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Title: A bill to rescind certain funding provided to the Internal Revenue Service under section 10301 of Public Law 117-169.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill rescinds unobligated amounts appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for enforcement activities and operations support.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4798 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4798

  To rescind certain funding provided to the Internal Revenue Service 
               under section 10301 of Public Law 117-169.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To rescind certain funding provided to the Internal Revenue Service 
               under section 10301 of Public Law 117-169.

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

SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR ENHANCED INTERNAL REVENUE 
              SERVICE RESOURCES.

    Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the unobligated 
balances of the amounts made available under the following provisions 
of Public Law 117-169 are rescinded:
            (1) Internal revenue service enforcement funds.--Section 
        10301(1)(A)(ii).
            (2) Internal revenue service operations support.--Section 
        10301(1)(A)(iii).
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Title: Continuing Access to 504 Capital Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Continuing Access to 504 Capital Act
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee an additional $1 billion of loans made under the 504 Program. Such loans, made through SBA community partners and certified by the SBA, provide long-term, fixed rate financing for major fixed assets that promote business growth and job creation.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2709 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2709

  To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to increase the 
fiscal year 2021 commitments to guarantee certain business loans of the 
                     Small Business Administration.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 10, 2021

 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small 
                     Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to increase the 
fiscal year 2021 commitments to guarantee certain business loans of the 
                     Small Business Administration.

    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 ``Continuing Access to 504 Capital 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SBA BUSINESS LOANS.

    Title V of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116-260) is amended, under the heading ``(including 
transfer of funds)'' under the heading ``business loans program 
account'' under the heading ``Small Business Administration'', in the 
second proviso, by striking ``$7,500,000,000'' and inserting 
``$8,500,000,000''.
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Title: A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgement as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Miami Nation of Indiana to submit a petition to the Department of the Interior for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. When reviewing the petition, Interior may not use a previous denial as a reason to deny it.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4777 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4777

To permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a 
       federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2022

 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a 
       federally recognized Indian tribe, 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. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Acknowledgment.--The term ``acknowledgment'' means 
        acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 2. MIAMI NATION OF INDIANA PERMITTED TO PETITION FOR 
              ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including regulations) that denies acknowledgment to an entity that 
previously petitioned for and was denied acknowledgment, the Miami 
Nation of Indiana may submit a petition to the Secretary, under part 83 
of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act), for acknowledgment.
    (b) Effect on Determination.--In reviewing and making a 
determination on a petition for acknowledgment that the Miami Nation of 
Indiana submitted, the Secretary shall not use, as a reason to deny the 
petition for acknowledgment that the Miami Nation of Indiana submitted, 
any previous denial of a petition for acknowledgment that the Miami 
Nation of Indiana submitted, including--
            (1) a denial by the Secretary of a petition;
            (2) a court decision affirming a denial of a petition; and
            (3) any other denial of a petition.
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Title: SBA Franchise Loan Default Disclosure Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
SBA Franchise Loan Default Disclosure Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to publish on its website and to regularly update the loan default rates by franchise brands during the preceding 10-year period.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2162

 To require the Small Business Administration to publish loan default 
           rates by franchise brand, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Small Business Administration to publish loan default 
           rates by franchise brand, 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 ``SBA Franchise Loan Default 
Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF DEFAULT RATES BY FRANCHISE BRAND.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean 
        the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 
        thereof, respectively; and
            (2) the term ``franchise'' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 436.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
        in effect on July 1, 2007.
    (b) Publication of Default Rates.--The Administrator shall publish 
and update on a quarterly basis loan default rates by franchise brand 
during the preceding 10-year period on the website of the 
Administration in a manner that is publicly accessible and linked to 
the Franchise Directory of the Administration.
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Title: A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. The tribe is located in western Washington State.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3773 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3773

 To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the 
            Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                March 8 (legislative day, March 7), 2022

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the 
            Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

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

SECTION 1. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION LEASING 
              AUTHORITY.

    Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 
(69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the 
second sentence, by inserting ``, land held in trust for the 
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation'' after ``Crow Tribe of 
Montana''.
                                 <all>
Title: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 281 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 281

  To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on 
              firearms safety or gun violence prevention.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2021

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Coons, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, 
  Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. King, Ms. 
Rosen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Booker, Mr. Menendez, 
   Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
 Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. 
    Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on 
              firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

    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 ``Gun Violence Prevention Research Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIREARMS SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE 
              PREVENTION.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027 for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on 
firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be 
appropriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any other 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.
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Title: A bill to provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill prohibits the issuing of export licenses for the transfer of defense articles to Saudi Arabia under the Arms Export Control Act for one year. This prohibition includes direct munitions containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5074 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5074

     To provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct 
  commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi 
                   Arabia of weaponry and munitions.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2022

Mr. King (for Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was 
     read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for a temporary 1-year halt to all proposed direct 
  commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi 
                   Arabia of weaponry and munitions.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY HALT TO ALL SAUDI ARMS SALES.

