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Election Worker Tax Benefits Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation of election workers from the gross income of such workers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Worker Tax Benefits Act 2. Certain tax benefits and simplification with respect to election workers (a) Exclusion from gross income for certain election worker compensation (1) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139I. Certain compensation of election workers (a) In general Gross income shall not include qualified election worker compensation. (b) Limitation The amount excludible from gross income under subsection (a) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed the dollar amount in effect under section 3121(b)(7)(F)(iv) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins. (c) Qualified election worker compensation For purposes of this section, the term qualified election worker compensation . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139H the following new item: Sec. 139I. Certain compensation of election workers. . (b) Information reporting not required by reason of certain amounts excludible from gross income Section 6041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Treatment of certain excludible compensation of election workers In the case of any payment by a State, political subdivision of a State, or any instrumentality of a State or any political subdivision thereof, for the service of an individual as an election official or election worker (within the meaning of section 3121(b)(7)(F)(iv)), the determination of whether the $600 threshold described in subsection (a) has been met with respect to such individual shall be determined by not taking into account— (1) any such payment which is qualified election worker compensation (as defined in section 139I(c)) which does not exceed the limitation described in section 139I(b), and (2) any such payment which is excludible from the gross income of such individual under section 127. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2023, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Election Worker Tax Benefits Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, certain compensation of election workers.
Ensuring Military Recruitment Access Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure access of Armed Forces recruiters to secondary school campuses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Military Recruitment Access Act 2. Armed Forces recruiter access (a) Campus access Section 8528(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7908(a)(3) (including access to the campus of such secondary school) for the same amount of time secondary school students (b) Notification requirement Section 8528(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7908(b) (b) Notification The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, notify school leaders, school administrators, and other educators about— (1) the requirements of this section; and (2) actions that may be taken to enforce the requirements of this section. .

Summary: Ensuring Military Recruitment Access ActThis bill revises requirements for military recruitment access to secondary school students.Currently, each local educational agency that receives federal elementary and secondary education funds must provide military recruiters with the same access to secondary school students that is provided to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or prospective employers of those students. This bill further specifies that this access must include access to the campus of the secondary school and that such access must be for the same amount of time that is provided to IHEs and prospective employers.Further, the Department of Education must annually notify school leaders, school administrators, and other educators about (1) the requirement to allow for military recruitment access, and (2) the actions that may be taken to enforcement this requirement.
American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Ballot Security Act

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain requirements with respect to use of drop boxes for a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Ballot Security Act 2. Requirements for use of drop boxes with respect to District of Columbia elections (a) Requirements Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 304. Requirements with respect to use of drop boxes for a District of Columbia election (a) Requirements With respect to a District of Columbia election, the District of Columbia may not use a drop box to accept a voted absentee or other mail-in ballot for any such election unless— (1) any such drop box is located inside a District of Columbia government building or facility; (2) the District of Columbia provides for the security of any such drop box through 24-hour remote or electronic surveillance; and (3) the District of Columbia Board of Elections collects any ballot deposited in any such drop box each day after 5:00 p.m. (local time) during the period of the election. (b) District of Columbia election defined In this section, the term District of Columbia election . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 and 303 303, and 304 (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Requirements with respect to use of drop boxes for a District of Columbia election. .

Summary: American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Ballot Security Act This bill establishes requirements for the use of ballot drop boxes in District of Columbia (DC) elections. The bill specifies that a drop box may only be used to collect absentee or mail-in ballots if (1) the box is located inside a DC government building or facility, (2) it is secured by 24-hour surveillance, and (3) ballots are collected every day after 5:00 p.m. during the election period.
Restroom Access Act of 2023

To provide an individual with an eligible medical condition access to employee restroom facilities of a retail establishment under certain conditions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restroom Access Act of 2023 2. Medically necessary restroom access (a) In general Any retail establishment that has a restroom facility that is not usually accessible to the public shall allow a customer to use that facility during business hours of such retail establishment if— (1) the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition; (2) the customer presents an identification card as described by subsection (b); (3) two or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the customer requests use of the restroom facility; (4) the restroom facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer; and (5) a public restroom is not available to the customer at the time at which they seek to use such restroom. (b) Identification card Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a system to create and distribute an identification card to an individual for whom a medical professional has certified has an eligible medical condition. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Customer The term customer (2) Eligible medical condition The term eligible medical condition (A) any inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel syndrome; (B) the use of an ostomy device; or (C) any other diagnosed medical condition, including pregnancy, that would require immediate access to a restroom facility. (3) Medical professional The term medical professional (4) Retail establishment The term retail establishment

Summary: Restroom Access Act of 2023 This bill requires retailers to allow a customer to use a nonpublic restroom if the customer has an eligible medical condition (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease) that requires immediate access to a restroom and other conditions are met.
Defund Extremism Working Group Act

To limit the use of Federal funds authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Extremism Working Group Act 2. Prohibition on use of funds authorized by fiscal year 2024 NDAA for Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group No funds authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 may be used to fund the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group.

