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Title: Repeal CFPB Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Repeal CFPB Act
This bill repeals the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, which established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1090 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1090

       To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2021

  Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. 
    Inhofe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

    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 ``Repeal CFPB Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et 
seq.) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by 
that Act are restored or revived as if the Act had not been enacted.
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Title: SURS Extension Act of 2022
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022 or the SURS Extension Act
This bill reauthorizes funds through FY2027 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with specified entities (e.g., quality improvement organizations) to provide technical assistance regarding the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models under Medicare, specifically for health professionals in practices with 15 or fewer professionals. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3557 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3557

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Quality 
Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2022

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) 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 extend the Quality 
Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support 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 ``Small Practice, Underserved, and 
Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022'' or the ``SURS Extension 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM-SMALL PRACTICE, 
              UNDERSERVED, AND RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    The first sentence of section 1848(q)(11)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(q)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting ``and for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027'' before the period.
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Title: Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to implement or enforce the Department of Health and Human Services' rule titled Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs, published on November 30, 2021, or any substantially similar rule, regulation, or agency statement.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3412 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3412

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by 
   the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID-19 
         vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2021

Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, 
Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Ms. 
Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of South 
   Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by 
   the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID-19 
         vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Mandates on Toddlers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING THE HHS RULE ON HEAD START COVID VACCINE 
              AND MASK REQUIREMENTS.

    Notwithstanding any other law, no funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Health and Human Services shall be 
obligated or expended to--
            (1) implement or enforce the rule submitted by the 
        Department of Health and Human Services relating to ``Vaccine 
        and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in 
        Head Start Programs'' (86 Fed. Reg. 68052 (November 30, 2021)); 
        or
            (2) promulgate, implement, or enforce any rule, regulation, 
        or other agency statement, that is substantially similar to the 
        rule described in paragraph (1).
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Title: Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act
This bill authorizes the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5196 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5196

    To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to 
commemorate and honor the women's suffrage movement and the passage of 
    the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2022

 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Bennet) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                    on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to 
commemorate and honor the women's suffrage movement and the passage of 
    the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, 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 ``Women's Suffrage National Monument 
Location Act''.

SEC. 2. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Site.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United 
States Code, the Women's Suffrage National Monument shall be located 
within the Reserve.
    (b) Applicability of Commemorative Works Act.--Except as provided 
in subsection (a), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall apply to the Women's 
Suffrage National Monument.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Women's suffrage national monument.--The term ``Women's 
        Suffrage National Monument'' means the commemorative work 
        authorized to be established under Public Law 116-217 (40 
        U.S.C. 8903 note).
            (2) Reserve.--The term ``Reserve'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States 
        Code.
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Title: Taxpayer Receipt Act
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Taxpayer Receipt Act
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with a one-page document that contains information regarding the federal budget for the most recently completed fiscal year. The document must include total outlays during the year, total revenues collected during the year, the deficit or surplus for the year, and the total debt held by the public.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1706 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1706

  To require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with 
               information regarding the Federal budget.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2021

   Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
    Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with 
               information regarding the Federal budget.

    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 ``Taxpayer Receipt Act''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall 
provide, to each individual filing a Federal income tax return for a 
taxable year, a one-page document which contains, with respect to the 
most recently completed fiscal year--
            (1) total Federal outlays during such year;
            (2) total Federal revenues collected during such year;
            (3) the Federal deficit or surplus for such year; and
            (4) the total Federal debt held by the public.
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Title: Better ODDS To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Better Options for Drug Disposal Systems To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021 or the Better ODDS To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021
This bill modifies the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose safe disposal requirements as part of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a drug.
Currently, the FDA may require that a drug be dispensed with a safe disposal packaging or safe disposal system that renders the drug nonretrievable. Under this bill, the FDA may impose such safe disposal requirements without regard to whether the drug is rendered nonretrievable.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2628 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2628

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to safe 
 disposal packaging and safe disposal system requirements for certain 
                                 drugs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to safe 
 disposal packaging and safe disposal system requirements for certain 
                                 drugs.

    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 ``Better Options for Drug Disposal 
Systems To Reduce Diversion Act of 2021'' or the ``Better ODDS To 
Reduce Diversion Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY-ENHANCING PACKAGING AND DISPOSAL FEATURES.

