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Title: To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention.
Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 929 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 929

To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve 
before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced 
  by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2021

  Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve 
before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced 
  by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, 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. ELDERLY FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.

    Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 
U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``to which the 
offender was sentenced'' and inserting ``reduced by any credit toward 
the service of the prisoner's sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of 
title 18, United States Code''.
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Title: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill extends through December 30, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5119 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5119

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of 
        Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2021

  Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of 
        Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO 
              TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

    Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) 
is amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of a Tribal Government, 
December 30, 2022)'' after ``December 30, 2021''.
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Title: Voter Integrity Protection Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Voter Integrity Protection Act
This bill imposes additional immigration-related penalties for aliens who vote in an election for federal office.
It shall be an aggravated felony for an alien who is unlawfully present to violate an existing prohibition against an alien voting in a federal election. (An aggravated felony conviction carries various immigration consequences, such as rendering the alien inadmissible, deportable, and barred from establishing good moral character for naturalization.)
An alien who is unlawfully present and who knowingly violates the prohibition against voting in a federal election shall be deportable.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 37

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a 
 Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

  Mr. Biggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a 
 Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony, 
                        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 ``Voter Integrity Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL VOTING.

    (a) Aggravated Felony.--Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(V) an offense described in section 611 of title 
                18, United States Code, committed by an alien who is 
                unlawfully present in the United States.''.
    (b) Deportable Offense.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(G) Voting offenses.--Any alien who is unlawfully 
                present in the United States and who knowingly commits 
                a violation of section 611 of title 18, United States 
                Code, is deportable.''.
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Title: To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting construction, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Surface Transportation Board from approving a high-speed passenger railroad or magnetic levitation system project unless the project has a distance of at least 10 miles and the land needed for the project is acquired.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6365 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6365

 To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed 
   rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting 
                 construction, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2022

 Mr. Ellzey (for himself and Mr. Brady) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed 
   rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting 
                 construction, 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. LAND ACQUISITION FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

    (a) In General.--The Surface Transportation Board may not approve 
any high-speed rail project--
            (1) to be built across a distance of fewer than 10 miles; 
        and
            (2) before all land needed for the project is acquired.
    (b) High-Speed Rail Defined.--In this Act, the term ``high-speed 
rail'' means passenger ground transportation across a railroad or using 
magnetic levitation systems where a speed of 125 miles per hour can 
reasonably be expected to occur.
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Title: Diane Powis Ovarian Cancer Testing Access Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Diane Powis Ovarian Cancer Testing Access Act
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of multimarker tests related to ovarian cancer (i.e., tests that evaluate more than one tumor marker with respect to ovarian cancer).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9090

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain 
   multimarker testing relating to ovarian cancer as reasonable and 
           necessary for coverage under the Medicare program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2022

   Ms. Dean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain 
   multimarker testing relating to ovarian cancer as reasonable and 
           necessary for coverage under the Medicare 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 ``Diane Powis Ovarian Cancer Testing 
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN MULTIMARKER TESTING RELATED TO OVARIAN CANCER DEEMED 
              REASONABLE AND NECESSARY FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE.

    Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(z) Certain Multimarker Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer Deemed 
Reasonable and Necessary.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a clinical diagnostic 
        laboratory test that is a multimarker test related to ovarian 
        cancer that is furnished on or after January 1, 2023, to an 
        individual who has been diagnosed with an ovarian adnexal mass, 
        such test shall be deemed reasonable and necessary for purposes 
        of section 1862(a)(1)(A) if the physician who orders such test 
        determines such test is necessary for such individual and 
        prescribes, dispenses, or administers such test for use in 
        accordance with the labeling approved for such test by the Food 
        and Drug Administration.
            ``(2) Multimarker test related to ovarian cancer defined.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `multimarker test 
        related to ovarian cancer' means a test that evaluates more 
        than one tumor marker with respect to ovarian cancer.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3167 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3167

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and 
Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, 
          as the ``George Henry White Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2021

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and 
Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, 
          as the ``George Henry White Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. GEORGE HENRY WHITE POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 
South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, 
New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``George Henry White 
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 ``George 
Henry White Post Office Building''.
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Title: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
This bill modifies the payment methodology and coinsurance amount for outpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.
Currently, the payment rate for such services is 101% of reasonable costs; the coinsurance amount for such services is 20% of the applicable charges. The bill modifies this methodology so as to base the 20% coinsurance amount on the fee schedule under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5660 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5660

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust coinsurance 
requirements for outpatient critical access hospital services furnished 
                      under the Medicare program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2021

