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To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Federal consent not required for real property transactions by Indian Tribes (a) In General Notwithstanding section 12 of the Act of June 30, 1834 ( 25 U.S.C. 177 (b) Trust Land Not Affected Nothing in this section— (1) authorizes an Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, any real property or any interest in any real property that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe; or (2) affects the operation of any law governing leasing, selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any interest in any real property that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (c) Indian Tribe defined For the purposes of this section, the term Indian Tribe Indian tribe 25 U.S.C. 5130

Summary: This bill allows any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer its real property held in fee without requiring prior congressional approval.
Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023

To preserve expiring employment-based visas, and make them available for issuance during fiscal year 2024. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 2. Preservation of expiring employment-based visas (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2024, the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants authorized under section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) (b) Computation The number computed under this subsection is the difference (if any) between— (1) the number of visas that were originally made available to family sponsored immigrants under section 201(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(1) 8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(3) (2) the sum of the number of aliens who were issued employment-based immigrant visas or who otherwise acquired the status of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) (c) Allocation The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall allocate the visas made available as a result of the increase authorized under subsection (a) on a proportional basis, in accordance with subsections (b) and (e)(1) of section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 (d) Availability Each visa made available under this section shall remain available for use in fiscal year 2024 or in any subsequent fiscal year, until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that such visa has been issued and used as the basis for an application for admission into the United States. (e) Inapplicability of per-Country limitation Each visa made available under this section shall be awarded in the order in which employment-based visa applications were filed and shall not be subject to the numerical limitations under section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to particular foreign states.

Summary: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 This bill increases the number of employment-based immigration visas available. The total number of additional visas made available under this bill shall be based on a formula relating to certain types of visas issued from FY1992-FY2021. These visas shall be available in FY2024 and in subsequent fiscal years until they are used. Furthermore, the yearly cap on the number of employment-based immigration visas that are made available to a single country shall not apply to the visas made available under this bill. (Generally, individuals from a single country may only receive up to 7% of such visas made available in a fiscal year.)
PARENT Act of 2023

To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 to transfer the custody of an unaccompanied alien child to the Secretary of Health and Human Services or such child’s parent or legal guardian. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting an Alien child’s Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023 PARENT Act of 2023 2. Providing safe and secure placements for children Section 235(b)(3) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(b)(3) (3) Transfers of unaccompanied alien children Not later than 72 hours after determining that a child is an unaccompanied alien child, any department or agency of the Federal Government that has an unaccompanied alien child in custody shall only transfer the custody of such child to such child’s verified parent or legal guardian or to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. .

Summary: Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2023 or the PARENT Act of 2023 This bill establishes that no later than 72 hours after determining that a child in federal custody is an unaccompanied alien minor, custody of that child may only be transferred to the child's verified parent or legal guardian or to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Currently, HHS may release such children to sponsors, who are not required to be a parent or legal guardian but must pass a background check.
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes.

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes. 1. Fluid milk substitutes Section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(B) (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking may shall (B) by striking and meets as determined by the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 (C) by striking for students who cannot consume fluid milk because of a medical or other special dietary need other than a disability described in subparagraph (A)(iii) (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking may shall (B) by striking the school notifies the State agency if the substitution is (C) by striking by written statement of a medical authority or (D) by inserting student or a by a (E) by striking that identifies the medical or other special dietary need that restricts the student’s diet (3) by striking clause (iii).

Summary: This bill requires schools to substitute a nondairy beverage for fluid milk in the National School Lunch Program upon the request of a student or their parent or guardian. Under current law, schools participating in the program may provide a substitute at the request of a medical authority or the student's parent or guardian. The bill also removes current requirements that (1) the substitute request be based on an identified medical or other special dietary need that restricts the student's diet, and (2) the school food authority pay for any additional expenses resulting from providing the substitute that exceed the covered reimbursement amounts.
Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023 2. Small business development center apprenticeship program assistance Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1) (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections)— (A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (W) providing information and assistance to small business concerns, including by disseminating relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies, on how to establish and improve— (i) work-based learning opportunities (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 (ii) apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. (iii) pre-apprenticeship programs; and (iv) job training programs. . June 5, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023 This bill adds work-based learning and apprenticeship program assistance to the list of services that must be provided by small business development centers administered by the Small Business Administration.
Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act

To prohibit Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas from flying on a Federal executive aircraft. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act 2. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas nor any officer or official of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security may use a Federal executive aircraft to fly for official work. Secretary Mayorkas and any other such officer or official shall fly commercial aircraft for official work until such time as— (1) Secretary Mayorkas submits to Congress a plan to— (A) reduce to fiscal year 2020 numbers U.S. Customs and Border Protection encounters and apprehensions of aliens who have unlawfully crossed the border; (B) place 90 percent of U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in the field in duties such as patrol, rather than administrative duties such as transport, processing duties, and hospital watch; and (C) offer financial support and other resources support for local communities and governments, in consultation with stakeholders; and (2) the condition specified in paragraph (1)(A) has been achieved.

