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Lone Star Reimbursement Act

To reimburse the State of Texas for the costs of Operation Lone Star, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lone Star Reimbursement Act 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The House of Representatives first recognized the security of our Nation’s borders as a matter of national security in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. (2) Operation Lone Star has led to over 348,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 24,000 criminal arrests, with more than 22,000 felony charges reported. (3) Operation Lone Star is responsible for the seizure of over 361 million lethal doses of fentanyl. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that Operation Lone Star has been a tremendous help to stem the tide of illegal immigration and its members should be recognized for their efforts. 3. Reimbursement Of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024, $2,200,000,000 from each such Department shall be expended in the form of reimbursements to the State of Texas for the costs of Operation Lone Star incurred in fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

Summary: Lone Star Reimbursement Act This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to each provide $2.2 billion to the state of Texas as reimbursement for the costs of Operation Lone Star incurred in FY2022 and FY2023. (Operation Lone Star is a border security operation initiated and carried out by the state of Texas.)
To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 1. Drop boxes on military installations for deposit of unused prescription drugs (a) Drop boxes The Secretary of Defense shall ensure there is maintained on each military installation a drop box that is accessible to members of the Armed Forces and the family members thereof, into which such members and family members may deposit unused prescription drugs. (b) Prescription drug defined In this section, the term prescription drug

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure there is an accessible drop box on each military installation for members of the Armed Forces (and family members) to deposit unused prescription drugs.
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes. 1. Storage facility loans Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8789(a) (1) by striking funds for producers funds for— (1) producers ; and (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ; or (2) agricultural producers to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production (as such term is defined in section 4279.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph)). .

Summary: This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production. This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act 2. Archie Badura Memorial Fentanyl Related Substance Scheduling Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances (A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. (C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. (D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. . 3. Penalties A fentanyl-related substance shall be treated as an analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide under section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1) 21 U.S.C. 960(b) 21 U.S.C. 802 4. Effective date This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act This bill permanently adds fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.) Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires December 31, 2024.
Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure workplace choice and opportunity for young adults with disabilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act 2. Use of subminimum wage Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794g (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking No Any (ii) by striking 24 or younger 18 or older (iii) by striking unless if (B) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The individual chooses to accept employment with such entity. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 24 17 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Other exceptions The entity described in subsection (a) can satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) with respect to an individual, if— (A) such entity makes documented efforts, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to contact on behalf of the individual, the designated State unit for the counseling, information, and referrals described in paragraph (1)(A); and (B) such designated State unit fails to provide the relevant counseling, information, and referrals. ; and (4) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and, if such individual is employed by an entity described in subsection (a) at the time such documentation is made pursuant to such process, to make available copies of such documentation to the entity 3. Application The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to the employment of an individual on or after March 13, 2020.

Summary: Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act This bill relaxes requirements that allow entities with a special wage certificate to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the bill eliminates a requirement that an individual with a disability who is age 24 or younger receive pre-employment transition services and meet specified vocational rehabilitation criteria before beginning subminimum wage work. The bill also relaxes career counseling and service referral requirements that apply to an individual with a disability who is paid at a subminimum wage. Current law requires an entity to ensure that an individual employed at subminimum wage receives periodic career counseling, information, and referrals to other services from the designated state agency. Under the bill, this requirement is met if the employer makes a documented effort to contact the state agency for those resources on behalf of the employee, and the state agency fails to provide the counseling, information, and referrals.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of expenses relating to abortion services (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) consistent with section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, the Department of Defense may not use any funds for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; (2) the Secretary of Defense has no legal authority to implement any policies in which funds are to be used for such purpose; and (3) the Department of Defense Memorandum titled Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care (b) Repeal of memorandum (1) Repeal The Department of Defense memorandum titled Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care (2) Prohibition on availability of funds to carry out memorandum No funds may be obligated or expended to carry out the memorandum specified in paragraph (1) or any successor to such memorandum. (c) Prohibition Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Prohibition on payment or reimbursement of certain fees (1) The Secretary of Defense may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, including travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such license is to provide abortion services. (2) In this subsection: (A) The term health-care professional (B) The term license .

