation The outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9201 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Captain Elwin Shopteese Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic.

Summary: This bill designates the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs at 9201 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, as the Captain Elwin Shopteese Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic.
Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 2. Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator Section 1027(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5517(f) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Description of activities.— Exceptions.— (A) Authority Paragraph (1) ; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added by this Act) the following new subparagraph: (B) Limitation With respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator— (i) and if such person is offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, the Bureau may not enforce this title with respect to such person to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance; or (ii) and if such person is subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, the authority of the Bureau to enforce such law with respect to such person shall be narrowly construed to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Rule of construction The enforcement of this title shall be broadly construed in favor of the authority of a State insurance regulator with respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator. .

Summary: Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024This bill limits the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator. Specifically, the bureau is prohibited from pursuing enforcement against any person regulated by a state insurance regulator and offers a consumer financial product or service, to the extent that the person is engaged in the business of insurance. If a person engaged in the business of insurance is regulated by a state insurance regulator but is otherwise subject to the bureau's enforcement authority, the bureau must construe its authority narrowly.
National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024

To amend the National Landslide Preparedness Act to reauthorize such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 2. National Landslide Preparedness Act reauthorization The National Landslide Preparedness Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. (1) in section 3(h) ( 43 U.S.C. 3102(h) 2021 through 2024 2024 through 2028 (2) in section 5(e), by striking 2021 through 2024 2024 through 2028

Summary: National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Landslide Hazards Program and the 3D Elevation Program of the U.S. Geological Survey.
To prohibit natural asset companies from entering into any agreement with respect to land in the State of Utah or natural assets on or in such land.

To prohibit natural asset companies from entering into any agreement with respect to land in the State of Utah or natural assets on or in such land. 1. Prohibition (a) In general A natural asset company may not enter into any agreement with respect to land in the State of Utah or natural assets on or in such land. (b) Natural asset company defined In this section, the term natural asset company (1) has the meaning given that term under the notice of the Securities and Exchange Commission titled Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Adopt Listing Standards for Natural Asset Companies (2) includes any company that is substantially similar to a company described under paragraph (1).

Summary: This bill prohibits natural asset companies from entering agreements regarding land or natural assets in Utah. A natural asset company is a corporation with the primary purpose of actively managing, maintaining, restoring, and growing the value of natural assets and their production of ecosystem services.
DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023

To restrict the appointment of certain military personnel to diversity, equity, and inclusion positions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023 2. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not appoint to, or otherwise employ in, any position with duties as described in subsection (b) a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade in excess of E–5 base pay or GS–5 not adjusted for locality. (b) Covered duties The duties referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: (1) Developing, refining, and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion policy. (2) Leading working groups and councils to developing diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to measure performance and outcomes. (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training courses, and workshops for military and civilian personnel. (c) Applicability to current employees Any military or civilian employee appointed to a position with duties described in subsection (b) who holds a rank or grade in excess of that allowed under subsection (a) shall be reassigned to another position not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from appointing or employing a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade in excess of E-5 base pay or GS-5 (not adjusted for locality) for any position with specified diversity, equity, and inclusion components. Specifically, DOD may not appoint such individuals to positions with duties that include (1) developing and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion policy; (2) leading working groups and councils to develop diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to measure performance and outcomes; and (3) creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training, and workshops for military and civilian personnel. Any military or civilian employee who has been appointed to such a position and holds a rank or grade in excess of E-5 or GS-5 must be reassigned to another position not later than 180 days after the enactment of this bill.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 209 Main Street in Duncan, Arizona, as the "Sandra Day O'Connor Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 209 Main Street in Duncan, Arizona, as the Sandra Day O’Connor Post Office 1. Sandra Day O’Connor Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 209 Main Street in Duncan, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the Sandra Day O’Connor Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sandra Day O’Connor Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 209 Main Street in Duncan, Arizona, as the "Sandra Day O'Connor Post Office."
Safeguarding Charity Act

To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Charity Act 2. Federal financial assistance not to include certain tax benefits (a) In general Chapter 1 9. Federal financial assistance In the case of any organization described in subsection (c) or (d) of section 501 Federal financial assistance, . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 1 9. Federal financial assistance. . (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to imply that an exemption from Federal income taxes under section 501(a)

Summary: Safeguarding Charity ActThis bill provides that federal financial assistance does not include any exemption from federal income tax.