hheiden/us-congress-117-bills huggingface dataset:
Protecting Flores Agreement Act
Bill: H.R.2535 | Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark (D-CA)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Protecting Flores Agreement Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to violate a 1997 agreement, which is commonly known as the Flores settlement agreement and imposes requirements related to the treatment of detained alien minors.

To prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the 
          Flores settlement agreement, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Flores Agreement Act''.

SEC. 2. FLORES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

    No Federal funds may be used to violate the terms of the stipulated 
settlement agreement filed on January 17, 1997, in the United States 
District Court for the Central District of California in Flores v. 
Reno, CV 85-4544-RJK (commonly known as the ``Flores settlement 
agreement'').
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Intelligent Tick Study Act
Bill: S.3947 | Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John (R-LA)
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Intelligent Tick Study Act
This bill authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the use of larger tick sizes in the trade of the securities of emerging growth companies. Tick size is the minimum price increment of a trading instrument. Specifically, the bill authorizes the SEC to designate a tick size larger than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for these securities. The SEC must report on the impact of potential variations in tick size for all securities.

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit different tick 
      sizes for emerging growth companies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Tick Study Act''.

SEC. 2. TICK SIZES.

    Section 11A(c)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78k-1(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(6) Tick Size.--If the Commission determines that the securities 
of emerging growth companies should be quoted and traded using a 
minimum increment of greater than $0.01, the Commission may, by rule, 
designate a minimum increment for the securities of emerging growth 
companies that is greater than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for use in 
all quoting and trading of securities in any exchange or other 
venue.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    (a) Definition of Security.--In this section, the term ``security'' 
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall conduct a study 
and submit to Congress a report that examines--
            (1) the transition to trading and quoting securities in 
        increments other than $0.01, which includes increments higher 
        and lower than $0.01;
            (2) the impact that the change described in paragraph (1) 
        has had on liquidity and market quality for small, middle, and 
        large capitalization company securities; and
            (3) whether there is sufficient economic incentive to 
        support trading operations in the securities described in 
        paragraph (2) in increments other than $0.01.
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Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act
Bill: H.R.3154 | Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin (R-IL)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act
This bill allows states to use funding for reemployment services and eligibility assessments to serve all workers receiving unemployment benefits—not just those most likely to exhaust their benefits. The bill also allows states to provide reemployment services to individuals receiving pandemic unemployment assistance and pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.

To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all 
      claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Building on Reemployment 
Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

    (a) CARES Act.--
            (1) Pandemic unemployment assistance.--Section 2102 of the 
        Cares Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(i) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic unemployment 
assistance under this section shall be treated as unemployment 
compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 506).''.
            (2) Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.--Section 
        2107 of the Cares Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:
    ``(h) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic emergency 
unemployment compensation under this section shall be treated as 
unemployment compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506).''.
    (b) Social Security Act.--Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``individuals referred to reemployment 
        services as described in section 303(j)'' and inserting 
        ``claimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants 
        referred to reemployment services as described in section 
        303(j),''; and
            (2) by striking ``such individuals'' and inserting ``such 
        claimants''.
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A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Bill: S.2008 | Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
This bill permanently reauthorizes the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
              HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318), by striking ``to 
        carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011'' and inserting 
        ``such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title'';
            (2) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319); and
            (3) by redesignating section 210 (42 U.S.C. 11320) as 
        section 209.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 
and 210 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.''.
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Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2021
Bill: S.1410 | Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom (R-AR)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2021
This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on January 28, 2022.

To codify the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related 
 substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the 
                       Controlled Substances Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans from Fentanyl 
Trafficking Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE I.

    Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Fentanyl-related substances, including their isomers, 
esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related 
substance' means any substance that--
            ``(A) is not listed in another schedule;
            ``(B) has not been approved under section 505 of the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or granted 
        an exemption for investigational use under subsection (i) of 
        such section 505; and
            ``(C) is structurally related to fentanyl by--
                    ``(i) replacement of the phenyl portion of the 
                phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not 
                further substituted in or on the monocycle;
                    ``(ii) substitution in or on the phenethyl group 
                with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, 
                haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups;
                    ``(iii) substitution in or on the piperidine ring 
                with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, 
                halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups;
                    ``(iv) replacement of the aniline ring with any 
                aromatic monocycle, whether or not further substituted 
                in or on the aromatic monocycle; or
                    ``(v) replacement of the N-propionyl group by 
                another acyl group.''.
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.
Bill: H.R.3278 | Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin (R-IL)
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill provides that tax payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System of the Department of the Treasury that are required to be made within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date shall be treated as made on the last day of either such prescribed period or on such prescribed date. The bill thus generally applies the mailbox rule (also known as the posting rule) to such payments which provides that payments are considered made on the date they are postmarked.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to 
   certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment 
                                System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF MAILBOX RULE TO CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE THROUGH 
              THE ELECTRONIC FEDERAL TAX PAYMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 7502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Payments Made Through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment 
System.--
            ``(1) In general.--A qualified Electronic Federal Tax 
        Payment System payment which is required to be made within a 
        prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date under 
        authority of any provision of the internal revenue laws shall 
        be treated as made on the last day of such prescribed period or 
        on such prescribed date, as the case may be.
            ``(2) Qualified electronic federal tax payment system 
        payment.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
        Electronic Federal Tax Payment System payment' means any 
        payment if--
                    ``(A) such payment is made through the Department 
                of the Treasury's Electronic Federal Tax Payment System 
                (and such payment is not required under any provision 
                of the internal revenue laws to be made in another 
                manner),
                    ``(B) such payment is authorized to be made at the 
                earliest time such payment can be made through such 
                System following such authorization, and
                    ``(C) such authorization is provided within the 
                prescribed period referred to in paragraph (1) or on or 
                before the prescribed date referred to in paragraph 
                (1), as the case may be.
            ``(3) Application of certain exceptions, including 
        requirement that payment be permitted to be made by mailing.--
        For certain payments to which this subsection does not apply, 
        see subsection (d).''.
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Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.9553 | Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila (D-WA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act of 2022
This bill repeals reporting requirements related to the unfunded priorities of the (1) armed force or forces or combatant command, and (2) the Missile Defense Agency.

To streamline the budget process at the Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO UNFUNDED 
              PROPERTIES.

    Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by repealing section 222a;
            (2) by repealing section 222b; and
            (3) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
        chapter, by striking the items relating to sections 222a and 
        222b.
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To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.8222 | Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. (R-AL)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill revises requirements related to voter removal programs.
Currently, each state must conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters by reason of (1) the death of the voter, or (2) a change in the residence of the voter. A state may meet this requirement by establishing a program under which change-of-address information is provided by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). This bill removes the ability of states to rely on this change-of-address information provided by the USPS for the purpose of removing the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate 
 reliance on the change of address information provided by the United 
  States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters 
  from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO VOTER REMOVAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Voter Removal Programs.--(1) A State shall complete, not 
later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election 
for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to 
systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official 
lists of eligible voters.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to preclude--
            ``(A) the removal of names from official lists of voters on 
        a basis described in paragraph (3)(A) or (B) or (4)(A) of 
        subsection (a); or
            ``(B) correction of registration records pursuant to this 
        Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ``subsections (b), 
        (c), and (d)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (d)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``subsections (c) and 
        (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
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Colorado River Basin Conservation Act
Bill: H.R.9173 | Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann (D-NM)
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Colorado River Basin Conservation Act
This bill reauthorizes the Department of the Interior to fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs through FY2026.
Interior administers these pilot projects to address the effects of drought conditions on the Colorado River Basin, which includes the Upper Basin states (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and Lower Basin states (Arizona, California, and Nevada).
The bill also requires Interior to submit an updated report to Congress by the end of FY2027 on the effectiveness of the pilot projects and a recommendation on whether to continue the program.

To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
  Appropriations Act, 2015, to extend certain deadlines applicable to 
   pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address 
    effects of historic drought conditions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado River Basin Conservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES RELATING TO PILOT PROJECTS TO 
              INCREASE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM WATER TO ADDRESS EFFECTS 
              OF HISTORIC DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

    Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113-
235), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``additional''; and
                    (B) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the 
                Colorado River Basin Conservation Act'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``2022'' and 
        inserting ``2026''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2027''.
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A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
Bill: S.J.Res.63 | Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger (R-KS)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 63

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 
                                 2020.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, pursuant to section 202 
of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), the national 
emergency declared by the finding of the President on March 13, 2020, 
in Proclamation 9994 (85 Fed. Reg. 15337) is hereby terminated.

            Passed the Senate November 15, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                             S. J. RES. 63

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 
                                 2020.
No Land Grab Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.3314 | Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey (R-KS)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
No Land Grab Act of 2021
This bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.

