hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act
This bill includes smoke within the definition of a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4627 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4627

 To include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2022

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
  and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business 
                      Act, 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 ``Small Business Wildfire Smoke 
Recovery Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DISASTER.

    Section 3(k)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) smoke.''.
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Title: No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act
This bill withholds funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from any state or unit of local government that fails to certify that it is not providing relief funds or monetary payments that are targeted exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1075 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1075

To withhold funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act from 
  any State or unit of local government that provides relief funds or 
   monetary payments through a program exclusively targeting illegal 
                              immigrants.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 12, 2021

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To withhold funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act from 
  any State or unit of local government that provides relief funds or 
   monetary payments through a program exclusively targeting illegal 
                              immigrants.

    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 Bailouts for Illegal Aliens 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FUNDS TO OFFSET PAYMENTS TO ILLEGAL 
              ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117-2) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 9913. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FUNDS TO OFFSET PAYMENTS TO ILLEGAL 
              ALIENS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act, no funds made available under this Act, or by any 
amendment made by this Act, may be made available to a State or a unit 
of local government unless the State or local government certifies that 
it is not providing relief funds or monetary payments that are targeted 
exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in 
the United States.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any funds made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021 (Public Law 117-2) on or after the date of the enactment of such 
Act.
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Title: A bill to require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue Service.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill requires the General Services Administration to sell to the public any ammunition purchased or stockpiled by or for the use of the Internal Revenue Service.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5036 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5036

 To require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue 
                                Service.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2022

 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue 
                                Service.

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

SECTION 1. SALE OF AMMUNITION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the General Services Administration shall sell to the 
        public by competitive offerings any ammunition purchased or 
        stockpiled by or for the use of the Internal Revenue Service; 
        and
            (2) the proceeds of the sale under paragraph (1) shall be 
        deposited in the general fund of the Treasury less any 
        reasonable costs incurred by the General Services 
        Administration in selling the ammunition.
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Title: Parris Island Protection Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Parris Island Protection Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, in South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 943 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 943

  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine 
     Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2021

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine 
     Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.

    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 ``Parris Island Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris 
        Island, South Carolina (in this section referred to as ``Parris 
        Island''), has served the United States as a home to the Marine 
        Corps since 1891.
            (2) Parris Island was the first facility to integrate women 
        in boot camp training for the Marine Corps in the United 
        States.
            (3) Female recruits have trained at Parris Island since 
        1949.
            (4) The first integrated company of male and female 
        recruits graduated from Parris Island in 2019.
            (5) Parris Island has cultivated a legacy of excellence and 
        faithful service to the United States.
            (6) Parris Island is and shall remain the physical home of 
        the U.S. Marine Corps Eastern Recruiting Region.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CLOSING OR REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS RECRUIT 
              DEPOT LOCATED AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.

    No Federal funds may be used to close or realign Marine Corps 
Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, or to conduct any 
planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.
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Title: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021
This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 742

 To modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial 
 information in the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2021

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial 
 information in the Freedom of Information Act, 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 ``Open and Responsive Government Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

    Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Freedom of Information Act'') is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, provided that the term 
        `confidential' means information that, if disclosed, would 
        likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of 
        the person from whom the information was obtained''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``This section does not authorize 
                withholding of information'' and inserting ``This 
                section--
            ``(1) does not authorize the withholding of information'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking 
                ``. This section is not authority to withhold 
                information from Congress.'' and inserting a semicolon; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) does not authorize the withholding of a portion of an 
        otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is 
        non-responsive; and
            ``(3) is not authority to withhold information from 
        Congress.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2022
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2022
This bill modifies the definition of at-risk community with respect to the hazardous fuel reduction program to eliminate the requirement that such a community be an interface community as defined in the notice titled Wildland Urban Interface Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire or be within or adjacent to federal land.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4826 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4826

  To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the 
             definition of the term ``at-risk community''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2022

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the 
             definition of the term ``at-risk community''.

    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 ``Community Wildfire Protection Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AT-RISK COMMUNITY.

    Section 101(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3033 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3033

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. 
                     Lewis Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 20, 2021

Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. 
                     Lewis Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. JOHN R. LEWIS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be 
known and designated as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``John R. 
Lewis Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: NFIP Extension Act of 2021
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
NFIP Extension Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through December 3, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2788 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

<DOC>





                                                       Calendar No. 134
117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2788

          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2021

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
Cassidy, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read 
                             the first time

                           September 22, 2021

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

    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 ``NFIP Extension Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2021'' and inserting ``December 3, 2021''.
    (b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2021'' and inserting ``December 3, 2021''.
                                                       Calendar No. 134

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2788

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 22, 2021

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Title: Administrative Enforcement Fairness Act of 2022
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Administrative Enforcement Fairness Act of 2022
This bill allows an administrative proceeding brought under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to be removed to the appropriate federal district court.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3930 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3930

    To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit certain 
   defendants to remove administrative proceedings to Federal court.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2022

Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit certain 
   defendants to remove administrative proceedings to Federal court.

