hheiden/us-congress-117-bills huggingface dataset:
First Responders’ Equipment Access Act
Bill: S.4711 | Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas (R-NC)
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
First Responders' Equipment Access Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to exempt from emission standards engines and equipment of certain marine vessels that are owned by emergency response or public safety agencies with responsibility for domestic response or homeland security activities.

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
         purposes of national security, 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 ``First Responders' Equipment Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/EQUIPMENT FOR 
              NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the 
regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to 
specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section 
without a request described in that section if the engine or 
equipment--
            (1) is for a marine vessel;
            (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and
            (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency 
        response or public safety agency responsible for domestic 
        response or homeland security activities.
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A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public.
Bill: S.2248 | Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh (R-MO)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for making public the restricted personal information about a covered person or their immediate family member.
The term covered person means a federal officer or employee who is engaged in official duties, a juror or witness in a federal proceeding, an informant or witness in a federal criminal investigation or prosecution, or a state or local officer or employee who is assisting in a federal criminal investigation.

To increase the penalties for making personal information about a 
 Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to 
                              the public.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM DOXING.

    Section 119(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the 
undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by striking ``5 years'' 
and inserting ``10 years''.
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Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act
Bill: S.1766 | Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. (R-OK)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act
This bill designates the route that generally follows U.S. Route 412 from its intersection with Interstate 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection with Interstate 49 in Springdale, Arkansas, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System; (2) a future part of the Interstate System; and (3) a segment of highway, if designated as a route on the Interstate System, that permits the continued operation of vehicles without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements.

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
to designate United States Route 412 as a future part of the Interstate 
                    System, 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 ``Future Interstate in Oklahoma and 
Arkansas Act''.

SEC. 2. FUTURE INTERSTATE DESIGNATION.

    (a) Designation as High Priority Corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(92) The route that generally follows United States Route 
        412 from its intersection with Interstate 35 in Noble County, 
        Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection 
        with Interstate 49 in Springdale, Arkansas.''.
    (b) Designation as Future Interstate.--Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 109 Stat. 597; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``and subsection (c)(91)'' and inserting 
``subsection (c)(91), and subsection (c)(92)''.
    (c) Vehicle Weight Limitations.--Section 127 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(v) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Oklahoma Highways.--If any 
segment of highway referred to in paragraph (92) of section 1105(c) of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public 
Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) is designated as a route 
on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that 
segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on 
that segment, without regard to any requirement under this section.''.
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Return Act
Bill: S.2681 | Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger (R-KS)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Return Act
This bill directs each federal agency to require the level of telework of employees to return to the level of telework in place on February 14, 2020.
The General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report that includes a description of how, during the period beginning on February 14, 2020, and ending on the date of this bill's enactment, agency services and response times for individuals in the United States who benefit from services of agencies were affected by the increased level of telework and the limited access to physical mail, data servers, and voice mail at agencies.

To require the level of telework of employees of agencies to return to 
the level of telework of those employees on February 14, 2020, 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 ``Return Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101 of title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Covered period.--The term ``covered period'' means the 
        period beginning on February 14, 2020, and ending on the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Telework.--The term ``telework'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 6501 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO RETURN.

    Not later than September 30, 2021, the head of each agency shall 
require the level of telework of employees of the agency to return to 
the level of telework of those employees on February 14, 2020.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress a report that includes 
a description of how, during the covered period, agency services and 
response times for individuals in the United States who benefit from 
services of agencies were affected by--
            (1) the increased level of telework of employees of 
        agencies; and
            (2) the limited access to physical mail, data servers, and 
        voice mail at agencies.
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Save Taxpayers’ Privacy Act
Bill: H.R.6616 | Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie (R-IN)
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Save Taxpayers' Privacy Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from establishing or maintaining any verification process for access to an Internal Revenue Service online account or service using facial recognition technology.

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring the use of 
   facial recognition technology for access to any Internal Revenue 
                   Service online account or service.

