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Protecting Innocence in Education Act

To prohibit the Department of Education from punishing States, local educational agencies, or elementary schools for failure to implement or carry out certain Federal policies relating to sex education in elementary schools, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Innocence in Education Act 2. Prohibition of federally mandated sex education in elementary schools (a) Prohibition of certain actions by Secretary of Education The Secretary of Education may not— (1) require States, local educational agencies, or elementary schools to implement Federal recommendations, requirements, rules, regulations, guidance, or other programs relating to sex education in elementary schools; or (2) punish a State, local educational agency, or elementary school, including by withholding Federal funds or levying fines under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. (b) Prohibition of certain actions by Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education The Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education established under section 1314 of division W of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 (1) develop recommendations for States, local educational agencies, or elementary schools with respect to sex education in elementary schools under section 1314(a)(5) of such Act or any other Federal law; or (2) notwithstanding section 1314(a)(8) of such Act, assess the Department of Education’s ability under section 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1682 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. (c) Definitions In this Act, the terms elementary school local educational agency State 20 U.S.C. 7801

Summary: Protecting Innocence in Education Act This bill prohibits federally mandated sex education in elementary schools. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from (1) requiring states, local educational agencies, or elementary schools to implement federal policies relating to sex education in elementary schools; or (2) punishing these entities (e.g., withholding federal funds or levying fines) for failing to implement or carry out these federal policies. Additionally, the bill prohibits the Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education from (1) developing recommendations for these entities with respect to sex education in elementary schools; or (2) assessing ED's ability to levy intermediate fines for noncompliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities.
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022 2. Exemptions Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following: (13) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms. ; and (2) in subsection (f)(4)(A)— (A) in clause (xiv) by striking and (B) in clause (xv) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (xvi) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms. . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022 This bill modifies federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more firearms up to a total maximum value of $3,000. The bill also specifies that such firearms are household goods that are not subject to liens in bankruptcy.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. 1. Installation of plaque commemorating slave rebellion on St. John (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733. (b) Contents of plaque The plaque installed under subsection (a) shall include information regarding— (1) important facts about the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733; (2) the collective suicide that occurred during the slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on St. John in 1734; and (3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the history of St. John, the United States Virgin Islands, and the United States. December 7, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
TEMP Act

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temperature Endorsement for Multi-Peril Policies TEMP Act 2. Research and development on frost or cold weather insurance Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c) (20) Frost or cold weather insurance (A) In general The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding an index-based policy to insure crops (including tomatoes, peppers, sugarcane, strawberries, melons, citrus, peaches, blueberries, and any other crop) on a nationally-available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event. (B) Research and development Research and development under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools, such as the use of an index, with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events; and (ii) result in a policy that provides protection for at least 1 of the following: (I) Production loss. (II) Revenue loss. (C) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— (i) the results of the research and development carried out under this paragraph; and (ii) any recommendations with respect to those results. .

Summary: Temperature Endorsement for Multi-Peril Policies or the TEMP Act This bill directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct or enter into contracts to carry out research and development regarding a temperature-based index policy to insure crops on a nationally-available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event, including research to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events.
Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve Federal investigations of retail crime, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 2. Improving coordination in Federal investigations of retail crime (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, and the heads of relevant Federal agencies shall collaborate to develop a strategy to identify how each agency can coordinate to— (1) improve information sharing on organized retail crime networks between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Secret Service, the United States Postal Service, and other relevant Federal agencies; (2) assist State and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence needed for prosecution of organized retail crime; and (3) increase cooperation and the sharing of information with the retail industry, State retail crime task forces, and other retail crime task forces. (b) Reporting requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Postmaster General, and the head of any other relevant agency shall coordinate to submit a report to the relevant committees on the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a). (c) GAO Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall publish a report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to deter and investigate organized retail crimes. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Organized retail crime The term organized retail crime (2) Organized retail crime network The term organized retail crime network (3) Relevant Federal agency The term relevant Federal agency (4) Relevant committee The term relevant committee

