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PADE Act

To prohibit the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Powering America through Domestic Energy Act PADE Act 2. Prohibition on importation of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation (a) In general Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prohibit the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. (b) Regulations The President shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out this section. 3. Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. 4. Prohibition on withdrawal of Federal land from oil and gas leasing Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not withdraw any Federal land from oil and gas leasing under any of the mineral leasing laws unless such withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. 5. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should support, and not limit access to, all domestic sources of energy development in an effort to achieve full energy security, including by— (1) encouraging technological innovations to exploit the vast supply of natural gas; (2) increasing domestic oil production, infrastructure, and refining capacity; (3) exploring and investing in the current nuclear fleet and advanced reactor technologies; (4) rolling back Executive orders that limit the exploration and development of domestic natural resources on Federal lands; (5) taking advantage of domestic coal supply through processes such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage; (6) using expanded renewable and alternative energy sources; (7) supporting additional research and development through new and innovative methods, including public-private partnerships; (8) promoting increased conservation and energy efficiency; and (9) enhancing consumer awareness and education regarding domestic energy use, supply, and development.

Summary: Powering America through Domestic Energy Act or the PADE Act This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia. In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before (1) declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or (2) withdrawing federal land from oil and gas leasing under mineral leasing laws.
Secure Our Ports Act of 2022

To prohibit the owner or operator of a port in the United States to enter into a contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Ports Act of 2022 2. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management An owner or operator of a port in the United States may not enter into a contract for the operation or management of such port with an entity that is— (1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise; or (2) any foreign entity for which any percentage is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).

Summary: Secure Our Ports Act of 2022 This bill prohibits an owner or operator of a U.S. port from entering into a contract with a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprise for the operation or management of such port. It also prohibits entering into a contract with any foreign entity for which a percentage is owned by one of those countries.
Credit Union Board Modernization Act

To mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Board Modernization Act 2. Frequency of board of directors meetings Section 113 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1761b (1) by striking monthly (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The board of directors (a) In general The board of directors ; (3) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by striking shall meet at least once a month and (4) by adding at the end the following: (b) Meetings The board of directors of a Federal credit union shall meet as follows: (1) With respect to a de novo Federal credit union, not less frequently than monthly during each of the first five years of the existence of such Federal credit union. (2) Not less than six times annually, with at least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter, with respect to a Federal credit union— (A) with composite rating of either 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system); and (B) with a capability of management rating under such composite rating of either 1 or 2. (3) Not less frequently than once a month, with respect to a Federal credit union— (A) with composite rating of either 3, 4, or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system); or (B) with a capability of management rating under such composite rating of either 3, 4, or 5. . Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. September 28, 2022 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Credit Union Board Modernization Act This bill revises the frequency of meetings required to be held by a credit union's board of directors. Specifically, the bill requires monthly meetings for new credit unions during their first five years and for credit unions with a low soundness rating. All other credit unions must hold at least six meetings annually, with at least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter. Currently, all credit union boards must meet at least once a month.
Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022

To exclude government officials of the Russian Federation from certain international meetings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022 2. Exclusion of government officials of the Russian Federation (a) Policy of the United States It is the policy of the United States to seek to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation, to the maximum extent practicable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities of the following organizations: (1) Group of 20. (2) Bank for International Settlements. (3) Basel Committee for Banking Standards. (4) Financial Stability Board. (5) International Association of Insurance Supervisors. (6) International Organization of Securities Commissions. (b) Implementation The Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, shall take all necessary steps to advance the policy set forth in subsection (a). (c) Termination This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) 30 days after the date that the President reports to Congress that the government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (d) Waiver The President may waive the application of this section if the President reports to the Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor. May 10, 2022 Committee on Foreign Affairs

Summary: Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to take all necessary steps to exclude Russian government officials, to the maximum extent practicable, from certain international meetings, including the activities of the Group of 20, the Basel Committee for Banking Standards, and the Bank for International Settlements. This requirement shall be in effect until the earlier of five years after the bill's enactment or 30 days after the President reports to Congress that Russia's government has ceased activities to destabilize Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The President may also waive this requirement upon reporting to Congress that doing so is in the national interest of the United States.
No Energy Revenues for Russian Hostilities Act of 2022

To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize United States financial institutions to engage in certain Russian-related energy transactions blocked by Executive Order 14024, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Energy Revenues for Russian Hostilities Act of 2022 2. Limitation on authorizing certain Russian-related energy transactions (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury may not authorize a United States financial institution to engage in a transaction described under General License No. 8A, dated February 28, 2022, with respect to Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021 ( Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation (b) Termination of General License No. 8A General License No. 8A, dated February 28, 2022, shall have no force or effect. (c) Waiver The Secretary may waive subsection (a) for up to 90 days at a time for a specific transaction upon certifying to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that— (1) the transaction involves funds owed to a Russian person; and (2) the funds, subject to approval by the Secretary, are to be used for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices. (d) Termination Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) 30 days after the date that the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