    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 ``Save Taxpayers' Privacy Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR ACCESS TO INTERNAL 
              REVENUE SERVICE ACCOUNTS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury may not establish or maintain any 
verification process for access to an Internal Revenue Service online 
account or service using facial recognition technology.
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STRONG Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5242 | Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori (D-MA)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2021 or the STRONG Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) In addition, the bill allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain students 
 enrolled in an institution of higher education to apply for teaching 
              residency programs, 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 ``Supporting Teachers with Residency 
Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2021'' or the ``STRONG Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Partnership Grants.--Section 202(e)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``education or'' and inserting 
        ``education,''; and
            (2) by striking ``accomplishment'' and inserting 
        ``accomplishment, or enrolled in a pre-baccalaureate program at 
        a four-year institution of higher education with an academic 
        major relating to teaching''.
    (b) Public Service Loan Forgiveness.--Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) participating, as a pre-
                        baccalaureate student, in a teacher residency 
                        program under section 202 of this Act.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 209 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022h) is amended by striking 
``$300,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting ``$600,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2022 through 2024 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each succeeding fiscal year.''.
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Debt Ceiling Reform Act
Bill: H.R.5415 | Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. (D-PA)
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Debt Ceiling Reform Act
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to increase the public debt limit. Under current law, the debt limit restricts the amount of funds that the Department of the Treasury may borrow to fund the federal government.

To provide the Secretary of the Treasury authority to increase the 
                           public debt limit.

    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 ``Debt Ceiling Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF TREASURY AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

    The dollar amount contained in section 3101(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be treated as being equal to such greater dollar 
amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may periodically determine. The 
preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent provided in any 
subsequently enacted provision of law.
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HACT Act
Bill: H.R.1607 | Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. (D-TX)
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Homeland and Cyber Threat Act or the HACT Act
This bill allows claims in federal or state court against foreign states that conduct or participate in cyberattacks against U.S. nationals.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against foreign 
    states for unlawful computer intrusion, 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 ``Homeland And Cyber Threat Act'' or 
the ``HACT Act''.

SEC. 2. FOREIGN STATE COMPUTER INTRUSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1605B the following:
``Sec. 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state
    ``A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the 
courts of the United States or of the States in any case not otherwise 
covered by this chapter in which money damages are sought against a 
foreign state by a national of the United States for personal injury, 
harm to reputation, or damage to or loss of property resulting from any 
of the following activities, whether occurring in the United States or 
a foreign state:
            ``(1) Unauthorized access to or access exceeding 
        authorization to a computer located in the United States.
            ``(2) Unauthorized access to confidential, electronic 
        stored information located in the United States.
            ``(3) The transmission of a program, information, code, or 
        command to a computer located in the United States, which, as a 
        result of such conduct, causes damage without authorization.
            ``(4) The use, dissemination, or disclosure, without 
        consent, of any information obtained by means of any activity 
        described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
            ``(5) The provision of material support or resources for 
        any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), 
        including by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign 
        state.''.
    (b) Application.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall apply to any action pending on or filed on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.5418 | Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan (R-TX)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill prohibits certain departments and agencies from promulgating any rule to require a a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce. The prohibition applies to
The bill also limits the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 as a prerequisite for engaging in interstate commerce or travel.

To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from 
 promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 
 vaccination in order to engage in interstate 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. PROHIBITION ON PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
agency or department described in subsection (b) may not promulgate any 
rule to require a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination of 
any kind in order to engage in interstate commerce.
    (b) Agencies and Departments Described.--An agency or department 
referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following:
            (1) The Department of Transportation.
            (2) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (commonly 
        referred to as ``Amtrak'').
            (3) The Surface Transportation Board.
            (4) The Transportation Security Administration.
            (5) The National Transportation Safety Board.
            (6) The Federal Maritime Commission.
            (7) The Department of Commerce.
    (c) Limitation on the Use of HHS Suspension of Entries and Imports 
Authority.--Section 361(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
264(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 as a 
prerequisite for engaging in interstate commerce or travel.''.
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Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5642 | Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. (R-CA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021
This bill provides an exemption from any federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for individuals demonstrated to have COVID-19 antibodies.

To make any individual who is demonstrated to have antibodies to the 
    virus that causes COVID-19 exempt from any Federal mandate for 
                     vaccination against COVID-19.

