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Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the causation element in the Federal hate crime statute, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023 2. Clarification as to causation element in hate crimes Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking because of if (B) by inserting after origin of any person was a contributory motivating factor for causing or attempting to cause such injury (2) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking because of if (B) by inserting after disability of any person was a contributory motivating factor for causing or attempting to cause such injury

Summary: Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023 This bill lowers the statutory burden of proof for showing intent with respect to a federal hate crime offense. Current law makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the actual or perceived protected characteristic (e.g., race) of a person. In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the because of standard requires proof that a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was the sole motivating factor in the offense. This bill replaces the because of standard with a new standard. Specifically, willfully causing bodily injury, or attempting to do so using a dangerous weapon, is a hate crime offense if a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was a contributory motivating factor in the offense.
Parents Opt-in Protection Act

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to ensure that a student is not required to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals personal information about such student or their family without prior written consent. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parents Opt-in Protection Act 2. Protection of pupils’ rights Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232h (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking prior consent of the student prior written consent of the student (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , for such specific survey, analysis, or evaluation (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)— (A) by striking and (B) in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (C). clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (C); and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) not require a student to submit to a survey described in subparagraph (C)(ii) without the prior written consent of the student (if the student is an adult or emancipated minor), or in the case of an unemancipated minor, without the prior written consent of the parent, for such specific survey. .

Summary: Parents Opt-in Protection Act This bill revises the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), which governs the administration to students of a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals information related to any of the eight protected areas (e.g., political affiliations, sex behavior or attitudes, and religious beliefs). Specifically, the bill requires prior written consent of the student (if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor) or parent (if the student is an unemancipated minor) for such a specific survey, analysis, or evaluation. Currently, PPRA does not specify that this consent must be written. Local educational agencies must update their student privacy policies to specify that students shall not be required to submit to a survey without prior written consent.
AR–15 National Gun Act

To declare an AR–15 style rifle chambered in a .223 Remington round or a 5.56x45mm NATO round to be the National Gun of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the AR–15 National Gun Act 2. Declaration An AR–15 style rifle chambered in a .223 Remington round or a 5.56x45mm NATO round is hereby declared to be the National Gun of the United States.

Summary: AR-15 National Gun Act This bill declares an AR-15 style rifle chambered in a .223 Remington round or a 5.56x45mm NATO round to be the National Gun of the United States.
FUEL Reform Act

To repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2023 FUEL Reform Act 2. Repeal of Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.

Summary: Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2023 or the FUEL Reform Act This bill repeals Title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The title authorizes various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.
SAFE for America Act of 2023

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as— (1) the Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2023 (2) the SAFE for America Act of 2023 2. Elimination of diversity immigrant program (a) Worldwide level of diversity immigrants Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1151 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting and (B) by striking ; and (C) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by striking subsection (e). (b) Allocation of diversity immigrant visas Section 203 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 (1) by striking subsection (c); (2) in subsection (d), by striking (a), (b), or (c), (a) or (b), (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (4) in subsection (f), by striking (a), (b), or (c) (a) or (b) (5) in subsection (g), by striking (a), (b), and (c) (a) and (b) (c) Procedure for granting immigrant status Section 204 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 (1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and (2) in subsection (e), by striking (a), (b), or (c) (a) or (b) (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2023.

Summary: Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2023 or the SAFE for America Act of 2023 This bill eliminates the diversity immigrant program, which makes immigrant visas available to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding. 1. Extension of FCC auction authority Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11) March 9, 2023 May 19, 2023

Summary: This bill extends through May 19, 2023, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (The authority currently expires on March 9, 2023.)
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

To prohibit individuals charged with human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near the border of the United States from receiving Federal benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act 2. Prohibition on Federal benefits for human traffickers and drug traffickers (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered trafficking offense (2) the term drug trafficking offense 21 U.S.C. 802 (3) the term Federal benefit (A) means the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States; and (B) includes any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit; and (4) the term human trafficking offense (A) section 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1591, 2251A, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of title 18, United States Code; or (B) section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324(a) (b) Prohibition on benefits An individual who is indicted for or charged in an information with a covered trafficking offense shall be ineligible for any Federal benefit. (c) Termination of prohibition If, for each covered trafficking offense with which an individual is charged, the charge is dismissed or the individual is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense— (1) the ineligibility of the individual for any Federal benefit under subsection (b) shall terminate; and (2) the Federal Government shall pay to the individual any pecuniary Federal benefit that was not paid to the individual because the individual was ineligible for the Federal benefit under subsection (b).

