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Test Strip Access Act of 2023

To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to expressly authorize the use of certain grants to implement substance use disorder and overdose prevention activities with respect to fentanyl and xylazine test strips. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Test Strip Access Act of 2023 2. Grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders Section 1003(b)(4)(A) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a(b)(4)(A)) is amended after which may include drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or fentanyl or xylazine test strips

Summary: Test Strip Access Act of 2023 This bill specifically allows state and tribal opioid response grants, which are administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to be used for fentanyl or xylazine test strips.
Lead by Example Act of 2023

To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under the Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lead by Example Act of 2023 2. Health care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs to Members of Congress and Congressional staff (a) Health care benefits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning January 3, 2025, the only health care plan that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and Congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or Congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, including at facilities of the Department and non-Department facilities pursuant to chapter 17 (b) Implementation plan Not later than September 15, 2023, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out subsection (a), including recommendations for any legislative actions the Secretary and the Director determine necessary to carry out such subsection. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Congressional staff (2) The term Member of Congress (3) The term non-Department facility

Summary: Lead by Example Act of 2023 This bill provides that, beginning January 3, 2025, the only health care plan the federal government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By September 15, 2023, the VA and the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out this bill, including recommendations for any necessary legislative actions.
Symmetry in Rules Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from issuing conflicting proposed or final rules, to require the Commission to consider industry-specific costs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Symmetry in Rules Act 2. Additional rulemaking requirements (a) In general Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78w (e) Prohibition on conflicting rules The Commission may not issue any proposed rule, or finalize any such rule, that conflicts with— (1) any existing rule; or (2) any other proposed rule. (f) Consideration of industry-Specific costs The Commission shall, before issuing any proposed or final rule, take into account the estimated cost to specific industries of complying with multiple rules. . (b) Rule of application Any proposed rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission that, on the date of enactment of this Act, violates section 23(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be withdrawn or revised to be in compliance with such prohibition as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Symmetry in Rules Act This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from issuing a proposed rule or finalizing a rule that conflicts with an existing rule or another proposed rule. The SEC must also take a specific industry's costs of compliance with multiple rules into consideration before a rulemaking.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office 1. Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office."
Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023 2. Predispute arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination (a) In general Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: 5 Arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination Sec. 501. Definitions. 502. No validity or enforceability. 501. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Age discrimination dispute The term age discrimination dispute (2) Predispute arbitration agreement; predispute joint-action waiver The terms predispute arbitration agreement predispute joint-action waiver 502. No validity or enforceability (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, at the election of the person alleging conduct constituting an age discrimination dispute, or the named representative of a class or in a collective action alleging such conduct, no predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint-action waiver shall be valid or enforceable with respect to a case which is filed under Federal, Tribal, or State law and relates to the age discrimination dispute. (b) Determination of applicability An issue as to whether this chapter applies with respect to a dispute shall be determined under Federal law. The applicability of this chapter to an agreement to arbitrate and the validity and enforceability of an agreement to which this chapter applies shall be determined by a court, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement, and irrespective of whether the agreement purports to delegate such determinations to an arbitrator. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) In general Title 9 of the United States Code is amended— (A) in section 2, by inserting or 5 (B) in section 208, in the second sentence, by inserting or 5 (C) in section 307, in the second sentence, by inserting or 5 (2) Table of chapters The table of chapters for title 9, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5. Arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination 501. . 3. Applicability This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint-action waiver from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a dispute involving age discrimination.
No Electric Ferries Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from making certain grants to zero-emission or electric ferries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Electric Ferries Act 2. Passenger ferry grants Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Prohibition The Secretary may not make a grant under this section to a recipient for a zero-emission or electric ferry. .

Summary: No Electric Ferries Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from providing passenger ferry grants for zero-emission or electric ferry projects under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program.
No Desire for Streetcars Act

To amend title 23 and title 49, United States Code, to prohibit funds from certain programs to be used to fund streetcars, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Desire for Streetcars Act 2. Prohibition on streetcar funding (a) Surface transportation block grant program Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts apportioned to a State for each fiscal year to carry out this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. . (b) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Streetcars No funds may be provided under this section for a project for streetcars. . (c) Urbanized area formula grants Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. . (d) Fixed guideway capital investment grants Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. .

Summary: No Desire for Streetcars Act This bill prohibits funds provided under certain Department of Transportation programs from being used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar, including the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program and the Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants Program.
Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process to allow the holders of abbreviated new drug applications to make labeling changes to include new or updated safety-related information, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act 2. Safety labeling changes initiated by ANDA holders (a) In general Section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j) (14) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall establish a process to allow the holder of an abbreviated new drug application to change the labeling of the drug that is the subject of the application to include new or updated safety-related information, including a process to make such changes prior to being approved by the Secretary. . (b) Regulations (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a final rule to implement paragraph (14) of section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j) (2) Contents The final rule issued under paragraph (1) shall include a process for conforming the labeling of a drug that is labeled pursuant to such paragraph (14), the listed drug (as such term is used in such section 505(j)), and other drugs approved under such section 505(j) that reference such listed drug. (3) Effective date The final rule issued under paragraph (1) shall become effective not later than 180 days after the date on which such final rule is issued.