    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 ``Follow Accepted Science Together Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The National Institutes of Health reported in March, 
        2021, that ``people who have had evidence of a prior infection 
        with SARS-CoV-2 . . . appear to be well protected against being 
        reinfected with the virus . . .''. The study stated, ``the data 
        from this study suggest that people who have had a positive 
        result from a commercial antibody test appear to have 
        substantial immunity to SARS-CoV-2 which means they are at a 
        lower risk for future infection''.
            (2) The National Institutes of Health reported in January 
        2021, that ``after people recover from infection with a virus, 
        the immune system retains a memory of it. Immune cells and 
        proteins that circulate in the body can recognize and kill the 
        pathogen if it's encountered again, protecting against disease 
        and reducing illness severity. All of these immune system 
        components have been found in people who recover from SARS-CoV-
        2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers found durable 
        immune responses in the majority of people studied.''.
            (3) A study at Emory University in July 2021, found that 
        recovered COVID-19 patients retain broad and effective longer-
        term immunity to the disease. The study looked at 254 patients 
        with mild to moderate symptoms over a period of eight months 
        and found that their immune response to the virus remained 
        durable and strong.
            (4) Patient and doctor relationships should always be 
        paramount and forefront in each patient's life.
            (5) Religious, mental health, physical health, immune 
        health, and other exemptions from vaccination requirements give 
        patients and doctors the flexibility to adapt to the 
        limitations or prerequisites of a patient's health.

SEC. 3. INAPPLICABILITY OF ANY COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE TO INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH ANTIBODIES.

    Any individual who is demonstrated to have antibodies to the virus 
that causes COVID-19 shall be exempt from any Federal mandate for 
vaccination against COVID-19.
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Alternative Protein Pilot Act
Bill: H.R.6193 | Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa (D-MI)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Alternative Protein Pilot Act
This bill requires the Department of the Navy to establish a three-year pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at forward operating bases. The Navy must select at least two naval facilities to participate in the program, and must prioritize facilities where livestock-based protein options may be costly to obtain or store.

To direct the Secretary of the Navy to establish a pilot program to 
   offer plant-based protein options at forward operating bases for 
                  consumption by members of the Navy.

    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 ``Alternative Protein Pilot Act''.

SEC. 2. PLANT-BASED PROTEIN PILOT PROGRAM OF THE NAVY.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall establish a pilot program to offer plant-based protein 
options at forward operating bases for consumption by members of the 
Navy.
    (b) Locations.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary shall 
select not fewer than two naval facilities to participate in the pilot 
program and shall prioritize facilities (such as Joint Region Marianas, 
Guam, Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, and U.S. Fleet Activities 
Sasebo, Japan) where livestock-based protein options may be costly to 
obtain or store.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to prevent offering livestock-based protein options alongside plant-
based protein options at naval facilities selected under subsection 
(b).
    (d) Termination.--The pilot program established under this section 
shall terminate three years after the date on which the Secretary 
establishes such pilot program.
    (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the termination of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit, to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report on the 
pilot program. Such report shall include the following elements:
            (1) The consumption rate of plant-based protein options by 
        members of the Navy under the pilot program.
            (2) A comparison of the costs of obtaining and storing, at 
        selected naval facilities--
                    (A) plant-based protein options; and
                    (B) storing livestock-based protein options.
            (3) Effective criteria to increase plant-based protein 
        options at naval facilities other than those selected under 
        subsection (b).
    (f) Plant-Based Protein Options Defined.--In this Act, the term 
``plant-based protein options'' means edible proteins made from plants 
(such as vegetables, beans, and legumes), fungi, or other non-animal 
sources.
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Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act
Bill: S.3974 | Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act
This bill prohibits consideration of certain factors, including vaccination status, in decisions about an individual's access to federally provided monoclonal antibody therapies to treat COVID-19.
As a condition of receiving the therapies from the federal government, states must ensure that providers do not consider specified demographic characteristics, veteran status, or political ideology or speech when determining a patient's eligibility for such therapies.

To prohibit the consideration of patients' race, color, religion, sex, 
 national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, 
    or political ideology or speech in determining eligibility for 
    monoclonal antibody doses distributed by the Federal Government.

    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 ``Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 
Treatments Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require States, as 
a condition for receipt of monoclonal antibody doses from the Federal 
Government, to ensure that providers receiving distributions of such 
monoclonal antibody doses from such States do not take into 
consideration the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 
disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology 
or speech of a patient in determining whether a patient is eligible to 
receive such treatment.
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Defense Language Continuing Education Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6246 | Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don (R-NE)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Defense Language Continuing Education Act of 2021
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish policies and procedures to provide continuing language education to linguists of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who have made the transition from formal training programs to operational and staff assignments.
The office must establish a procedure by which the military branches may reimburse a DOD organization that provides continuing language education.
The office must brief Congress on the implementation of the policies and procedures established by this bill.