    For a period of one year following the date of the enactment of 
this Act, no license may be issued for the export with respect to any 
of the following transfers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: the transfer 
of any defense articles proposed or submitted to Congress pursuant to 
section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)), to 
include direct munitions containers; weapon support and support 
equipment; spare and repair parts; United States Government and 
contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support.
                                 <all>
Title: Military Spouse Hiring Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Military Spouse Hiring Act
This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)
A qualified military spouse is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3909 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3909

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses 
    of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 23, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses 
    of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

    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 ``Military Spouse Hiring Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF SPOUSES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR THE WORK 
              OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(K) a qualified military spouse.''.
    (b) Qualified Military Spouse.--Subsection (d) of section 51 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) Qualified military spouse.--The term `qualified 
        military spouse' means any individual who is certified by the 
        designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a 
        spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of 
this Act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such 
date.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill makes technical corrections in the definitions section of the Controlled Substances Act.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4235 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4235

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the 
                              definitions.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the 
                              definitions.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

     Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (58) as paragraph (59);
            (2) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as 
        paragraph (57) (relating to the definition of ``serious drug 
        felony'') as paragraph (58); and
            (3) by moving paragraphs (57), (58) (as so redesignated), 
        and (59) (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the left.
                                 <all>
Title: COMETS Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Contracts and Obligations Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act or the COMETS Act
This bill authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to procure supplies and services for commercial activities at its centers.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1871 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1871

   To allow the procurement of supplies and services for commercial 
  activities at National Aeronautics and Space Administration centers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 27, 2021

     Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Cornyn) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To allow the procurement of supplies and services for commercial 
  activities at National Aeronautics and Space Administration centers.

    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 ``Contracts and Obligations 
Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act'' or the ``COMETS 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 
              AT NASA CENTERS.

    Notwithstanding section 2384a(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, and section 3310(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, with 
respect to the acquisition of supplies or services to carry out, under 
section 20113(e) of title 51, United States Code, a transaction (other 
than a contract, lease, or cooperative agreement) that supports a 
commercial activity at a National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
center, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may procure such supplies or services in a quantity the 
Administrator reasonably expects to be necessary to meet the needs of 
such activity.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2932 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2932

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the 
  ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office 
                              Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2021

  Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson) 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 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the 
  ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office 
                              Building''.

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

SECTION 1. CAPTAIN ROBERT C. HARMON AND PRIVATE JOHN R. PEIRSON POST 
              OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, shall 
be known and designated as the ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private 
John R. Peirson 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 ``Captain 
Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: Reinforcing American-Made Products Act
Policy area: Commerce

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

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 297 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 297

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2021

Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which 
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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

    Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the extent'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--To the extent'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Effect on State Law.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of 
        the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which 
        a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, 
        advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign 
        commerce with a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' 
        label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that 
        such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic 
        origin.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
        the application of the law of any State to the use of a label 
        not in compliance with subsection (a).''; and
            (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as so 
        designated by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this 
        section'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        nothing in this section''.
                                 <all>
Title: 504 Green Energy Enhancement Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
504 Green Energy Enhancement Act
This bill increases from $5.5 million to $20 million the maximum amount of certain Small Business Administration loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, and expansion. Projects eligible for these increased loan amounts must (1) reduce the borrower's energy consumption by at least 10%; or (2) generate renewable energy or renewable fuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol production.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1758 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1758

  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
                 maximum loan amount for certain loans.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2021

 Mr. Hickenlooper introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
  and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
                 maximum loan amount for certain loans.