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing certain funding related to abortion services. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOD from paying or reimbursing any fees or expenses for a health care professional (who provides health care at a military medical treatment facility) to gain a license in a state if the purpose of gaining the license is to provide abortion services. The bill also repeals the DOD memorandum titled Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care (October 20, 2022). Such memo sets forth DOD policies and procedures in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Under the bill, DOD may not obligate or expend funds to carry out the memo or any successor memo.
Manatee Protection Act of 2023

To designate the West Indian manatee as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manatee Protection Act of 2023 2. West Indian manatee designated endangered species (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the species known as the West Indian manatee 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (b) Listing of West Indian manatee Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall include the species known as the West Indian manatee 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)

Summary: Manatee Protection Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to include the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the endangered species list and give the species protections provided to endangered species.
SHARE Act

To authorize the use of FBI criminal history record information for administration of interstate compacts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act SHARE Act 2. Information sharing Subtitle E of title IV of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 34 U.S.C. 41106 et seq. 6404. Sharing and use of criminal history record information (a) FBI providing criminal history record information to State licensing authorities The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish or otherwise make available to a State licensing authority, through an agreement with a State law enforcement agency or State identification bureau, criminal history record information to the extent required by a interstate compact, or the regulations duly promulgated thereunder, for the purpose of conducting a criminal history background check of individuals seeking a license or privilege to practice an occupation or profession in a compact member State. (b) State licensing authority use of criminal history record information A State licensing authority that is a member of an interstate compact that requires completion of a criminal history background check for an individual for the purpose of acting upon a license or privilege application of that individual to practice an occupation or profession in a State shall use such information solely for that purpose and may not share criminal history record information or any part thereof with the compact’s Commission, any other State entity or licensing authority, or the public. (c) Sharing the fact of completion of the criminal history background check expressly permitted For the purpose of subsection (b), a State licensing authority informing a compact Commission of the completion of the criminal history background check, including a binary determination of whether or not the criminal history background check of an applicant was satisfactory, is expressly permitted by this Act and shall not constitute the sharing of criminal history record information. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Criminal history record information The term criminal history record information (3) License The term license (4) Privilege The term privilege (5) State The term State (6) State identification bureau The term State identification bureau (7) State licensing authority The term State licensing authority .

Summary: States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act or the SHARE Act This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make available criminal history record information to a state occupational or professional licensing authority for background checks of individuals seeking a license under an interstate compact. A state licensing authority may not share criminal history record information with the compact's commission, any other state entity or licensing authority, or the public, but may inform the compact's commission of completion of a background check.
Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023 2. Designation for study; Report Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (145) Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont The entire river, including— (A) the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River; and (B) the major tributaries of the Deerfield River, including the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook. ; and (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (22) Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) complete the study described in subsection (a)(145); and (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study. .

Summary: Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023 This bill designates the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act

To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act 2. Women’s Suffrage National Monument (a) Site Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument shall be located within the Reserve. (b) Applicability of Commemorative Works Act Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 Commemorative Works Act (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Women’s Suffrage National Monument The term Women’s Suffrage National Monument Public Law 116–217 40 U.S.C. 8903 (2) Reserve The term Reserve November 3, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act This bill authorizes the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
COAST Anti-Drilling Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act COAST Anti-Drilling Act 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in— (1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; (2) the South Atlantic planning area; (3) the North Atlantic planning area; or (4) the Straits of Florida planning area, .

Summary: Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil, natural gas, or other minerals in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast. Specifically, the prohibition applies to the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning area, the North Atlantic planning area, and the Straits of Florida.
More Homes on the Market Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the More Homes on the Market Act 2. Increase of exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence (a) In general Section 121(b) (1) by striking $250,000 $500,000 (2) by striking 500,000 $1,000,000 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), in the heading, by striking $500,000 $1,000,000 (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Adjustment for inflation In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2023, the $500,000 and $1,000,000 amounts in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2022 2016 If any increase under this clause is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: More Homes on the Market Act This bill increases the tax exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and requires an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount.
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 2. Employment authorization for aliens seeking asylum Paragraph (2) of section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d) (2) Employment authorization (A) Eligibility The Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize employment for an applicant for asylum who is not in detention and whose application for asylum has not been determined frivolous. (B) Application An applicant for asylum who is not otherwise eligible for employment authorization shall not be granted such authorization prior to 30 days after the date of filing of the application for asylum. (C) Term Employment authorization for an applicant for asylum shall be valid until the date on which an applicant is issued a final denial of the applicable application, including administrative and judicial review. .

Summary: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. Such employment authorization is valid until the date on which an applicant is issued a final denial of the application, including administrative and judicial review. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum number of judges who may be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum number of judges who may be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. 1. Increase in maximum number of judges appointed to United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Section 7253(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking seven nine

Summary: This bill increases the maximum possible number of judges presiding over the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to nine judges.
To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses.

To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. 1. Hurricane Ian treated as qualified disaster for purposes of tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses In the case of any taxable year ending after August 31, 2022, for purposes of section 304(b) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, the term qualified disaster area

Summary: This bill treats Hurricane Ian (occurring on and after September 22, 2022) as a qualified disaster area for purposes of the disaster-related personal casualty loss tax deduction.