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Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage prevention and treatment of coccidioidomycosis. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023 2. Expanding tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage prevention and treatment of coccidioidomycosis Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(3) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following: (S) Coccidioidomycosis. .

Summary: Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023 This bill expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever). A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, as the "Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, as the Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building 1. Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Betty W. Henderson 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 Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, as the "Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building."
Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act

To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act 2. Recognizing victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and domestic violence domestic violence, and illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (6) the term illicit fentanyl .

Summary: Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act This bill authorizes states and territories that receive victim compensation grant funds to use the grant funds to compensate an additional category of individuals. Specifically, current law requires states and territories to use formula grant funds to compensate victims and survivors for expenses attributable to a physical injury or death resulting from a compensable crime. This bill broadens the meaning of the term compensable crime to include illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death.
VOTES Act of 2023

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to expand coverage of the definition of absent uniformed services voter, under such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voting Overseas Treated Equally for Servicemembers Act of 2023 VOTES Act of 2023 2. Expansion of the coverage of the definition of absent uniformed services voter under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (a) In general Section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20310 (1) in subparagraph (1)(A) by striking on active duty on active duty, active service, or inactive duty-training as defined, respectively, by section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code, (2) in subparagraph (1)(A) by striking such active duty such duty status (3) in subparagraph (1)(C) by striking active duty or service active duty, active service, or inactive duty-training (4) in subparagraph (5)(A) by striking active duty or service active duty, active service, or inactive duty-training as defined, respectively, by section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code, (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to elections occurring after January 1, 2025.

Summary: Voting Overseas Treated Equally for Servicemembers Act of 2023 or the VOTES Act of 2023This bill expands the definitions of absent uniformed services voter and overseas voter for purposes of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). UOCAVA requires that states and jurisdictions allow certain groups of citizens to register and vote absentee in federal elections. Absent uniformed services voters under UOCAVA are primarily active duty service members who are away from their voting residence. These include members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. The current definition of absent uniformed services voter also includes (1) members of the merchant marine and commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and (2) spouses or dependents who also are absent from their voting residence due to the member's active duty or service.This bill expands the definition of absent uniformed services voter to include (1) members on active service or inactive duty training who are absent from their voting residence, and (2) spouses or dependents who are absent from their voting residence due to the member's active service or inactive duty training.The bill also expands the definition of overseas voter to include an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active service or inactive duty training, is absent from the United States on the date of the election involved.
Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review on the Public Buildings Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023 2. Report on Public Buildings Service Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the Public Buildings Service and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of such review, including— (1) a review of the administration and management of all Public Buildings Service real estate programs and activities, including— (A) a review and accounting of the number of employees and contract workers, including functions and the sources of funding (for example building operations, reimbursable work, project-specific funding) categorized by region and organizational, management, and oversight structure within the Public Building Service, including identification of components, programs, and reporting structures; (B) an accounting of in-person attendance by employee category and function; (C) an analysis, trends, and comparisons of staffing numbers and associated costs and other administrative costs over the 10 years preceding the review; and (D) an analysis of the effectiveness of organizational structure, management, and oversight in carrying out the mission of the Public Buildings Service; and (2) a review of the building operations account of the Federal Buildings Fund established by section 592 of title 40, United States Code, including activities and costs associated with conferences, training, and travel and transportation. March 6, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the Public Buildings Service, part of the General Services Administration. Specifically, the report must cover the service's real estate programs and activities, such as staffing, associated costs, and the effectiveness of its organizational structure and management. The report must also review the building operations account of the Federal Buildings Fund.
Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023

To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a review on the impact of crime on public building usage, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023 2. Report on impact of crime on public building usage Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review and submit to Congress a report outlining— (1) the effects of increased crime rates and safety concerns, including use of fentanyl and other drugs and homelessness, in urban areas on building usage for in-person work at Federal buildings; (2) how usage of different commuting modes of transportation to Federal buildings are affected by increased crime rates; (3) the effects of low office utilization rates on safety around Federal buildings; (4) any agency exceptions given to the policy set forth in the memorandum of the Office of Management and Budget titled Measuring, Monitoring, and Improving Organizational Health and Organizational Performance in the Context of Evolving Agency Work Environments (5) any costs associated with safety issues impacting Federal building. 3. Report on costs of crime around public buildings Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the General Services Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the impacts on and costs associated with building operations related to crime and public safety in and around Federal buildings. March 6, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure March 6, 2024 Committees on Oversight and Accountability the Judiciary

Summary: Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023 This bill requires reports to Congress on the impact of crime and safety concerns on public building usage and associated costs. Specifically, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a review and report on, among other things the effects of increased crime rates and safety concerns, including the use of fentanyl and other drugs and homelessness, in urban areas on building usage for in-person work at federal buildings; the effects of low office utilization rates on safety around federal buildings; and any costs associated with safety issues impacting federal buildings. The Office of Inspector General of the General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report on the impacts on and costs associated with building operations related to crime and public safety in and around federal buildings.
Election Day Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a Federal holiday. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Day Act 2. Patriot day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Columbus Day the following: Election Day. .