    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 ``504 Green Energy Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CERTAIN MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 502(2)(A) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``$5,500,000'' and 
        inserting ``$20,000,000''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``$5,500,000'' and inserting 
        ``$20,000,000''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report that details, 
for the year covered by the report, the industries and geographic areas 
with respect to which the Administrator has made loans under clauses 
(iv) and (v) of section 502(2)(A) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A)), as amended by subsection (a).
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility or certain programs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2524 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2524

  To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain 
 payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of 
  Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain 
                   programs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2021

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain 
 payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of 
  Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain 
                   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. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
            ``(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust or an amount 
        distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a 
        Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or 
        disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)).''.
                                 <all>
Title: Protect Our Physicians Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protect Our Physicians Act
This bill exempts programs that provide certain mental health services for physicians from restrictions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5062 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5062

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to 
                 mental health programs for physicians.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to 
                 mental health programs for physicians.

    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 ``Protect Our Physicians Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS.

    Section 1877(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Mental health program for physicians.--The provision 
        by an entity of an evidence-based or evidence-informed program 
        for physicians for the primary purpose of preventing suicide 
        and improving mental health and resiliency and for training 
        such physicians in appropriate strategies to promote their 
        mental health, if such program--
                    ``(A) is in a policy set out in writing and 
                approved in advance of the operation of the program by 
                the governing body of the entity;
                    ``(B) is offered to all physicians on the bona fide 
                medical staff of the entity or in the local community 
                or service area of the entity;
                    ``(C) is offered to all such physicians on the same 
                terms and conditions regardless of the volume or value 
                of referrals or other business generated by the 
                physician for the entity; and
                    ``(D) meets any other requirements as the Secretary 
                may impose by regulation as needed to protect against 
                program or patient abuse.''.
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Title: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act
This bill authorizes the provision of professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies (current law limits such authorization to victims of major disasters).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3677 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3677

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional 
counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2022

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional 
counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such 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 ``Post-Disaster Mental Health Response 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

    Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is amended by inserting 
``and section 416'' after ``section 408''.
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Title: Airport Classification Retention Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Airport Classification Retention Act
This bill maintains through FY2023 the classification of any airport that was classified for FY2021 as a nonhub primary airport for purposes of apportioning funds for airport planning and noise compatibility programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2573 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2573

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to maintain the classification 
          of certain airports for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2021

  Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to maintain the classification 
          of certain airports for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

    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 ``Airport Classification Retention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN AIRPORTS FOR FISCAL 
              YEARS 2022 AND 2023.

    (a) In General.--Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) Special rule on classification for fiscal 
                years 2022 and 2023.--Notwithstanding section 47102 and 
                subparagraph (A), and subject to subparagraph (J), for 
                fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary shall 
                classify an airport as a primary nonhub airport if that 
                airport was a primary nonhub airport for fiscal year 
                2021.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of division L of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
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Title: Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a coordinated approach for monitoring and sharing information about its maternal health efforts. The bill also tasks the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group with providing recommendations for establishing the approach.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3362 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3362

   To require the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health 
 Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group to establish a formal 
coordinated approach for monitoring maternal health efforts across the 
                Department of Health and Human Services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2021

Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health 
 Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group to establish a formal 
coordinated approach for monitoring maternal health efforts across the 
                Department of Health and Human Services.

    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 ``Improving Coordination for Healthy 
Moms Act''.

SEC. 2. COORDINATED MATERNAL HEALTH EFFORTS.

    The Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and 
the Maternal Health Working Group shall provide recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary'') for establishing a formal coordinated approach for 
monitoring maternal health efforts across the Department of Health and 
Human Services, including in rural and underserved areas, and the 
Secretary, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall establish such an approach. Such approach may include 
establishing a process for exchanging information and discussing 
relevant program efforts and outcomes across the agency, during regular 
standing meetings, on a routine basis.
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Title: Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022
This bill allows funds under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program to be used to support task forces that coordinate federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local efforts to investigate and disrupt illegal firearms trafficking and straw purchasing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4624 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4624

To amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act 
of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and 
disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2022

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act 
of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and 
disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, 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 ``Officer Ella Grace French Task Force 
Support Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program 
Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60703(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) support for multijurisdictional task forces that 
        coordinate efforts between Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, 
        and local agencies to investigate and disrupt illegal firearms 
        trafficking and straw purchasing.''.
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Title: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
This bill repeals the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works.
References in any law to a requirement under the Davis-Bacon Act shall be null and void.


[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 805 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 805

        To repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 17 (legislative day, March 16), 2021

  Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. 
   Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
        To repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law to a requirement under 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall be 
null and void.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION.

    Section 2, and the amendment made by such section, shall take 
effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act but shall not 
affect any contract that is--
            (1) in existence on the date that is 30 days after such 
        date of enactment; or
            (2) made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on 
        the date that is 30 days after such date of enactment.
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