    Section 505-1(e)(4)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 355-1(e)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``for purposes of 
rendering drugs nonretrievable (as defined in section 1300.05 of title 
21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation))''.
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Title: Judiciary Act of 2021
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Judiciary Act of 2021
This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1141 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1141

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate 
          justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate 
          justices of the Supreme Court of 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 ``Judiciary Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. NUMBER OF JUSTICES; QUORUM.

    Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, 
any six of whom shall constitute a quorum'' and inserting ``a Chief 
Justice of the United States and twelve associate justices, any eight 
of whom shall constitute a quorum''.
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Title: Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act
This bill denies a tax deduction for contributions (except contributions made directly to certain institutions of higher education) used to compensate one or more secondary or post-secondary school athletes for the use of their names, images, or likenesses by reason of their status as athletes.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4969 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4969

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a deduction for 
   charitable contributions for certain purposes relating to college 
                               athletics.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2022

 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Cardin) 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 disallow a deduction for 
   charitable contributions for certain purposes relating to college 
                               athletics.

    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 ``Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer 
Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
              PURPOSES RELATING TO COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

    (a) In General.--Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsections (p) and (q) as subsections (q) 
and (r), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (o) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(p) Contributions for Certain Purposes Relating to College 
Athletics.--
            ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for any 
        contribution any portion of which is used by the donee to 
        compensate 1 or more secondary or post-secondary school 
        athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness by 
        reason of their status as athletes.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        contribution made directly to an organization which is an 
        eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
        25A(f)(2)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 63(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``170(p)'' and inserting 
``170(q)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Medicare Sequester Relief Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
This bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 748 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 748

  To provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare 
       sequestration during the COVID-19 public health emergency.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2021

  Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare 
       sequestration during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

    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 ``Medicare Sequester Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF MEDICARE SEQUESTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3709(a) of division A of the CARES Act (2 
U.S.C. 901a note), as amended by section 102 of division N of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-136), is amended 
by striking ``March 31, 2021'' and inserting ``the last day of the 
emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1)(B))''.
    (b) Extension of Direct Spending Reductions Through Fiscal Year 
2031.--Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``through 2030'' and inserting ``through 
        2031''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``fiscal year 2030'' and inserting ``fiscal 
        year 2031''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136).
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Title: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021
This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public.
Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 318 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 318

 To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the 
                   President, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2021

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the 
                   President, 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 ``Presidential Pardon Transparency Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF PARDONS.

    Not later than 3 days after the date on which the President grants 
any reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States, the 
Attorney General shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
official website of the President the following:
            (1) The name of the person.
            (2) The date on which the reprieve or pardon was issued.
            (3) The full text of the reprieve or pardon.
                                 <all>
Title: Hire Student Veterans Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Hire Student Veterans Act
This bill allows a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a veteran attending an educational institution using educational assistance provided under certain programs administered by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also modifies the minimum employment period required for veterans who qualify for the credit under this bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 94 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 94

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work 
    opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are 
    receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2021

   Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Daines, and Ms. Baldwin) 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 provide the work 
    opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are 
    receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hire Student Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HIRING VETERANS RECEIVING 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 51(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, or'', 
and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) attending an educational institution 
                        by means of educational assistance provided 
                        under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 
                        38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 
                        of title 10, United States Code.''.
    (b) Modification of Minimum Employment Period.--Section 51(i)(3)(A) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(other 
than a qualified veteran described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v))'' after 
``In the case of an individual''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021
This bill revises the renewable fuel program to eliminate the annual renewable fuel standard.
The existing standard requires 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel that is produced from renewable biomass to be blended into transportation fuel by 2022. The renewable fuel standard includes fuels that are produced from renewable biomass, such as corn.
The bill would not affect the standards under the program for advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2385

 To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for 
                            renewable fuel.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2021

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Collins) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for 
                            renewable fuel.

    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 ``Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CORN ETHANOL MANDATE FOR RENEWABLE FUEL.