Summary: Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act This bill allows generic drug manufacturers to revise labels with updated safety information that differs from the referenced brand-name drug.
CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023

To provide for a cause of action for any United States national who lost a relative due to COVID–19. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 2. Cause of action (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United States national, if an immediate relative of that national has died of COVID–19, may, in a civil action against the Government of China, recover appropriate relief. (b) Action by citizen of United States Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including chapter 85 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (c) Payment by United States If an individual is awarded damages in an action under this section, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China has not satisfied such award before the date that is one year after the date on which the damages were awarded, the individual may seek an order from the court directing the United States to pay such award to the individual. The payment by the United States of any such award shall be deducted from any interest or debt owed by the United States to the People’s Republic of China, or from any amounts made available to provide United States assistance to the People’s Republic of China. (d) Definition In this section: (1) Harm The term harm (A) the payment of overtime to frontline workers; (B) purchasing masks and sanitizing products; (C) purchasing vaccines; (D) research and development; (E) developing COVID–19 testing sites and testing individuals for COVID–19; (F) purchasing medical equipment related to COVID–19; (G) unemployment payments; and (H) laws to provide other assistance during the COVID–19 pandemic. (2) Immediate relative The term immediate relative

Summary: CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 This bill authorizes certain private lawsuits against the Chinese government for harm resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes a case to be brought by (1) a U.S. national if their immediate relative died of COVID-19 (i.e., wrongful death), or (2) a U.S. citizen for harm suffered by the citizen. The harms for which a citizen may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures for overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment under one of these provisions within one year, the plaintiff may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.
OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opt for Health with SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 2. Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive program Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking In general Definitions (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (5), (3), and (4), respectively, and reordering accordingly; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking 50 100 (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 2023 (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating the second subparagraph (C) (relating to fiscal year 2019) through subparagraph (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; (ii) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking and (iii) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), by striking 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. 2023; (iv) by adding at the end the following: (I) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (J) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (K) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (L) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and (M) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. .

Summary: Opt for Health with SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 or the OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023This bill reauthorizes, and provides increased specified funds for, the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) for FY2024-FY2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. GusNIP provides competitive grants for projects that increase low-income consumers' purchases of fruits and vegetables by providing (1) incentives at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) points of  purchase, and (2) produce prescriptions to SNAP/Medicaid participants.
Space Resources Institute Act

To direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Space Resources Institute Act 2. Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and Secretary shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources to advance the objectives of NASA and the Department in maintaining United States preeminence in space. Such objectives shall include the following: (1) Identifying, developing, and distributing space resources, including by encouraging the development of foundational science and technology. (2) Reducing the technological risks associated with identifying, developing, and distributing space resources. (3) Research to maximize the responsible use of space resources. (4) Developing options for using space resources to— (A) support current and future space architectures, programs, and missions; and (B) enable such architectures, programs, and missions that would not otherwise be possible. (b) Additional matters The report required under subsection (a) shall also include the following assessments of the Administrator and the Secretary: (1) Whether a virtual or physical institute relating to space resources is most cost effective and appropriate. (2) Whether partnering with institutions of higher education and the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry as appropriate, would be effective in increasing information available to the institute with respect to advancing the objectives described in subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (3) Department The term Department (4) Extractive industry The term extractive industry (5) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) (6) NASA The term NASA (7) Secretary The term Secretary (8) Space resource (A) In general The term space resource (B) Inclusions The term space resource July 23, 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: Space Resources Institute Act This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Commerce to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance the objectives of NASA and Commerce for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space.
No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023 2. Amendment Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(a) No household shall be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to this section if it does not meet the income and resource criteria under subsections (c) and (g). . 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.

Summary: No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023This bill requires all households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to meet the program's income and asset requirements.Federal requirements generally provide two pathways for SNAP financial eligibility. A household may meet program-specific federal eligibility requirements, which include both income eligibility and an asset test. A household may also be automatically or categorically eligible for SNAP based on eligibility for or receiving cash benefits from other specified low-income assistance programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]). Under this categorical eligibility, households that already meet financial eligibility rules in a program like TANF are not required to go through another financial eligibility determination in SNAP.Further, a majority of states also provide broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), a policy that makes most households with an income below a certain threshold categorically eligible for SNAP. Under BBCE, these states typically make households categorically eligible through receiving or being authorized to receive a minimal non-cash TANF benefit or service (e.g., a pamphlet). A state may set its own BBCE financial eligibility requirements for a household so long as the income requirement is below a certain level. A state's requirements do not have to match SNAP program-specific eligibility requirements. For example, most states that provide BBCE do not have an asset test for SNAP eligibility. The bill requires all SNAP households, including those that qualify under categorical eligibility, to meet the SNAP program's income and asset requirements. These requirements take effect one year after the bill's enactment and do not apply to certification periods that begin before the effective date.
Lady Liberty Act of 2023

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lady Liberty Act of 2023 2. Minimum number of refugees to be admitted Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(a) in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines, except that in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, such number may not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or not the President makes any determination

Summary: Lady Liberty Act of 2023 This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2023 was 125,000, but in some years it had been lower. For example, the cap for FY2021 was 15,000.)