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More Child Care and Jobs for Military Families Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the More Child Care and Jobs for Military Families Act 2. Report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense; feasibility study (a) Report Not later than 39 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on at-home child care programs offered by each military department. Such report shall include— (1) an identification of the number of such at-home child care programs that have opened, closed, or relocated during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that this three years after such date; (2) a summary of difficulties, if any, experienced by military spouses employed at such at-home child care programs with respect to— (A) obtaining necessary certifications or licences; and (B) opening, closing, or relocating such an at-home child care program; and (3) a summary of effects, if any, that the opening, closing, or relocation of such an at-home child care program has on the employment rate of military spouses residing in geographic proximity to such at-home child care program. (b) Feasibility study (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a feasibility study on— (A) standardizing the requirements of each military department relating to licensing and certification for at-home child care providers; (B) removing barriers, if any, to the expansion of at-home child care programs described in subsection (a); and (C) supporting the employment of military spouses in such at-home child care programs. (2) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes the findings of such feasibility study.

Summary: More Child Care and Jobs for Military Families Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on at-home child care programs offered by each military department. Additionally, DOD must study and report on (1) standardizing the requirements of each military department relating to licensing and certification for at-home child care providers, (2) removing barriers to the expansion of at-home child care programs, and (3) supporting the employment of military spouses in at-home child care programs.
No Track No Tax Act of 2023

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any mileage tax, including through the funding of a mileage tracking program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Track No Tax Act of 2023 2. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for implementation of mileage taxes Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended, directly or indirectly, to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any State, local, or Federal mileage tax, including through the funding of a mileage tracking program.

Summary: No Track No Tax Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any state, local, or federal mileage tax, including through the funding of a mileage tracking program.
To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution. 1. Removal of restriction on amendments to or modifications of the Constitution of American Samoa Section 12 of Public Law 98–213 48 U.S.C. 1662a June 27, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill repeals the statute that prevents the people of American Samoa from approving amendments or modifications to the constitution of that territory. (Under that statute, an act of Congress is required for such an amendment or modification.)
Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide that an individual engaged in a labor dispute may receive unemployment benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023 2. Unemployment insurance for striking workers (a) In general Section 3304(a) and ; and (20) in the case of an individual who is employed but unable to work due to a labor dispute (as defined in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(5) (A) the date that is 14 days after the date on which a strike began; (B) the date on which a lock-out began; (C) the date on which the employer hired permanent replacement workers; or (D) the date on which the strike or lock-out ended and the individual became unemployed. . (b) Exemption from work availability requirement Section 303(a)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(12) (other than a claimant who is an individual unable to work due to a labor dispute as described in section 3304(a)(20) claimant

Summary: Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023 This bill allows workers engaged in a labor dispute to receive unemployment compensation. It also exempts such workers from the requirement that they be available to work and are actively seeking work.
Clergy Act

To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clergy Act 2. Revocation by members of the clergy of exemption from social security coverage (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1402(e)(4) chapter 2 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. section 1401 (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to service performed (to the extent specified in such subsection) in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual for months in or after the calendar year in which such individual’s application for revocation (as described in such subsection) is effective (and lump-sum death payments payable under such title on the basis of such wages and self-employment income in the case of deaths occurring in or after such calendar year). 3. Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall develop and submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a plan to inform duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed ministers of a church, members of a religious order, and Christian Science practitioners of their eligibility to revoke any prior election of exemption from Social Security participation. December 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: Clergy Act This bill establishes a two-year window for certain members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes on ministerial earnings. Under current law, such individuals who object to participation in public insurance programs on religious or conscientious grounds may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for an irrevocable exemption and will not receive Social Security or Medicare benefits in retirement unless they have qualifying credits from other employment. The Internal Revenue Service must develop a plan to inform members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners of their eligibility to revoke prior exemptions, pursuant to the bill's changes.
Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act POST GRAD Act 2. Reinstatement of authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3) (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting Temporary Termination (2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , and ending on or before June 30, 2023 2012 3. Inapplicability of rulemaking requirements The amendments made by this Act shall not be subject to the requirements of section 482(c) or 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1089(c)

Summary: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act This bill authorizes graduate and professional students to receive Direct Subsidized Loans. These students have been ineligible to receive Direct Subsidized Loans since July 1, 2012.
BUILD IT Act