Summary: Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 This bill requires various federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve coordination with state and local law enforcement entities to address organized retail crime. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks, assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence needed to prosecute organized retail crime, and increase cooperation and information sharing with the retail industry and retail crime task forces. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to deter and investigate organized retail crime.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. 1. Refundable portion of research credit for small businesses engaging in specified medical research (a) In general Section 41 (i) Refundable portion for small businesses engaging in specified medical research (1) In general At the election of a medical research small business, the portion of the credit determined under this section for the taxable year which is properly allocable to specified medical research shall be treated (other than for purposes of section 280C) as a credit allowed under subpart C (and not this subpart). (2) Medical research small business For purposes of this subsection, the term medical research small business (A) which conducts any specified medical research during the taxable year, and (B) the gross receipts of which (determined under the rules of subsection (c)) for the taxable year do not exceed $1,000,000. (3) Specified medical research For purposes of this subsection, the term specified medical research (4) Election Any election under this subsection for any taxable year— (A) shall specify the amount of the credit to which such election applies, (B) shall be made on or before the due date (including extensions) of the return of tax for the taxable year, (C) may not be made for any taxable year with respect to any portion of the credit determined under this section with respect to which an election is made under subsection (h), and (D) may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary. (5) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations for purposes of this subsection as may be necessary or appropriate for determining proper allocation to specified medical research of the portion of any credit allowed to a taxpayer for a taxable year under this section. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 41(i), 6428, (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: This bill allows for the refundability of a portion of the tax credit for increasing research activities for small businesses (gross receipts not exceeding $1 million) engaged in specified medical research. Under the Public Health Service Act, specified medical research means research with respect to qualified countermeasures (i.e., a drug, biological product, or device for preventing harm from any biological agent or from a condition that may result in adverse health consequences or death).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities. 1. New medical research expenditure component of credit for increasing research activities (a) In general Section 41(a) and , and (4) 14 percent of specified medical research expenditures. . (b) Specified medical research expenditures Section 41(f) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Specified medical research expenditures (A) In general The term specified medical research expenditures (B) Qualified countermeasure The term qualified countermeasure . (c) Denial of double benefit (1) Taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022 In the case of specified medical research expenditures (as defined in section 41(f)(7) of such Code (as added by this section)) paid or incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022— (A) such expenditures shall be treated in the same manner as qualified research expenses and basic research expenses under section 280C(c)(1) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), and (B) the amount determined under section 280C(c)(2)(A) (as in effect on such day) for the taxable year shall be increased by the amount of credit determined for the taxable year under section 41(a)(4) (as added by this section). (2) Taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021 Section 280C(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking section 41(a)(1) paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 41(a) (d) Conforming amendment Section 41(f)(1) of such Code is amended by striking and amounts paid or incurred to energy research consortiums , amounts paid or incurred to energy research consortiums, and specified medical research expenditures (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: This bill expands the tax credit for increasing research activities to add a new credit amount equal to 14% of specified medical research expenditures. The bill defines specified medical research expenditures as amounts paid or incurred for research with respect to any qualified countermeasure (i.e., a drug, biological product, or device determined to be a priority in protecting against harm from a biological agent or adverse health condition).
REFORM Act of 2022

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide increased penalties for a country that denies or delays accepting 2,000 aliens who are nationals of that country, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing Every Final Order of Removal Measure Act of 2022 REFORM Act of 2022 2. Discontinuing granting visas to nationals of country denying or delaying accepting alien Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(d) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) by striking On being (1) (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Aggregate violations (A) 10 or more violations (i) Duties of Secretary of Homeland Security If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 10 or more citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of a foreign country are present in the United States, with respect to whom the foreign country has denied or unreasonably delayed accepting after being asked to accept such aliens by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of State. (ii) Duties of Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after being notified under clause (i), order consular officers in that foreign country to discontinue granting immigrant visas or nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country has accepted all such citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents. (B) 2,000 or more violations (i) Duties of Secretary of Homeland Security If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 2,000 or more citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of a foreign country are present in the United States, with respect to whom the foreign country has denied or unreasonably delayed accepting after being asked to accept such aliens by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of State. (ii) Duties of Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after being notified under clause (i), order consular officers in that foreign country to discontinue granting all immigrant visas or all nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country has accepted not less than half of such aliens, and has demonstrated a reliable and repeated process to ensure that the country will not deny or unreasonably delay accepting its citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents after being asked to accept such an alien by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section. .

Summary: Reinforcing Every Final Order of Removal Measure Act of 2022 or the REFORM Act of 2022 This bill imposes additional requirements pertaining to a foreign country that refuses to accept (or unreasonably delays in accepting) its citizens, nationals, subjects, or residents who are subject to a final order of removal from the United States.
National Education Association Charter Repeal Act

To repeal the Federal charter for the National Education Association. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Education Association Charter Repeal Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The National Education Association (referred to in this section as the NEA to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching; and to promote the cause of education in the United States (2) By continuing to hold its Federal charter, the NEA is basically receiving a seal of approval from and support of their actions by Congress. (3) The NEA can no longer be considered a public service worthy of its Federal charter as it has drifted substantially from its core mission and become a massive political operation dedicated to electing Democrats and imposing a radical progressive agenda on America’s schools. (4) In July 2019, NEA members held a conference and voted against adding a business item to the organization that stated: The National Education Association will re-dedicate itself to the pursuit of increased student learning in every public school in America by putting a renewed emphasis on quality education. NEA will make student learning the priority of the association. (5) In the same conference, members voted in support of the right to an abortion, supporting illegal immigrant justice, and expanding professional development for educators to help create student Gender Sexuality Alliance clubs. (6) According to disclosures made to the Office of Labor-Management Standards, from September 2019 to August 2021 the NEA spent over $116.7 million on political activities and lobbying, and in the 2020 election cycle, 95.7 percent of candidate campaign contributions by the NEA went to Democrat candidates. (7) The NEA adopted measures in July 2021 to support critical race theory, calling it reasonable and appropriate (8) The NEA and other teacher unions stood in the way of reopening schools in 2020 and 2021 by threatening strikes, donating to Democrat candidates that backed school closures, and influencing CDC guidance process to make it harder for schools to reopen. (9) In 2021, NEA Board Member Mollie Page Mumau wrote on Facebook that shooting people hiding behind religious exemptions would be quicker and ultimately safer than putting me and my friends and family at risk 3. National Education Association Chapter 1511

Summary: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal charter granted to the National Education Association of the United States.
Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(b)

Summary: Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act This bill requires employers of commercial truck drivers to provide overtime pay to such drivers engaged in a workweek longer than 40 hours.