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To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.

To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun. 1. Private right of action (a) In general An individual who is injured, and any member of the family of an individual who is killed, by use of a ghost gun in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, and the State and the political subdivision of the State in which the injury or death occurs, may bring an action in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the injury or death occurs against the maker of any component of the ghost gun or any person who facilitated any sale of the ghost gun, for damages resulting from the injury or death. The court may award a plaintiff prevailing in such an action such damages, including consequential damages, as the court deems appropriate. (b) Affirmative defenses In an action brought under subsection (a), it shall be an affirmative defense that the injury or death was caused by conduct of— (1) an individual in defense against a reasonably perceived imminent threat to the safety of an individual not engaged in a violation of criminal law; or (2) a law enforcement officer in response to a reasonably perceived imminent threat to public safety. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Ghost gun The term ghost gun (2) Other terms The terms firearm licensed manufacturer licensed importer

Summary: This bill establishes a private right of action against a maker of any component of a ghost gun or any person who facilitated any sale of a ghost gun. A ghost gun is a firearm that lacks a unique serial number.
Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act

To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from modifying Standard Operating Procedures to remove biologically determined sex-based screening procedures from security screening, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act 2. Prohibition No Federal funds may be obligated or expended by or for the Transportation Security Administration to modify Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to remove biologically determined sex-based screening procedures from security screening, including— (1) updating the TSA PreCheck program to include an X (2) replacing biologically determined sex-based screening Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) screening with gender-neutral AIT screening; (3) promoting the use and acceptance of the X (4) updating airport security checkpoint SOP to remove biologically determined sex and sex-based considerations when validating a traveler’s identification at such checkpoints; (5) requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use gender-neutral language and an individual’s self-identified pronouns or name; or (6) updating the Trusted Traveler Programs application form to add an X

Summary: Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act This bill prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from modifying Standard Operating Procedures to remove biologically determined sex-based screening procedures from security screening, including by (1) updating the TSA PreCheck program to include an 'X' gender marker option, (2) promoting the use and acceptance of the 'X' gender marker, and (3) requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use gender-neutral language and an individual's self-identified pronouns or name.
Right to Earn a Living Act of 2021

To amend the Social Security Act to require a certification that States and units of local governments will not impact the operations of a small business concern to receive funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Earn a Living Act of 2021 2. Certification to receive funds from coronavirus relief fund Section 601 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Certification requirement To keep small business concerns open (1) In general In order to receive a payment under this section, a State or unit of local government shall provide the Secretary with a certification signed by the Chief Executive of such State or unit of local government that such Chief Executive shall not implement an order, without legislative action by the State or unit of local government, that— (A) prevents a small business concern from operating; or (B) places limitations on the hours or occupancy of a small business concern. (2) Applicability The certification required under paragraph (1) shall apply to any receipt of funds after the date of the enactment of the Right to Earn a Living Act of 2021 ; and (3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting the following new paragraph: (6) Small business concern The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632 .

Summary: Right to Earn a Living Act of 2021 This bill requires a state or local government, to be eligible to receive future payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, to certify that it will not limit the operation, hours, or occupancy of small businesses without the state or local government taking legislative action.
Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit to Congress a report on gasoline prices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act 2. FTC investigation and report on gasoline prices (a) Investigation (1) In general The Federal Trade Commission shall conduct an investigation to determine if the price of gasoline is being manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation or artificially increased by price gouging practices. (2) Consideration In conducting the investigation under paragraph (1), the Federal Trade Commission may consider the impact of mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry, including mergers and acquisitions involving producers, refiners, transporters, and gas stations. (b) Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the investigation conducted under subsection (a), including a long-term strategy for the Commission and Congress to address manipulation of oil and gas markets during times of national or international crisis or emergency. (c) Exemption from Paperwork Reduction Act Chapter 35 (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Trade Commission to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