To terminate certain contracts relating to the construction of the border fence and to transfer unused border fence materials to the States along the southwest border of the United States. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act BUILD IT Act 2. Transfer of unused border fence material to border States (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Government shall deliver to the Governments of Arizona, of California, of New Mexico, and of Texas, upon request, any materials associated with the construction of the physical barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico that— (1) are in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, or any other Federal agency; or (2) have been purchased by the Federal Government, but remain in the possession of any contractor or vendor. (b) Prohibition of fees and delivery charges The Federal Government may not charge any fee or other delivery charge to any of the States referred to in subsection (a) for the delivery of the materials described in such subsection. (c) Use of materials Any State receiving materials from the Federal Government pursuant to subsection (a) shall use such materials for the purpose of constructing, repairing, or reinforcing the construction of a barrier along the international border between such State and Mexico. (d) Termination of existing contracts The Federal Government shall terminate, at the convenience of the Federal Government, any contract relating to the maintenance and security of the materials intended for the construction referred to in subsection (a) that— (1) is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) must be terminated in order to comply with subsection (a).

Summary: Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.
Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the expedited removal of aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and are residents of Palestinian-administered territories within Judea and Samaria or Gaza. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act EVICTED Act 2. Expedited removal for unlawfully present aliens who are residents of Palestinian-administered territories within Judea and Samaria or Gaza Section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)(iii) (1) in subclause (I), by inserting or subclause (III) subclause (II) (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Additional aliens described An alien described in this clause is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is a resident of a Palestinian-administered territory within Judea and Samaria or Gaza. .

Summary: Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act or the EVICTED ActThis bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to subject to expedited removal any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is a resident of the Palestinian Territories and unlawfully present. (An unlawfully present individual has not been admitted or paroled into the United States.) Under current law, an individual subject to expedited removal shall be ordered removed from the United States without further hearing or review unless the individual indicates an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of prosecution.
Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2023

To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2023 2. Rescheduling of marijuana Notwithstanding section 201 and subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 811 marihuana

Summary: Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2023 This bill moves marijuana to a lower schedule of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, it directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; that has no currently accepted medical use; and that is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule III controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has less potential for abuse than a schedule I or II substance; that has a currently accepted medical use; and that has low or moderate risk of dependence if abused.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14280 South Military Trail in Delray Beach, Florida, as the "Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14280 South Military Trail in Delray Beach, Florida, as the Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building 1. Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14280 South Military Trail in Delray Beach, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building (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 Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14280 South Military Trail in Delray Beach, Florida, as the "Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building."
Price Stability Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Price Stability Act of 2023 2. Removal of dual mandate Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 225a maximum employment, stable prices, stable prices

Summary: Price Stability Act of 2023 This bill removes maximum employment as a goal of the monetary policy set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee.
Awning Safety Act of 2023

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Awning Safety Act of 2023 2. Consumer product safety standard for retractable awnings (a) Consumer product safety standard required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings within the jurisdiction of the Commission to protect against the risk of death or serious injury related to the hazards associated with such awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning. (b) CPSC determination of scope The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall specify the types of retractable awning devices within the jurisdiction of the Commission that are within the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated under this section, as reasonably necessary to protect against hazards associated with retractable awnings. (c) Treatment of standard A consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058). April 26, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Awning Safety Act of 2023This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings. Specifically, the CPSC must issue a standard to protect against the risk of death or serious injury associated with the awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning.
Truth in Tuition Act of 2023

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Tuition Act of 2023 2. Notice of tuition levels (a) Amendment Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) (A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program— (i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. (B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A) (i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and (ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. (C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) (D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) subparagraph (A) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)

Summary: Truth in Tuition Act of 2023 This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide admitted students with information related to tuition and fees. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The Department of Education may waive this requirement under certain circumstances.
Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

To amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H–2B workers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 2. Inclusion of certain workers in exemption from numerical limitations on H–2B workers Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 14006. The numerical limitation contained in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B) 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of— (A) fish or fishery products; or (B) baitfish. Terms used in this section have the meanings given such terms in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations. .

Summary: Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 This bill expands a provision that exempts certain H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural laborers) from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas. Under this bill, the exemption shall apply to H-2B visas issued for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products. Currently, this exemption only applies to H-2B visas issued for certain employment related to the processing of fish roe.