To prohibit certain provisions of an Executive order pertaining to land 
        conservation from taking effect, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Land Grab Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 
7619; relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad) shall 
not have the force and effect of law.
    (b) Recommendations of Report.--No Federal agency may take an 
action if such action is solely authorized by a report or 
recommendation issued pursuant to such section.
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VA Flood Preparedness Act
Bill: H.R.7297 | Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy (R-SC)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
VA Flood Preparedness Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to VA medical facilities.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to 
  mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical 
    facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Flood Preparedness Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF 
              FLOODING ON LOCAL PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MEDICAL FACILITIES 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8108 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``, or to mitigate the risk of flooding, including 
the risk of flooding associated with rising sea levels'' before the 
period at the end.
    (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report that includes an assessment of--
            (1) the extent to which each medical facility (as such term 
        is defined in section 8101(3) of title 38, United States Code) 
        is at risk of flooding, including the risk of flooding 
        associated with rising sea levels; and
            (2) whether additional resources are necessary to address 
        the risk of flooding at each such facility.
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Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act
Bill: H.R.4228 | Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek (D-WA)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act
This bill provides the right to pass the borders of the United States (which confers the right to certain public benefits and other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. Current law instead provides this right to an American Indian who was born in Canada and who has at least 50% American Indian blood.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to members of 
  a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE IN THE UNITED 
              STATES OR CANADA.

    Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1359) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or the United States'' after ``born in 
        Canada''; and
            (2) by striking ``who possess at least 50 per centum of 
        blood of the American Indian race.'' and inserting ``who are 
        members, or are eligible to be members, of a federally 
        recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada.''.
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Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.538 | Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. (R-AZ)
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund.
Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
      communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Downwinders Parity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``that portion of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that consists of townships 13 
                through 16 at ranges 63 through 71''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``all acreage in any 
        county all or part of which is located in'' before ``that 
        part''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FUND.

    Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 
101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``22 years'' and inserting ``27 years''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``22-year'' and inserting ``27-year''.
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.2521 | Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. (D-MI)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2022 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to pregnant or formerly pregnant veterans (with respect to postpartum care) who are enrolled in the VA health care system.

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the 
 feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain 
                   veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor 
Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2022'' or the ``DOULA for VA Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY STUDY ON DOULA SUPPORT FOR 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a 
study on the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services 
to covered vetearns. Such study shall include an analysis of--
            (1) measures taken by other Federal, State, and local 
        entities to ensure the appropriate certification of doulas; and
            (2) the extent to which such measures, or similar measures, 
        may be adequate for purposes of such furnishment.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the findings of the study under subsection (a) that shall 
include a determination by the Secretary as to whether furnishing doula 
services to covered veterans is feasible and advisable.
    (c) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
veteran'' means a pregnant veteran or a formerly pregnant veteran (with 
respect to doula services to be furnished post-partum) who is enrolled 
in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
American Gas for Allies Act
Bill: H.R.6977 | Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie (D-TX)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
American Gas for Allies Act
This bill deems the exportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for allied countries to be consistent with the public interest for purposes of the National Gas Act during the next three years. Thus, the bill allows such exports to be expedited during that time period. In order to be expedited, the LNG export must be for (1) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or (2) any other foreign country if the Department of State determines that the export of LNG to that country would promote the national security interests of the United States.

To provide that, for a 3-year period, applications for the exportation 
    of natural gas to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty 
 Organization be granted without modification or delay, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Gas for Allies Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXPORTATION 
              OF NATURAL GAS.

    (a) In General.--During the period described in subsection (c) of 
this section, for purposes of section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b(a)), the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country 
described in subsection (b) of this section shall be deemed to be 
consistent with the public interest, and applications for such 
exportation shall be granted without modification or delay.
    (b) Foreign Countries.--A foreign country described in this 
subsection is--
            (1) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization; or
            (2) any other foreign country, if the Secretary of State, 
        in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
        of Energy, determines that exportation of natural gas to that 
        foreign country would promote the national security interests 
        of the United States.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to 
applications for the authorization to export natural gas under section 
3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) to a foreign country 
described in subsection (b) of this section that are pending on the 
date of enactment of this Act, or filed during the period that begins 
on such date of enactment and ends on the date that is 3 years after 
such date of enactment.
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Mount Rushmore Protection Act
Bill: H.R.8734 | Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty (R-SD)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Mount Rushmore Protection Act
This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds to alter, change, destroy, or remove any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.