Summary: Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on whether the price of gasoline is being manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation. The report must include a long-term strategy for the commission and Congress to address manipulation of oil and gas markets during times of national or international crisis or emergency.
Warrant for Metadata Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a warrant for the disclosure of records from a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Warrant for Metadata Act 2. Warrant requirement for electronic communication service and remote computing service records (a) Warrant requirement Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking for one hundred and eighty days or less, (B) by striking A governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communications services of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that has been in electronic storage in an electronic communications system for more than one hundred and eighty days by the means available under subsection (b) of this section. (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking other information other information, including the metadata (as that term is defined in section 3502 of title 44) of such record or other information, pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service (not including the contents of communications) only when the governmental entity obtains a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures and, in the case of a court-martial or other proceeding under chapter 47 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (3) in subsection (d) by striking or (c) (b) Retroactive effect (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall have no effect on any disclosure required by a governmental entity pursuant to section 2703(c) of title 18, United States Code, before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Subsequent disclosure; expanded disclosure With respect to a disclosure required by a governmental entity pursuant to section 2703(c) of title 18, United States Code, before the date of enactment of this Act, any request for a subsequent disclosure related to such disclosure or an expansion of such disclosure made after the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated as a new disclosure under such section (as amended by this Act).

Summary: Warrant for Metadata Act This bill addresses the disclosure of customer electronic communications or records, including by requiring a governmental entity to obtain a warrant before requesting that a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service disclose a customer's metadata.
Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022

To permit law enforcement officers of the Department of the Treasury to carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022 2. Authority for law enforcement officers of the Department of the Treasury to carry service weapon to officer’s place of residence (a) In general Any law enforcement officer employed by the Department of the Treasury shall be allowed to carry the officer’s service weapon to, and store the service weapon in, the officer’s place of residence while such officer is off duty. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term law enforcement officer (A) the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States; or (B) the protection of officials of the United States against threats to personal safety; and (2) the term service weapon

Summary: Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022 This bill allows a law enforcement officer who is employed by the Department of the Treasury to carry a service weapon home and store it in his or her residence while off duty.
Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2022

To exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2022 2. Jury duty exemption for breastfeeding women (a) Courts of the United States Section 1866 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting after Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) An individual who is a breastfeeding woman summoned for jury service shall be excused by the court, or by the clerk under supervision of the court if the court’s jury selection plan so authorizes, upon the individual’s request. . (b) Courts of the District of Columbia Section 11–1908(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended— (1) by striking or (4) (4) (2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: ; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request of the individual if the individual is a breastfeeding woman.

Summary: Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2022 This bill allows breastfeeding women to be excused from jury duty in federal or D.C. court upon request by the individual.
Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022

To provide for digital communication of prescribing information for drugs (including biological products), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022 2. Digital communication of FDA-approved prescribing information for drugs (including biological products) (a) In general Section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352(f) Required prescribing information for drugs subject to section 503(b)(1) may be made available solely by electronic means provided that the labeling complies with all applicable requirements of law, that the manufacturer affords prescribers and dispensers the opportunity to elect to also continue to receive all such information in paper form, or to request paper labeling on an as-needed basis, and after such request, and that the manufacturer promptly provides the requested information without additional cost. (b) Rulemaking (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations to— (A) implement the amendment made by subsection (a); and (B) provide instructions on how health care professionals can receive paper copies of prescribing information directly from the manufacturer or distributor if desired. (2) Economic impacts The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall design the regulations required by paragraph (1) so as to minimize the adverse economic impacts of such regulations on prescribers and dispensers. (c) Public workshop Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall hold a public workshop with relevant stakeholders to discuss how to continue to optimize the format, accessibility, and usability of prescribing information. (d) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to drugs introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the sooner of— (1) the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the effective date of the final regulations promulgated to implement such amendment. (e) Definition In this section, the term drug 21 U.S.C. 321