  Mr. Cole (for himself and Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust coinsurance 
requirements for outpatient critical access hospital services furnished 
                      under the Medicare 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 ``Fairness for Rural Medicare 
Beneficiaries Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTING COINSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTPATIENT CRITICAL 
              ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1834(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``less 20 percent of the 
        amount specified under paragraph (6),'' after ``such 
        services,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, less 20 percent 
        of the amount specified under paragraph (6)'' before the 
        period; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Specified amount.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and 
        (2)(A), the amount specified in this paragraph is, with respect 
        to services furnished by a critical access hospital, the amount 
        that would have been payable for such services under section 
        1833(t) had such services been covered OPD services.''.
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Title: To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the appropriation of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill modifies funding for the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. The bill authorizes appropriations for the program through FY2024 in addition to the current funding through the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9213

 To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the appropriation 
of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to the Secretary 
   of the Interior to carry out the National Maritime Heritage Grant 
                                Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2022

 Mr. Higgins of New York (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the appropriation 
of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to the Secretary 
   of the Interior to carry out the National Maritime Heritage Grant 
                                Program.

    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 THE NATIONAL MARITIME 
              HERITAGE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 308703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``subsection (k) 
        and'' after ``amounts for that purpose under'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``subsection (k) 
        and'' after ``amounts for that purpose under''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024 to carry out this section.''.
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Title: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the "H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 246

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
   at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the ``H. Emory 
     Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2021

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
   at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the ``H. Emory 
     Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 180 
West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, shall be known and designated 
as the ``H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the Federal building and United States 
courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ``H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
                                 <all>
Title: Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act of 2021
This bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold for the phaseout of the mortgage insurance premium tax deduction and makes such deduction permanent.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6109 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6109

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income cap 
    for and make permanent the mortgage insurance premium deduction.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2021

Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income cap 
    for and make permanent the mortgage insurance premium deduction.

    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 ``Middle Class Mortgage Insurance 
Premium Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING THE INCOME CAP FOR AND MAKING PERMANENT THE MORTGAGE 
              INSURANCE PREMIUM DEDUCTION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 163(h)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``$100,000 ($50,000)'' and 
        inserting ``$200,000 ($100,000)'', and
            (2) by striking clause (iv).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
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Title: No Oil for CCP Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
No Oil for CCP Act
This bill bans exports of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, North Korea, Iran, and other specified recipients. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that (1) the oil not be exported to such countries; and (2) the recipient of the oil is not under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8547 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8547

To direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale 
 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil 
     not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2022

 Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale 
 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil 
     not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Oil for CCP Act''.

SEC. 2. SPR CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 161 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), with 
respect to the draw down and sale at auction of any crude oil from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall require, as a 
condition of any such sale, that--
            (1) the crude oil not be exported to--
                    (A) the People's Republic of China;
                    (B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or
                    (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
            (2) the recipient is not under the ownership, control, or 
        influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Title: Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act
This bill exempts certain major federal actions, including actions that produce hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or geothermal energy sources, from requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8117

 To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2022

  Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 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 ``Hydrogen Permitting Simplification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA TO CERTAIN FEDERAL HYDROGEN PROGRAMS.

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of title VIII the following:

``SEC. 823. APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 
              1969.

    ``No major Federal action, including any major Federal action with 
respect to the production of hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or 
geothermal energy sources, under this title shall be subject to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''; and
            (2) in section 1(b), by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 822 the following:

``Sec. 823. Application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                            1969.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Formula Act of 2022
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Formula Act of 2022
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to work through established processes to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with standards applied to importing infant formula into the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7718 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7718

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to work through the Codex process 
 to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant 
     formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the 
 requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into the 
                             United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2022

  Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to work through the Codex process 
 to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant 
     formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the 
 requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into the 
                             United States.

    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 ``Formula Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR INFANT FORMULA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall work through the 
Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards 
for infant formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with 
the requirements applicable to the importation of infant formula into 
the United States.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``infant formula'' has 
the meaning given to such term in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
                                 <all>
Title: Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2021
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2021
This bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on August 27, 2019, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relating to threatened species. The rule requires species listed as threatened after the issuance of the rule to be given protections tailored to the species' needs. Prior to the rule, threatened species were automatically provided with most of the protections that are provided to endangered species.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5725 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5725

 To codify a final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
 relating to endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2021

  Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Gosar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To codify a final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
 relating to endangered and threatened species, 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 ``Threatened Species Protection 
Improvement Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE.