To provide that no Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, 
   destroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other 
            feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mount Rushmore Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Mount Rushmore National Memorial is America's Shrine of 
        Democracy.
            (2) The Mount Rushmore National Memorial depicts the faces 
        of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore 
        Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, with the beauty of the Black 
        Hills of South Dakota.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    No Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, destroy, or 
remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other feature on the 
Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Bill: H.J.Res.62 | Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. (R-AZ)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies an Occupational Safety and Health Administration emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.
Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.

117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 62

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
   United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration relating to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and 
                Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2021

Mr. Gosar submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
   United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration relating to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and 
                Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
interim final rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration relating to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; 
Emergency Temporary Standard'' (published at 86 Fed. Reg. 61402 
(November 5, 2021)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to promote a high-quality workforce in the child welfare system.
Bill: H.R.1658 | Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie (D-NJ)
Policy area: Families

Summary:
This bill permits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families to provide grants for programs that support a high-quality workforce to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect.

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to promote a 
          high-quality workforce in the child welfare system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROMOTING A HIGH-QUALITY WORKFORCE IN THE CHILD WELFARE 
              SYSTEM.

    Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(4) Promoting a high-quality workforce.--The Secretary 
        may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out 
        programs or strategies that promote a high-quality workforce in 
        the child welfare system through--
                    ``(A) improvements to recruitment, support, or 
                retention efforts; or
                    ``(B) education for professionals and 
                paraprofessionals in the prevention, identification, 
                and treatment of child abuse and neglect.''.
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Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act
Bill: H.R.4409 | Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve (D-TN)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act
This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program to (1) establish equity offices to improve diversity in accelerated learning programs (e.g., Advanced Placement), and (2) carry out universal screening to determine eligibility for such programs.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
          diversity in accelerated student learning programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diversity Advancements in 
Accelerated Programs Act''.

SEC. 2. DIVERSITY IN ACCELERATED STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAMS.

    (a) State Activities.--Section 4104(b)(3)(A) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) establishing an equity office to 
                        provide recommendations and develop programs to 
                        improve diversity in such accelerated learning 
                        programs, and address other inequalities with 
                        respect to raising student academic 
                        achievement; or
                            ``(iv) carrying out universal screening to 
                        determine eligibility for such accelerated 
                        learning programs;''.
    (b) Local Activities.--Section 4107(a)(3)(D) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(D)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) establishing an equity office to 
                        provide recommendations and develop programs to 
                        improve diversity in such accelerated learning 
                        programs, and address other inequalities with 
                        respect to raising student academic 
                        achievement; or
                            ``(iv) carrying out universal screening to 
                        determine eligibility for such accelerated 
                        learning programs;''.
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Reinforcing American-Made Products Act
Bill: S.297 | Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT)
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act
This bill specifies that the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as Made in the U.S.A. or Made in America supersedes any conflicting state laws.

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing American-Made Products 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF 
              PRODUCTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN 
              INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.

    Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the extent'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--To the extent'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Effect on State Law.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of 
        the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which 
        a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, 
        advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign 
        commerce with a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' 
        label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that 
        such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic 
        origin.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
        the application of the law of any State to the use of a label 
        not in compliance with subsection (a).''; and
            (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as so 
        designated by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this 
        section'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        nothing in this section''.

            Passed the Senate September 14, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 297

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Wildfire Recovery Act
Bill: H.R.1066 | Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe (D-CO)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Wildfire Recovery Act
This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost.
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which FEMA may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share. Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a state or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire 
             management assistance, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Recovery Act''.

SEC. 2. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COST SHARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of assistance under this 
section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such 
assistance.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only 
apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide 
criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may 
recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5187). Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that 
assesses the financial impact to a State or local government from 
responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being 
provided.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
Bill: H.R.1017 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds.
On January 7, 2021, in response to the previous day's events, razor wire fencing was erected to secure the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol; the fencing was initially to remain in place for 30 days and has since been kept in place through periodic extensions.

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing 
around the United States Capitol, any of the Capitol Buildings, or any 
                    portion of the Capitol Grounds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Fencing at the United States 
Capitol Complex Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PERMANENT FENCING AROUND UNITED 
              STATES CAPITOL.

    No Federal funds may be used to install permanent fencing around--
            (1) the perimeter of any of the Capitol Buildings described 
        in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code; or
            (2) the perimeter of the United States Capitol Grounds, or 
        any portion thereof, described in section 5102 of such title.
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