Summary: Defund Extremism Working Group Act This bill prohibits the use of funds authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Working Group.
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023

To require a review of women and lung cancer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024 2. Interagency review to evaluate and identify opportunities for the acceleration of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations, greater access to preventive services, and strategic public awareness and education campaigns (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of, and identify opportunities related to— (1) research on lung cancer in women; (2) research on lung cancer in underserved populations that meet the eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (3) access to lung cancer preventive services; and (4) strategic public awareness and education campaigns on lung cancer. (b) Content The review and recommendations under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a review and comprehensive report on the outcomes of previous research, the status of existing research activities, and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women and underserved populations in all agencies of the Federal Government; (2) opportunities for collaborative, interagency, multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that would— (A) encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge gaps in research on lung cancer in women; (B) evaluate environmental and genomic factors that may be related to the etiology of lung cancer in women; and (C) foster advances in imaging technology and techniques to improve risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and the simultaneous utilization of other preventive services and activities; (3) opportunities regarding the development of a national lung cancer screening strategy to expand access to such screenings, particularly among women and underserved populations; and (4) opportunities regarding the development of a national public education and awareness campaign on— (A) lung cancer in women and underserved populations; and (B) the importance of early detection of lung cancer. (c) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the review conducted under subsection (a). July 30, 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: Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency review of the status of women and lung cancer. The review must report on the status of existing research and current knowledge gaps; identify new opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer and advance prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and provide recommendations for a national cancer screening strategy and public education campaign.
Casualty Loss Deduction Restoration Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Casualty Loss Deduction Restoration Act 2. Repeal of temporary limitation on personal casualty losses; temporary dollar limitation added (a) In general Section 165(h) (5) Limitation for taxable years 2018 through 2025 (A) In general In the case of an individual, the aggregate amount of any personal casualty losses allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026 shall not exceed $50,000 for each such taxable year. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any personal casualty loss attributable to a Federally declared disaster (as defined in subsection (i)(5)) allowed under subsection (a). . (b) Extension of period of limitation (1) In general In the case of a claim for credit or refund which is properly allocable to a loss which is described in paragraph (2)— (A) the period of limitation prescribed in section 6511(a) (B) any limitation described in section 6511(b)(2) shall not apply. (2) Loss described A loss is described in this paragraph if such loss is— (A) described in section 165(c)(3) (B) deductible under section 165(a) for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. (d) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall issue such regulations or other guidance as are necessary to implement the amendment made by this section, including regulations or guidance consistent with Revenue Procedure 2017–60.

Summary: Casualty Loss Deduction Restoration Act This bill eliminates the suspension period (2018 through 2025) for the tax deduction for personal casualty lossess and increases from $10,000 to $50,000 the limitation on allowable amount of the deduction.
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions. 1. Amendments to the Controlled Substances Act Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 (1) by redesignating paragraph (58) as paragraph (59); (2) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as paragraph (57) (relating to the definition of serious drug felony (3) by moving paragraphs (57), (58) (as so redesignated), and (59) (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left. September 17, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 17, 2024 Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: This bill makes technical corrections in the definitions section of the Controlled Substances Act.
Food Worker Pay Standards Act

To require fair pay for workers employed by companies who provide meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Worker Pay Standards Act 2. Food worker pay increase (a) Prevailing rate The Secretary of Agriculture may not purchase any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensated at a rate lower than the prevailing rate for wages and fringe benefits for such workers in their locality. (b) Prevailing rate determination The Secretary of Labor shall determine the prevailing rates required in subsection (a) and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. (c) Collective bargaining agreement supremacy In no case shall a prevailing rate established pursuant to this section supersede a worker’s wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) The terms meat meat food product 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (2) The terms poultry poultry food product 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq. (3) The term processed food 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.

Summary: Food Worker Pay Standards Act This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensated at a rate lower than the prevailing rate for wages and fringe benefits for such workers in their locality. The Department of Labor must determine the prevailing rates and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. A prevailing rate established pursuant to this bill must not supersede a worker's wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement.
Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 2. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, among children, (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) May 7, 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: Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024This act expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.
Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023 2. Use of preventive health and health services block grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers Section 1904(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–3(a)(1) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as (I) and (J), respectively; (2) By inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Purchasing naloxone or other opioid antagonists for use in educational institutions. (G) Providing training to school nurses, teachers, school administrators, and school resource officers on how to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonists. (H) Providing fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students. ; and (3) in each of subparagraphs (I) and (J), as redesignated, by striking (A) through (F) (A) through (H)

Summary: Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023This bill permits the use of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant to address fentanyl in educational institutions. Specifically, grant funds may be used to (1) purchase naloxone or other opioid overdose reversal drugs for educational institutions, (2) train school nurses and other personnel on how to administer them, and (3) provide fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students.
ThinkDIFFERENTLY Agriculture Accessibility Act of 2023

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to modify and extend grants for assistive technology programs for farmers with disabilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ThinkDIFFERENTLY Agriculture Accessibility Act of 2023 2. ThinkDIFFERENTLY National AgrAbility Project Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5933 (1) in the section heading, by striking Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities ThinkDIFFERENTLY National AgrAbility Project (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking and (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (F) provide education and support to youth and young adults with disabilities interested in farming and farm-related occupations. ; and (B) in paragraph (5)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking amount and maximum amounts (ii) by inserting and not more than $260,000 $150,000 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033. .

Summary: ThinkDIFFERENTLY Agriculture Accessibility Act of 2023This bill expands the eligible programs under the AgrAbility grant program of the Department of Agriculture and reauthorizes the program through FY2033. (AgrAbility provides direct education and assistance to farmers and family members with disabilities.)The bill specifies that grants may be used to initiate, expand, or sustain programs that provide education and support to youth and young adults with disabilities interested in farming and farm-related occupations.The bill also provides that the maximum grant award under the program is $260,000. Current law specifies a minimum grant award amount of $150,000, but does not include a maximum amount.