Summary: Election Day Act This bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
VOTE Act

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an individual from registering to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Verification Of The Electorate Act VOTE Act 2. Prohibiting registration to vote of individuals who fail to provide proof of United States citizenship (a) In General Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: (j) Prohibiting registration of individuals not providing proof of United States citizenship (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an individual may not register to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States. The chief State election official of a State shall, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission, determine which documents an individual must provide to prove that the individual is a citizen of the United States for purposes of this paragraph. (2) Applicability Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an individual who applies to register to vote under section 5, 6, or 7 (including an individual who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9), or who applies under any other method of voter registration available in the State. (3) Application of criminal penalty An individual who violates this subsection shall be subject to the criminal penalty described in section 12(2). . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Verification Of The Electorate Act or the VOTE Act This bill requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and imposes criminal penalties for violations. Specifically, the bill prohibits an individual from registering to vote in federal elections unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The chief state election official of a state must consult with the Election Assistance Commission to determine the documents an individual must provide to prove U.S. citizenship. An individual who violates this bill shall be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.
Smart Border Protection Act

To authorize additional appropriations for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smart Border Protection Act 2. Additional funding for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations (a) Hiring There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security $300,000,000 to hire personnel for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations at ports of entry, including agents, processing assistants, technicians, agriculture specialists, and import specialists. (b) Screening There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security $200,000,000 to procure, deploy, install, maintain, and operate screening technology at U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry, such as non-intrusive inspection technology to inspect and detect cargo for illicit materials, such as fentanyl. (c) Infrastructure There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of General Services $70,000,000 for port of entry infrastructure, including port of entry building infrastructure improvements, vehicle inspection lane expansion or improvements, pedestrian pathway and lane expansion or improvements, and modernization within ports of entry. (d) Availability Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the purposes described in this section— (1) shall be expended by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section; and (2) are in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security or to the Administrator of General Services.

Summary: Smart Border Protection ActThis bill authorizes additional appropriations for U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the General Services Administration (GSA) for operations and infrastructure at ports of entry.Specifically, the bill authorizes additional appropriations for (1) hiring personnel for CBP operations at ports of entry; and (2) procuring, deploying, installing, maintaining, and operating screening technology at CBP ports of entry.The bill also authorizes additional appropriations to GSA for port of entry infrastructure, including building infrastructure improvements, vehicle inspection lane expansion or improvements, pedestrian pathway and lane expansion or improvements, and modernization within ports of entry.
Stop Climate Hysteria in Diplomacy Act

To provide that Executive Order 14027 shall have no force or effect. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Climate Hysteria in Diplomacy Act 2. Executive Order 14027 Executive Order 14027 (86 Fed. Reg. 25947; relating to establishment of the climate change support office) shall have no force or effect.

Summary: Stop Climate Hysteria in Diplomacy ActThis bill rescinds Executive Order 14027, which established the Climate Change Support Office in the Department of State.
Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 50 percent limitation on the deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act 2. Meals provided on certain fishing boats and at certain fish processing facilities not subject to 50 percent limitation (a) In general Section 274(n)(2)(C) or (v) provided— (I) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code), or (II) at a fish processing facility which is located in the United States north of 50 degrees north latitude and which is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act This bill provides that the 50% limitation on the tax deduction for business meals shall not apply to meals provided on certain fishing vessels or at certain fish processing facilities.
Payer State Transparency Act of 2023

To assess the State by State impact of Federal taxation and spending. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Payer State Transparency Act of 2023 2. Calculation of Federal tax burdens and outlays (a) State by State Calculation of Federal tax burdens (1) In General The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall calculate the Federal tax burden of each State for each calendar year. (2) Calculation of Federal tax burden For purposes of calculating the Federal tax burden of each State under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) treat Federal taxes paid by an individual as a burden on the State in which such individual resides; and (B) treat Federal taxes paid by a legal business entity as a burden on each State in which economic activity of such entity is performed in the same proportion that the economic activity of such entity in such State bears to the economic activity of such entity in all the States. (b) State by State Calculation of Federal Outlays (1) In General The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Council of Economic Advisers and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall calculate the total amount of Federal outlays received by each State in each fiscal year. (2) Treatment of Contract Awards For purposes of calculating the amount of Federal outlays received by a State under paragraph (1), a Federal contract award shall be treated as a Federal outlay received by each State in which performance under the award takes place in the same proportion that such performance in such State bears to such performance in all the States. (c) State Defined In this section the term State 3. Joint report Not later than the date that is 180 days after the beginning of each calendar year, the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) jointly submit to Congress a report containing the results of the calculations described in section 2 with respect to such calendar year; and (2) publish the report on a publicly accessible website of the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Summary: Payer State Transparency Act of 2023 This bill requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to calculate the federal tax burden of each state for each calendar year. It also requires the Office of Management and Budget to calculate the total amount of federal outlays received by each state in each fiscal year.
GRACE Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish certain family separation as an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grant Relief for American Children’s Elevation Act of 2023 GRACE Act 2. Exceptional and extremely unusual hardship Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b (7) Exceptional and extremely unusual hardship defined In this subsection, the term exceptional and extremely unusual hardship .

Summary: Grant Relief for American Children's Elevation Act of 2023 or the GRACE Act This bill establishes that an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship includes a hardship resulting from a removal (or deportation) that separates the individual subject to removal from a family member who is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the United States. Under current law, the Department of Homeland Security may cancel the removal of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) if the removal would result in an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to an immediate relative who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Urban Indian Health Confer Act

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Confer Act 2. Urban Indian organization confer policy Section 514(b) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1660d (b) Requirement The Secretary shall ensure that the Service and the other agencies and offices of the Department confer, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out— (1) this Act; and (2) other provisions of law relating to Indian health care. .

Summary: Urban Indian Health Confer Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas. Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.