Summary: Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for or charged with a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits. Covered trafficking offense refers to a human trafficking offense or a drug trafficking offense occurring at an international border, or within the territorial waters, of the United States. Federal benefit refers to (1) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by a U.S. agency or by appropriated U.S. funds; and (2) any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit. The bill requires the federal government to provide retroactive benefits payments for an individual who has the charge dismissed or is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense.
Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act 2. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Effective October 1, 2023, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective October 1, 2023, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152

Summary: Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective at the beginning of FY2024. Provisions of law amended by those acts are restored.
Protecting American Energy Production Act

To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Energy Production Act 2. Protecting American energy production (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands. (b) Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. January 31, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act 2. Prohibition on Federal reserve banks relating to certain products or services for individuals Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (15) Except as specifically authorized under this Act, a Federal reserve bank may not offer products or services directly to an individual, maintain an account on behalf of an individual, or issue a central bank digital currency directly to an individual. . 3. Prohibition on the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy Section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by inserting before paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: (11) Prohibition on the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee may not use any central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy. . 4. Central bank digital currency study and pilot program coordination With respect to any central bank digital currency study or pilot program of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board of Governors shall— (1) consult each Federal reserve bank with respect to such study or pilot program; and (2) issue quarterly reports to the Congress on findings and determinations made in carrying out such study or pilot program.

Summary: CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act This bill limits the ability of the Federal Reserve to (1) provide direct services to individuals, and (2) use a central bank digital currency. A central bank digital currency is a digital currency (e.g., Bitcoin or Ether) issued by a government-backed central bank. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Market Committee from using any central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy. In addition, a Federal Reserve bank is prohibited from offering products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency directly to an individual. The Federal Reserve must (1) consult with each Federal Reserve bank with respect to any central bank digital currency study or pilot program, and (2) issue quarterly reports on the findings and determinations of any such study or program.
United States-Taiwan Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2023

To allow for cooperative research activities between the Department of Homeland Security and Taiwan to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States-Taiwan Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2023 2. Cooperative Homeland Security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity (a) In general As part of the international cooperative activities authorized under section 317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 195c (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report consisting of a status update on the progress of forming, executing, or implementing agreements with Taiwan for cooperative activities to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cybersecurity. Such report shall also detail any administrative, legal, or diplomatic challenges or resource constraints relating to such agreements or activities, as the case may be. (c) Prohibition No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.

Summary: United States-Taiwan Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to enter into cooperative research activities with Taiwan to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cybersecurity.
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023 2. Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (a) In general Section 1820 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4 (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)— (A) by striking , and that— (B) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and (2) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting made before the date of the enactment of the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023 any redesignation (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023 This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare. Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital. 1. Short title This Act may cited as the Rural ER Access Act 2. Removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 413.65(e)(3)(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of the campus of a hospital or critical access hospital that is the potential main provider to meet the location requirements to be eligible for provider-based status.

Summary: Rural ER Access Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).
No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2023

To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance with the public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2023 2. Monitoring compliance (a) In general The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, on an annual basis and for each public housing agency (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (1) monitor the extent of noncompliance with the requirements under section 12(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437j(c) (2) determine the aggregate amount provided in Federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by tenants who were not in compliance with such requirements. (b) Publication Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a statement of the amount determined for such fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 3. Rescission of amounts from HUD management and administration account (a) In general In each fiscal year, on October 15 or the date specified in subsection (b), whichever occurs later, there is rescinded, from amounts made available for such fiscal year for the Management and Administration account of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an amount equal to the amount published pursuant to section 2(b) for the preceding fiscal year. (b) Late appropriations In the case of any fiscal year for which a general appropriation Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides funds for the Management and Administration account of such Department has not been enacted before October 15, the date specified in this subsection shall be the date of the enactment of such a general appropriation Act.

Summary: No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on an annual basis, to monitor the extent of noncompliance of public-housing tenants with certain community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements, determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public-housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants, and publish this amount in the Federal Register. In each fiscal year, the amount as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year must be rescinded from funds made available for HUD's Management and Administration account.
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023

To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 2. Advancing United States global leadership Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and moving such subsection after subsection (b), as so redesignated; (4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this subsection referred to as the Commission (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq. 50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (2) In this subsection, the term state sponsor of terrorism (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) (B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 (C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 (D) any other provision of law. . March 23, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 This bill repeals certain restrictions on the import and export of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act, including restrictions related to free trade agreements. In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the exclusive authority to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities (e.g., liquefied natural gas terminals) to export natural gas to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.