Summary: Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022 This bill allows health care providers to receive prescribing information for drugs electronically rather than in paper form from manufacturers.
BAH Calculation Improvement Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BAH Calculation Improvement Act 2. Report on basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services (a) Report; elements Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services. Such report shall contain the following elements: (1) The evaluation of the Secretary— (A) of the efficiency and accuracy of the current system used to calculate BAH; (B) the appropriateness of using mean and median housing costs in such calculation; (C) of existing MHAs, in relation to choices in, and availability of, housing to servicemembers; and (D) of the suitability of the six standard housing profiles in relation to the average family sizes of servicemembers, disaggregated by uniformed service, rank, and MHA. (2) The recommendation of the Secretary— (A) regarding the feasibility of including information, furnished by Federal entities, regarding school districts, in calculating BAH; (B) whether to calculate BAH more frequently, including in response to a sudden change in the housing market; (C) whether to enter into an agreement with a commercial entity, to compile data and develop an algorithm, in order to calculate BAH; and (D) whether to publish the methods used by the Secretary to calculate BAH on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term BAH (2) The term MHA (3) The term servicemember 50 U.S.C. 3911

Summary: BAH Calculation Improvement Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services that includes elements related to the calculation of such allowance.
Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act 2. Study and report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a study on the barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. At the conclusion of such study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report containing the following elements: (1) Potential barriers to home ownership, including down payments, concerns about home maintenance, and challenges in selling a home. (2) The percentage of members who use the basic allowance for housing to pay for a mortgage, disaggregated by Armed Force, rank, and military housing area. (3) Any identified differences in home ownership rates among members correlated with race or gender. (4) What percentage of members own a home before they separate from the Armed Forces.

Summary: Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or nonprofit entity to study and report on the barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.
NIH IMPROVE Act

To continue to fund the IMPROVE Initiative through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act of 2022 NIH IMPROVE Act 2. IMPROVE Initiative Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281 et seq. 452H. IMPROVE initiative (a) In general The Director of the Institute may continue to carry out the IMPROVE initiative (hereafter in this section referred to as the Initiative (1) Advancing research to— (A) reduce preventable causes of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; (B) reduce racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in maternal health outcomes; and (C) improve health for pregnant and postpartum individuals before, during, and after pregnancy. (2) Using an integrated approach to understand the biological, behavioral, sociocultural, and structural factors that affect maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by building an evidence base for improved care and outcomes in specific regions of the United States. (3) Targeting health disparities associated with maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by— (A) implementing and evaluating community-based interventions for disproportionately affected individuals; and (B) identifying risk factors and the underlying biological mechanisms associated with leading causes of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States, including cardiovascular disease, infection and immunity, and mental health. (b) Implementation The Director of the Institute may award grants or enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions to carry out subsection (a), including with researchers from racial and ethnic minority groups (as defined in section 1707(g)(1)). (c) Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. .

Summary: NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act of 2022 or the NIH IMPROVE Act This bill provides statutory authority for an initiative of the National Institutes of Health that supports research on improving maternal health outcomes with a particular emphasis on mitigating maternal health disparities.
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act

To provide for coverage of employees of the District of Columbia courts and the District of Columbia Public Defender Service under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act 2. Coverage of employees under District of Columbia Human Rights Act (a) Coverage (1) Employees of District of Columbia courts Section 11–1726, District of Columbia Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) For purposes of the Human Rights Act of 1977 (sec. 2–1401.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), a nonjudicial employee of the District of Columbia courts shall be considered to be an employee under such Act and the District of Columbia courts shall be considered to be an employer under such Act. . (2) Employees of District of Columbia Public Defender Service Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) For purposes of the Human Rights Act of 1977 (sec. 2–1401.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), an employee of the Service shall be considered to be an employee under such Act and the Service shall be considered to be an employer under such Act. . (b) Exclusion from separate procedures established for complaints against agencies of District government Section 303 of the Human Rights Act of 1977 (sec. 2–1403.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) This section does not apply with respect to complaints filed against— (1) the District of Columbia courts or officials and employees of the District of Columbia courts; or (2) the District of Columbia Public Defender Service or officials and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to complaints filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act This bill provides for coverage of certain employees of the District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977. The act prohibits discrimination in the District on the basis of certain protected characteristics (e.g., race) in a variety of settings, including employment. The bill specifies that nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered to be employees, and the courts and public defender service shall be considered to be employers, under the act. The bill also excludes complaints of discrimination that are filed against the courts or public defender service from the District's procedures for handling complaints of governmental discrimination.