    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 ``Administrative Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 27A (15 U.S.C. 78aa-1) the 
following:

``SEC. 27B. REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `eligible respondent' 
means any respondent that does not act, or, at the time of the alleged 
misconduct, did not act as a registered broker or dealer, registered 
investment adviser, registered investment company, registered municipal 
securities dealer, registered nationally recognized statistical rating 
organization, registered government securities broker, registered 
government securities dealer, registered public accounting firm, or as 
a registered transfer agent.
    ``(b) Removal.--Any administrative proceeding brought by the 
Commission under this Act may be removed by the eligible respondent to 
the district court of the United States in accordance with section 1446 
of title 28, United States Code.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021
This bill prohibits federal agencies from mandating the use of masks or face coverings on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
Specifically, the bill nullifies (1) the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, that mandates such use of masks or face coverings; and (2) orders and directives of the Transportation Security Administration that relate to the CDC rule.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2337

 To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 2021

Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Wicker, 
and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.

    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 ``Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MASK MANDATES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal agency shall impose any Federal requirement related to COVID-19 
that an individual wear a face mask when utilizing any conveyance (as 
defined in section 70.1 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation) or transportation hub.
    (b) Limitation on Existing Orders.--Effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the order issued on January 29, 2021, by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) establishing a requirement 
for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation 
hubs, as well as any other related order, directive, and emergency 
amendment of the Transportation Security Administration (including 
those described in EA 1546-21-01A, SD 1542-21-01A, SD 1544-21-02A, SD 
1582-84-21-01A, EA 1546-21-01, SD 1542-21-01, SD 1544-21-02, and SD 
1582/84-21-01) shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Enhanced Protection from Unmanned Aircraft Attacks Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Enhanced Protection from Unmanned Aircraft Attacks Act
This bill allows the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Energy to contract with other entities in order to protect U.S. facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. The Federal Acquisition Regulation must be updated accordingly within 180 days of the date of enactment of the bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2767 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2767

  To authorize certain Federal departments to enter into contracts to 
carry out existing authorities to protect United States facilities from 
                           unmanned aircraft.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2021

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize certain Federal departments to enter into contracts to 
carry out existing authorities to protect United States facilities from 
                           unmanned aircraft.

    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 ``Enhanced Protection from Unmanned 
Aircraft Attacks Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO PROTECT FACILITIES FROM 
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Authority.--The following Federal departments are authorized to 
enter into contracts to carry out the following authorities:
            (1) The Department of Defense for the purpose of carrying 
        out activities under section 130i of title 10, United States 
        Code.
            (2) The Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of 
        carrying out activities under section 210G of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n).
            (3) The Department of Justice for the purpose of carrying 
        out activities under section 210G of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n).
            (4) The Department of Energy for the purpose of carrying 
        out activities under section 4510 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
        Act (50 U.S.C. 2661).
    (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
implement the authority provided under subsection (a).
                                 <all>
Title: REDI Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act
This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3658 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3658

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free 
deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental 
                    internship or residency program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2022

Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free 
deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental 
                    internship or residency program.

    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 ``Resident Education Deferred Interest 
Act'' or the ``REDI Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFERMENT DURING A MEDICAL OR DENTAL INTERNSHIP OR RESIDENCY 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``A borrower'' and inserting ``Except as 
        provided in paragraph (6), a borrower'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) by striking the matter following clause (ii);
                    (C) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) is serving in a medical or dental 
                        internship or residency program;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Special rule for certain in school deferment.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a borrower 
        described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall be eligible for a 
        deferment, during which periodic installments of principal need 
        not be paid and interest shall not accrue on any loan made to 
        the borrower under this part.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
This bill retroactively eliminates the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for certain individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Under current law, most SSDI recipients must wait five months after becoming disabled before their benefit payments may begin. The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminated the waiting period for individuals with ALS but only covers individuals who apply for benefits after the date of enactment (December 20, 2020). As a result, individuals with ALS who applied for SSDI benefits in the five months before that date are still subject to the waiting period. This bill eliminates the waiting period for those individuals.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 579 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 579

 To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access 
                              Act of 2019.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2021

  Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Whitehouse) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access 
                              Act of 2019.