    The revisions to the Code of Federal Regulations made pursuant to 
the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the 
Department of the Interior, titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants'' and published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2019 (84 
Fed. Reg. 44753), shall have the same force and effect of law as if 
enacted by an Act of Congress.
                                 <all>
Title: Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act
This bill prohibits the federal government from compiling or maintaining a list or other record of federal employees who have requested or been granted a religious exemption or accommodation regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements. It also requires any such list or record in existence to be destroyed.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7036 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7036

 To prohibit the Federal Government from compiling or maintaining any 
 list or other record of Federal employees who have requested or been 
     granted a religious exemption or accommodation to any Federal 
requirement for any Federal employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

  Mrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
 Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gooden of 
   Texas, and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Federal Government from compiling or maintaining any 
 list or other record of Federal employees who have requested or been 
     granted a religious exemption or accommodation to any Federal 
requirement for any Federal employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19, 
                        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 ``Preventing Abusive Government 
Efforts Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST LIST OF RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AND 
              ACCOMMODATIONS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE COVID-19 VACCINATION 
              MANDATE.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal funds may be used to compile or 
maintain any list or other record of Federal employees who have 
requested or been granted a religious exemption or accommodation to--
            (1) the vaccination mandate under Executive Order 14043 
        (requiring coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination for Federal 
        employees, dated September 9, 2021); or
            (2) any other Federal requirement for any Federal employee 
        to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
    (b) Destruction of Any Existing List.--The President shall 
permanently destroy any Federal list or other record that is described 
in subsection (a) and in existence as of the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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Title: Home Heating Emergency Funding Act of 2022
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Home Heating Emergency Funding Act of 2022
This bill provides $4 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides grants for states, tribes, and territories to operate home energy assistance programs for low-income households.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8639 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8639

 To make supplemental appropriations to carry out the Low-Income Home 
            Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2022.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2022

  Mr. Golden (for himself and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in 
      addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make supplemental appropriations to carry out the Low-Income Home 
            Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2022.

    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 ``Home Heating Emergency Funding Act 
of 2022''.

2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIHEAP.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2022:

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families

                   low-income home energy assistance

    For an additional amount for making payments under subsection (b) 
of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), to assist eligible households to meet the 
costs of home energy, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That each amount provided by this section is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2022: Provided further, That all but $785,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be allocated as though the total 
appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2022 was less than 
$1,975,000,000: Provided further, that section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds made available 
under this heading in this Act in fiscal year 2022.
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Title: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Nationwide Right To Unionize Act
This bill provides authorization for labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8793

  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2022

    Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Jayapal, 
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, 
   Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
 Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. 
   Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, 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 ``Nationwide Right to Unionize Act''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTING STATE RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS.

    Subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 164) is repealed.
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Title: Stop Vaccine Mandates Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Stop Vaccine Mandates Act
This bill rescinds the executive order titled Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors and the executive order titled  Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees, both published on September 9, 2021. The bill provides that these executive orders shall have no force or effect.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5908 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5908

To provide that Executive Orders 14042 and 14043 shall have no force or 
                                effect.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2021

Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Mast, Mr. Duncan, 
Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bost, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Van Drew, 
Mr. Brady, Mr. Babin, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Van Duyne, 
   Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Norman, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cawthorn, Mrs. 
 Cammack, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Perry, 
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Balderson, 
  Mr. Arrington, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Rice of 
South Carolina, and Mr. Ferguson) introduced the following bill; which 
         was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that Executive Orders 14042 and 14043 shall have no force or 
                                effect.

    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 ``Stop Vaccine Mandates Act''.

SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDERS 14042 AND 14043.

    The provisions of Executive Order 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 50985; 
relating to ensuring adequate COVID safety protocols for Federal 
contractors) and Executive Order 14043 (86 Fed. Reg. 50989; relating to 
requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 vaccination for Federal employees) 
are rescinded and shall have no force or effect.
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Title: Ethylene is Essential for Chemistry and Manufacturing Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Ethylene is Essential for Chemistry and Manufacturing Act
This bill removes ethylene from the list of taxable chemicals for purposes the environmental excise tax.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6277 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6277

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude ethylene from 
                taxation under the Superfund excise tax.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2021

  Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude ethylene from 
                taxation under the Superfund excise tax.

    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 ``Ethylene is Essential for Chemistry 
and Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUDING ETHYLENE FROM TAXATION UNDER SUPERFUND EXCISE TAX.

    (a) In General.--The table contained in section 4661(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the row relating 
to ethylene.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on July 1, 2022.
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