    (a) Removal of Table.--Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking subclause (I).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) 
                as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively;
                    (B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``of the volume of renewable fuel required 
                under subclause (I),''; and
                    (C) in subclauses (II) and (III) (as so 
                redesignated), by striking ``subclause (II)'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``subclause (I)''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``clause (i)(IV)'' and 
        inserting ``clause (i)(III)''.
    (c) Administration.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made 
by this section affects the volumes of advanced biofuel, cellulosic 
biofuel, or biomass-based diesel that are required under section 211(o) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)).
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Title: A bill  to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits considering legislation in the Senate that provides nondefense discretionary appropriations and would increase the deficit when inflation is at least 12%. The point of order may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4251 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4251

   To create a point of order against legislation making nondefense 
 discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a 
                       period of high inflation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 18 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To create a point of order against legislation making nondefense 
 discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a 
                       period of high inflation.

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

SECTION 1. POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE AGAINST LEGISLATION MAKING 
              NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS THAT WOULD 
              INCREASE THE DEFICIT DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH INFLATION.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment 
between the Houses, or conference report making appropriations for the 
revised nonsecurity category (as defined in section 250(c) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c))) that, if enacted, would increase the deficit over the period 
of current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years 
following the budget year if the annualized change in the most recently 
monthly report on the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
is not less than 12 percent.
    (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 
in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, 
duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members 
of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and after July 1, 
2022.
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Title: Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022
This bill modifies the eligible age (age 50) for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers. The bill establishes the age eligibility at age 50 or 25 years of service under the plan, whichever is earlier.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4314 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4314

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the eligible age 
for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for 
                        public safety officers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2022

Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Bennet) 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 modify the eligible age 
for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for 
                        public safety officers.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Public Safety Employees' 
Timely Retirement Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE AGE.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 72(t)(10) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``age 50'' and 
inserting ``age 50 or 25 years of service under the plan, whichever is 
earlier''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill provides exemptions from environmental, endangered species, or historic preservation requirements for federally funded projects or activities that are not in metropolitan statistical areas.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 820 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 820

To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded 
projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded 
projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, 
                        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. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES NOT IN METROPOLITAN 
              STATISTICAL AREAS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and division A 
of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the 
``National Historic Preservation Act''), shall not apply to any project 
or activity that--
            (1) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as 
        defined by the Office of Management and Budget); and
            (2) is carried out using Federal funds.
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Title: Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2021
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2021
This bill makes permanent the accelerated depreciation (seven-year recovery period) of motorsports entertainment complexes.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2940 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2940

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7-year 
        recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 2021

Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Burr) 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 permanent the 7-year 
        recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes.

    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 ``Motorsports Fairness and Permanency 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES 
              MADE PERMANENT.

    Section 168(i)(15) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking subparagraph (D).
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Title: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
This bill removes and otherwise modifies certain requirements related to the approval of biosimilars, such as prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration from requiring studies that assess the risks of switching between the biosimilar and the reference biologic.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 6 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                  S. 6

       To improve the requirements for making a determination of 
 interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2022

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To improve the requirements for making a determination of 
 interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product.

    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 ``Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.

    Section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I)(bb), by striking ``; and'' 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                ``; and'' and inserting a period;
                    (B) by striking ``sufficient to show'' and all that 
                follows through ``(A) the biological product--'' and 
                inserting ``sufficient to show that the biological 
                product--'';
                    (C) by striking ``Upon review of an'' and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Upon review of an''; and
                    (D) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) Certain studies not required.--The Secretary 
                may not require, for a determination of 
                interchangeability described in subparagraph (A), that 
                a biological product undergo studies that assess the 
                risks of alternating or switching between use of the 
                biological product and the reference product.''.
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Title: Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 973 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 973

    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule 
 relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of 
   grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened 
                   wildlife, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2021

 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule 
 relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of 
   grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened 
                   wildlife, 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 ``Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO GREATER YELLOWSTONE 
              ECOSYSTEM POPULATION OF GRIZZLY BEARS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the 
final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears 
From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (82 Fed. 
Reg. 30502 (June 30, 2017)), without regard to any other provision of 
law that applies to the issuance of that final rule.
    (b) No Judicial Review.--The reissuance of the final rule described 
in subsection (a) (including this section) shall not be subject to 
judicial review.
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Title: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 565 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 565

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
     veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as 
 radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-
    connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2021

    Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. King, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, 
 Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, and 
 Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
     veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as 
 radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-
    connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Takai Atomic Veterans 
Healthcare Parity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK 
              ATOLL AS RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES 
              BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause:
                    ``(v) Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period 
                beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 
                31, 1980.''.
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