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

SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS 
              INDIVIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS).

    (a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the ALS Disability Insurance 
Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250) is amended by striking 
``applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date 
of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``applications for disability 
insurance benefits approved after the date that is 5 months before the 
date of enactment of this Act''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the ALS Disability Insurance 
Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250).
                                 <all>
Title: No PLA LOOPHOLES Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
No People's Liberation Army in Logistical Operations and Other Pertinent Humanitarian Operations Leading to Endangered Security Act or the No PLA LOOPHOLES Act
This bill increases restrictions on military-to-military exchanges or contacts between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Chinese military. Specifically, the bill expands an existing prohibition on exchanges or contacts that include inappropriate exposure to advanced logistical operations to cover logistical operations instead.
Additionally, the bill eliminates an exception to the prohibited exchanges or contacts in the case of search and rescue or humanitarian operations or exercises.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3567 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3567

To modify the limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
 with the People's Liberation Army to cover all logistical operations 
    and remove the exception for search-and-rescue and humanitarian 
                       operations and exercises.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2022

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
Hagerty, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To modify the limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
 with the People's Liberation Army to cover all logistical operations 
    and remove the exception for search-and-rescue and humanitarian 
                       operations and exercises.

    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 People's Liberation Army in 
Logistical Operations and Other Pertinent Humanitarian Operations 
Leading to Endangered Security Act'' or the ``No PLA LOOPHOLES Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES 
              AND CONTACTS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

    Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``Advanced logistical 
        operations'' and inserting ``Logistical operations''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
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Title: Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022
This bill revises the definition of a spouse and surviving spouse for purposes related to veterans' benefits, health care, and other matters. Specifically, the bill includes persons who are in same sex marriages as spouses and surviving spouses.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4308

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of 
    spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully 
                    married, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2022

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Hassan) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of 
    spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully 
                    married, 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 ``Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPOUSE AND SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE ALL INDIVIDUALS 
              LAWFULLY MARRIED.

    Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``of the opposite sex who 
        was the spouse of a veteran'' and inserting ``who was lawfully 
        married to a veteran, including a marriage between two persons 
        of the same sex,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (31), by striking ``of the opposite sex''.
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Title: A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3619 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3619

  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2022

Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR VICHAI SAE TUNG.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) shall be held 
and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
payment of the required visa fees.
    (b) Reduction of Number of Available Visas.--Upon the granting of 
permanent residence to Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or subsequent 
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas available to natives 
of the country of the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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Title: Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022
This bill allows a nonprofit charitable organization to be named as the remainder beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust (i.e., a trust that preserves a beneficiary's eligibility for needs-based government benefits).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4426 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4426

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to 
             beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2022

 Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to 
             beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts.

    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 ``Special Needs Trust Improvement Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER BENEFICIARIES IN APPLICABLE 
              MULTI-BENEFICIARY TRUSTS UNDER DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN 
              DISTRIBUTION RULES AFTER DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(H)(iv)(II) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``no individual'' and 
inserting ``no beneficiary''.
    (b) Applicable Multi-Beneficiary Trust Definition.--Section 
401(a)(9)(H)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following flush text:
                        ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, in 
                        the case of a trust the terms of which are 
                        described in clause (iv)(II), any beneficiary 
                        which is an organization described in section 
                        408(d)(8)(B)(i) shall be treated as a 
                        designated beneficiary described in subclause 
                        (II).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in section 401 of the Setting Every Community Up 
for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019.
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Title: PFAS Firefighter Protection Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
PFAS Firefighter Protection Act
This bill prohibits, under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the manufacture, import, processing, or distribution in commerce of any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
No later than October 5, 2024, the bill also requires the prohibition of the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4076 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4076

   To protect firefighters from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
                              substances.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2022

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To protect firefighters from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
                              substances.

    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 ``PFAS Firefighter Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FIREFIGHTING FOAM CONTAINING PFAS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, no person may manufacture, import, 
process, or distribute in commerce any aqueous film forming foam for 
use in training and firefighting that contains a per- or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance.
    (b) Violations.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be considered 
to be a violation of section 15(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2614(1)).

SEC. 3. DEADLINE TO PROHIBIT AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM (AFFF) USE AT 
              AIRPORTS.

    Section 332 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44706 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Prohibition.--Not later than October 5, 2024, the 
Administrator, using the latest version of National Fire Protection 
Association 403, `Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting 
Services at Airports', shall prohibit the use of fluorinated chemicals 
in firefighting foam at airports.''.
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Title: A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

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

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2008 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2008

  To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2021

 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
  and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  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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