To direct the Department of Defense to establish policies and 
  procedures for providing continuing language education to military 
                   linguists, 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 ``Defense Language Continuing 
Education Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DEFENSE LANGUAGE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness shall establish policies and procedures to provide, to 
linguists of the covered Armed Forces who have made the transition from 
formal training programs to operational and staff assignments, 
continuing language education to maintain their respective language 
proficiencies.
    (b) Reimbursement Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in coordination 
        with the chief of each covered Armed Force, shall establish a 
        procedure by which the covered Armed Force concerned may 
        reimburse an organization of the Department of Defense that 
        provides, to members of such covered Armed Force, continuing 
        language education, described in subsection (a), for the costs 
        of such education.
            (2) Sunset.--The authority under this subsection shall 
        expire on September 30, 2025.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than July 1, 2022, the Under Secretary 
shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on implementation of this section and plans regarding 
continuing language education described in subsection (a).
    (d) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
or Space Force.
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Modernizing America’s Apprenticeship Act
Bill: H.R.1150 | Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Modernizing America's Apprenticeship Act
This bill provides statutory authority for federal regulations titled Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on March 11, 2020.

To codify the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs of the 
                          Department of Labor.

    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 ``Modernizing America's Apprenticeship 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF LABOR.

    The provisions of part 29 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as amended by the final regulations entitled ``Apprenticeship Programs, 
Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations'' published 
by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on March 11, 2020 
(85 Fed. Reg. 14294 et seq.), and as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall have the force and effect of 
enacted law.
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To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Bill: H.R.881 | Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. (D-IL)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the public health effects of gun violence and the status of actions taken to address those effects.

To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
 to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public 
                                health.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public 
health of gun violence in the United States during the relevant period, 
and the status of actions taken to address such effects.
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PROTECT Florida Act
Bill: H.R.5707 | Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. (R-FL)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in Florida Act or the PROTECT Florida Act
This bill prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf in certain areas off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.
Specifically, the bill extends the moratorium until June 30, 2032, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Additionally, the bill establishes a moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing, or any related activity (including seismic testing) in the (1)	Straits of Florida Planning Area, and (2) the area in the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of the northernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of Florida.

To provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration on 
 the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida until 2032, 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 ``Preserving Recreation, Oceans, 
Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in Florida Act'' or the 
``PROTECT Florida Act''.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING AND EXPLORATION ON THE OUTER 
              CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF FLORIDA.

    (a) Extension of Gulf Coast Moratorium.--Section 104(a) of the Gulf 
of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2032''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and may not issue a permit for oil and 
        gas exploration (as such term is defined in section 2 of the 
        Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act) in'' after ``related 
        activity''.
    (b) Establishment of Atlantic Coast Moratorium.--Section 12 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1431) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing and Seismic Testing Off the 
Coast of Florida.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not offer for oil and 
        gas leasing, preleasing, or any related activity, including 
        seismic testing, and may not issue a permit for oil and gas 
        exploration in--
                    ``(A) any area in the Straits of Florida Planning 
                Area; and
                    ``(B) any area in the South Atlantic Planning Area 
                that is south of the northernmost lateral seaward 
                administrative boundary of the State of Florida.
            ``(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply during the 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        ending on June 30, 2029.''.
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.
Bill: H.R.1818 | Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie (D-TX)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states and localities for improving clinical laboratory infrastructure to expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing capacity.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
     to States and political subdivisions of States to support the 
improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical 
laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing 
  and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of 
                 testing capacity at such laboratories.

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

SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support 
the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at 
clinical laboratories (as defined in section 353 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263a)) that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and 
COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and 
enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
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To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Bill: H.R.167 | Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al (D-TX)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill makes it unlawful for a person who is not a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm at a gun show.
The prohibition does not apply to a transfer to a licensed manufacturer, importer, dealer, or collector.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both.

To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is 
               not a federally licensed firearms dealer.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF A FIREARM AT A GUN SHOW BY A 
              PERSON WHO IS NOT A FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER.

    (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to transfer a 
firearm at a gun show, unless the person is a licensed dealer.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a transfer to a person 
licensed under this chapter.
    ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `gun show'--
            ``(A) means an event or function--
                    ``(i) held for the purpose of facilitating the 
                commercial sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms; and
                    ``(ii) at which a firearm is displayed, exhibited, 
                offered for sale, transfer, or exchange, or is sold, 
                transferred, or exchanged; and
            ``(B) includes the entire premises, including parking 
        areas, used to facilitate the sale, transfer, or exchange of 
        firearms at the event or function.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined an 
amount equal to $10,000 multiplied by the number of firearms involved 
in the violation, imprisoned not less than 1 year and not more than 2 
years, or both.''.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".
Bill: H.J.Res.91 | Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret (R-LA)
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.