Summary: Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act This bill prohibits any officer or official of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Secretary of DHS, from using any federal executive aircraft until certain conditions relating to the border have been met. Specifically, the prohibition shall apply until the number of encounters and apprehensions of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have unlawfully crossed the border have been reduced to FY2020 numbers; DHS reports to Congress a plan to place 90% of deployed U.S. Border Patrol agents in duties in the field; and DHS reports to Congress a plan to offer resources, including financial support, to local communities and governments.
To direct the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the database relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is language accessible, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the database relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is language accessible, and for other purposes. 1. Language accessiblity of database of investigations under Fair Labor Standards Act In maintaining the database containing information relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 202 et seq.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Labor to ensure its database with information relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is publicly accessible in at least eight of the most commonly spoken languages in the United States.
Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment (2) Park The term Park 16 U.S.C. 156 (3) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment (a) Land acquisition The Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally depicted on the map as Tracts to Include in Boundary (b) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior. (c) Boundary revision and administration Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Park to include the acquisition, and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (d) Eminent domain or condemnation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may not use eminent domain or condemnation.

Summary: Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally identified as Tracts to Include in Boundary on the map titled Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated November 2022. Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquisition and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the park. Interior, in carrying out this bill, may not use eminent domain or condemnation.
Restoring Competitive Property Insurance Availability Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Competitive Property Insurance Availability Act 2. Exclusion of certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters (a) In general Part II of subchapter L of chapter 1 836. Exclusion of certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters (a) In general In the case of each taxable year in the recovery period, there shall be excluded from the gross income of each specified insurance company the qualified real property insurance income of such company for such taxable year with respect to any disaster area. (b) Specified insurance company For purposes of this section, the term specified insurance company (c) Qualified real property insurance income For purposes of this section, the term qualified real property insurance income (1) the premiums received by such insurance company for real property insurance with respect to property located in the disaster area, over (2) deductions properly allocable to such premiums. (d) Real property insurance For purposes of this section, the term real property insurance (e) Recovery period For purposes of this section, the term recovery period (f) Disaster area For purposes of this section, the term disaster area (g) Incident date For purposes of this section, the term incident date . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part II of subchapter L of chapter 1 Sec. 836. Exclusion of certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to disaster areas the incident date (as defined in section 836(g)

Summary: Restoring Competitive Property Insurance Availability Act This bill excludes from the gross income of specified insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) certain income from providing qualified real property insurance after a federally declared disaster. The bill defines qualified real property insurance income to mean the excess of premiums received by such insurance companies for real property insurance for property located in the disaster area, over deductions properly allocable to such premiums.
One Seat Ride Act

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving transfers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the One Seat Ride Act 2. Study on commuter service (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study identifying the benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation and major obstacles to providing commuter rail passenger transportation that does not involve a transfer for passengers. (b) Requirements In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) consider economic, logistical, and quality of life factors in analyzing the major obstacles to implementing single-seat trips on commuter rail passenger transportation for as many passengers as possible; and (2) include in such study an analysis of the costs and benefits with respect to single-seat trips on commuter rail passenger transportation on the New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley line during peak hours and the impact such trips would have on other New Jersey Transit lines. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the study required under subsection (a). (d) Commuter rail passenger transportation defined In this section, the term commuter rail passenger transportation September 1, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: One Seat Ride Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation and major obstacles to providing commuter rail passenger transportation that does not involve a transfer for passengers. The study must consider economic, logistical, and quality of life factors. It must also include a cost-benefit analysis of single-seat trips on the New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley line during peak hours and the impact such trips would have on other New Jersey Transit lines.
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify that actions of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation are not a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Small Business Information Act 2. Exclusion from the Paperwork Reduction Act Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d(j) (10) Exclusion from the Paperwork Reduction Act Actions taken by the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation under this subsection shall not be a collection of information chapter 35 Paperwork Reduction Act . July 11, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services July 11, 2023 Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Summary: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act This bill excludes from the Paperwork Reduction Act actions taken by the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies must comply with specific procedures when gathering information from the public. The bill establishes several exceptions. For example, the office must inform the person receiving the collection of information the reasons the information is being collected, as required under current law.
Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2023

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2023 2. Unlawful possession of pill press molds (a) Prohibition Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 (i) Offense regarding unlawful possession of pill press molds (1) In general Whoever, with intent to manufacture in violation of this title a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, or other form for distribution, knowingly possesses a pill press mold, shall be imprisoned not more than 20 years and fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code. (2) Definitions In this subsection, the term pill press mold . (b) Sentencing guidelines Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, as appropriate, the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that the guidelines provide for a penalty enhancement of not less than 2 offense levels above the offense level otherwise applicable for a violation of section 401(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841(a)

Summary: Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2023 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly possess a pill press mold with the intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II of the Controlled Substances Act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of not more than 20 years and a fine.
CLEAN Congress Act

To prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from containing multiple subjects and to require the equal application of laws to Members of Congress. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Congress Act CLEAN Congress Act 2. Prohibiting multiple subjects in single bill (a) In general Each bill, order, resolution, or vote submitted by Congress to the President under section 7 of article I of the Constitution of the United States shall embrace no more than one subject, and that subject shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution or vote. (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress. 3. Requiring equal application of laws to Members of Congress (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any provision of law that provides an exception in its application to a Member of Congress or an employee of the office of a Member of Congress shall have no effect. (b) Clarification relating to exercise of official or representational duties Subsection (a) shall not be construed to apply to provisions of law or rules which permit Members of Congress or employees of offices of Members of Congress to carry out official duties that are tied directly to lawmaking, including provisions or rules permitting Members and employees to enter and use the United States Capitol, the United States Capitol grounds, and other buildings and facilities. (c) Definition In this section, the term Member of Congress

Summary: Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Congress Act or the CLEAN Congress Act This bill (1) requires bills, orders, resolutions, or votes submitted by Congress to the President to include only one subject that is clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title; and (2) makes ineffective any provision of law that excludes its application to a Member of Congress or to an employee in a Member's office.