Summary: No Energy Revenues for Russian Hostilities Act of 2022 This bill prohibits, with some exceptions, the Department of the Treasury from authorizing certain energy-related transactions that would otherwise be blocked by an executive order barring transactions related to specified harmful foreign activities of the Russian government. The bill also revokes a license issued February 28, 2022, by the Office of Foreign Assets Control within Treasury that authorized certain transactions barred by the executive order. The bill allows a waiver from the limitation on an energy transaction if the transaction involves funds owed to a Russian person and the funds are to be used for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices. The bill terminates on the earlier of five years after its enactment, or 30 days after the President reports to Congress that Russia has ceased activities destabilizing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Teacher Debt Relief Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Teacher Debt Relief Act 2. Loan forgiveness for teachers The Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (1) in section 428J(g)(2) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–10(g)(2) (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (2) in section 455(m) ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) both this subsection and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 both this subsection and section 428K or 428L (3) in section 460(g)(2) ( 20 U.S.C. 1087j(g)(2) (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

Summary: Teacher Debt Relief Act This bill allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Sunshine Protection Act of 2021

To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 2. Making daylight savings time permanent (a) Repeal of temporary period for daylight savings time Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a (b) Advancement of standard time (1) In general The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the Calder Act 15 U.S.C. 261 (A) by striking 4 hours 3 hours (B) by striking 5 hours 4 hours (C) by striking 6 hours 5 hours (D) by striking 7 hours 6 hours (E) by striking 8 hours by 7 hours (F) by striking 9 hours 8 hours (G) by striking 10 hours; 9 hours; (H) by striking 11 hours 10 hours (I) by striking 10 hours. 11 hours. (2) State exemption Such section is further amended by— (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Standard time for certain States and areas The standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the provisions of section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a(a) Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 (1) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; or (2) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as it was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 . (3) Conforming amendment Such section is further amended, in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a Except as provided in subsection (b),

Summary: Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 This bill makes daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.
Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2021

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty for mail theft. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2021 2. Increasing the maximum penalty for mail theft Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking not more than five years not more than 10 years

Summary: Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2021 This bill increases from 5 to 10 years the maximum prison term for a defendant who commits mail theft.
Russian Sovereign Debt Prohibition Act of 2022

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit U.S. financial institutions from participating in the secondary market for certain Russian bonds. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russian Sovereign Debt Prohibition Act of 2022 2. Prohibition on secondary market participation for Russian bonds (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prohibit U.S. financial institutions from participating in the secondary market for ruble or non-ruble denominated bonds issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, regardless of the date on which such bonds were issued. (b) Termination Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) 30 days after the date that the President reports to Congress that the government of Russia has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (c) U.S. financial institution defined The term U.S. financial institution

Summary: Russian Sovereign Debt Prohibition Act of 2022 This bill prohibits U.S. financial institutions from participating in the secondary Russian-backed bond market. This prohibition expires on the earlier of (1) 5 years after the date of enactment, or (2) 30 days after the President reports to Congress that Russia has ceased its destabilizing activities in Ukraine.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 660 East Harrison Street, in Republic, Missouri, as the "Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 660 East Harrison Street, in Republic, Missouri, as the Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters Post Office 1. Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 660 East Harrison Street, in Republic, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters 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 Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 660 East Harrison Street, in Republic, Missouri, as the "Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters Post Office."
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. 1. Suppression of wildfires (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— (1) shall— (A) to the maximum extent practicable— (i) use all available resources to carry out wildfire suppression with the purpose of extinguishing wildfires detected on National Forest System lands not later than 24 hours after such a wildfire is detected; and (ii) immediately suppress any prescribed fire that exceeds prescription; (B) not inhibit the suppression efforts of State or local firefighting agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfire on National Forest System lands; (2) may only use fire as a resource management tool if the fire is a prescribed fire that complies with applicable law and regulations; (3) may only initiate a backfire or burnout during a wildfire by order of the responsible incident commander; and (4) shall control any such initiated backfire or burnout until extinguished. (b) Penalty Any person aggrieved by a violation of paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a) may bring a civil action against the United States in the appropriate Federal district court for actual damages.

Summary: This bill sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service. Within 24 hours of detecting a wildfire on Forest Service land, the service must use (to the maximum extent practicable) all available resources to extinguish the wildfire. Additionally, the service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfires on Forest Service land. Further, the service may not initiate a backfire or burnout as part of a fire suppression strategy unless ordered by the responsible incident commander and must control any initiated fire until it is extinguished. An individual who is harmed by an improperly initiated or controlled backfire or burnout may sue the United States. The bill also limits the service's use of prescribed fires (i.e., the controlled application of fire by a team of experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire). The service must comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning prescribed fires and must immediately suppress (to the maximum extent practicable) a prescribed fire that exceeds its prescription.
Defund Putin Act

To provide for the withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Putin Act 2. Withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with the Russian Federation Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– 208; 19 U.S.C. 2434 3. Prohibition on importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. (b) Regulations The President shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out this section.

Summary: Defund Putin Act This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from Russia. It also requires the President to take actions as may be necessary to prohibit the importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from Russia and Belarus.
To amend Public Law 94-241 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of permits that are available for employers in Construction and Extraction Occupations seeking Commonwealth Only Transitional Workers, and for other purposes.

To amend Public Law 94–241 1. Permits for employers in Construction and Extraction Occupations seeking Commonwealth Only Transitional Workers Section 6(d)(3)(E)(i) of Public Law 94–241 48 U.S.C. 1806(d)(3)(E)(i) , and for any succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary may increase the total number of such permits available by a number determined appropriate by the Secretary, at the request of the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, by the request of the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, to increase the annual cap on nonimmigrants permitted to perform construction work associated with preparation for or recovery from a major disaster or emergency in the Northern Mariana Islands.