117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 91

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
      United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on 
 Environmental Quality relating to ``National Environmental Policy Act 
                 Implementing Regulations Revisions''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2022

 Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Scalise, Ms. 
Stefanik, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Newhouse, and 
Mr. Graves of Missouri) submitted the following joint resolution; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
      United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on 
 Environmental Quality relating to ``National Environmental Policy Act 
                 Implementing Regulations Revisions''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to 
``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations 
Revisions'' (87 Fed. Reg. 23453 (April 20, 2022)), and such rule shall 
have no force or effect.
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Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
Bill: H.R.9103 | Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French (R-AR)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
This bill adds specified lands to the Flatside Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The bill also redesignates the wilderness as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.

To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National 
                    Forest, 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 ``Flatside Wilderness Additions Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS; DESIGNATION.

    Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-508; 
98 Stat. 2350) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas--
            ``(1) which comprise--
                    ``(A) approximately 10,105 acres, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled `Flatside Wilderness--
                Proposed', dated September 1984;
                    ``(B) approximately 640 acres, as generally 
                depicted as `Recommended Wilderness Area' on the map 
                entitled `Flatside Wilderness, Recommended Wilderness 
                Area', dated September 6, 2018; and
                    ``(C) approximately 2,215 acres, as generally 
                depicted as `Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation' 
                on the map entitled `Flatside Wilderness Proposed 
                Addition Designation', dated September 29, 2022; and
            ``(2) which shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune 
        Wilderness.''.

SEC. 3. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.

    Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in 
accordance with existing laws (including regulations).

SEC. 4. REFERENCES TO WILDERNESS AREA.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the wilderness areas described in the 
amendment made by section 2, including areas previously designated as 
the Flatside Wilderness and the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness, 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.
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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Bill: S.4700 | Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on 
 copayments for contraception furnished by 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 ``Equal Access to Contraception for 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEPTION.

    Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``to pay'' and all that follows through the 
        period and inserting ``to pay--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for 
        medication described in paragraph (1); or
            ``(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for which 
        coverage under health insurance coverage is required without 
        the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to 
        section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300gg-13(a)(4)).''.
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Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Equity Act
Bill: S.1818 | Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. (D-CO)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Equity Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to refund credit risk premiums under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan program upon the satisfaction of a loan's obligations.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to repay the credit risk 
  premiums paid with respect to certain railroad infrastructure loans 
   after the obligations attached to such loans have been satisfied.

    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 ``Railroad Rehabilitation and 
Improvement Financing Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT RISK PREMIUMS.

    Section 502(f) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Refund of premiums.--The Secretary shall repay the 
        credit risk premium of each loan in cohort 3 (as defined by the 
        Department of Transportation's memorandum to the Office of 
        Management and Budget dated November 5, 2018), with interest 
        accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after the date on which 
        all obligations attached to each such loan have been satisfied. 
        For each such loan for which obligations have already been 
        satisfied, as of the date of enactment of the Railroad 
        Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Equity Act, the 
        Secretary shall repay the credit risk premium of each such 
        loan, with interest accrued thereon, not later than 60 days 
        after the date of the enactment of such Act.''.
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Empowering STEM Discovery Act
Bill: H.R.6535 | Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal (D-NY)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Empowering STEM Discovery Act
This bill waives for a five-year period the cost-sharing requirements for the Major Research Instrumentation Program and for National Science Foundation (NSF) teaching fellowships administered within the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
The NSF shall submit to Congress an assessment, that includes feedback from the research community, of the impacts of the waivers provided pursuant to this bill.

To waive the cost-sharing requirements for certain STEM programs, 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 ``Empowering STEM Discovery Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY COST-SHARING.

    (a) Waiver.--The cost-sharing requirements under section 7036(c) of 
the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence 
in Technology, Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o-14(c)) for 
the Major Research Instrumentation Program and under section 10A(i) of 
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
1862n-1a(i)) for teaching fellowships administered within the Robert 
Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program are waived for a period of 5 years 
following the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Assessment.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress an assessment, that 
includes feedback from the research community, of the impacts of the 
waivers provided under subsection (a), including--
            (1) programmatic and scientific goals;
            (2) institutional commitment and stewardship of Federal 
        resources;
            (3) institutional strategic planning and administrative 
        burden;
            (4) equity among grantee institutions; and
            (5) recommendations for or against extending or making 
        permanent such waivers.
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