hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: RAISE Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act
This bill declares that neither a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a bargaining unit, nor the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement entered into after enactment of this bill, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in the contract or agreement.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6952

 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2022

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.

    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 ``Rewarding Achievement and 
Incentivizing Successful Employees Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES.

    Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization's exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of 
any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing 
in either--
            ``(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or
            ``(B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed 
        or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act,
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater 
wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her 
services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such 
contract or agreement.''.
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Title: To amend the Orphan Drug Act to reauthorize a program of grants and contracts for the development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions (commonly referred to as "orphan drugs").
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Food and Drug Administration's Orphan Products Grants Program, which supports clinical research and product development for rare diseases and conditions.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7640 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7640

  To amend the Orphan Drug Act to reauthorize a program of grants and 
contracts for the development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions 
              (commonly referred to as ``orphan drugs'').


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2022

    Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Orphan Drug Act to reauthorize a program of grants and 
contracts for the development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions 
              (commonly referred to as ``orphan drugs'').

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 
              ORPHAN DRUGS.

    Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(c)) is amended 
by striking ``2018 through 2022'' and inserting ``2023 through 2027''.
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Title: Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting Act
This bill provides that issuers of securities are not required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7355 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7355

 To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related 
 to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be 
                       construed to be required.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2022

Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
Illinois, Mr. Allen, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Roy, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. 
 Gohmert, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related 
 to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be 
                       construed to be required.

    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 ``Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN DISCLOSURES.

    (a) In General.--Under the securities laws (as such term is defined 
in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78c)), an issuer shall not be construed to be required to disclose or 
otherwise provide the information described in subsection (b).
    (b) Information.--The information described in this subsection is 
as follows:
            (1) The greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of--
                    (A) the issuer; or
                    (B) the supply chain or consumers of such issuer 
                (commonly known as ``Scope 3 emissions'').
            (2) Any independent certification with respect to the 
        information described in paragraph (1).
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a U.S. territory is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The TSA must also ensure that there is an exception to the requirement for an individual who is ineligible or medically unable to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4980

    To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any 
  individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an 
airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is 
       fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2021

    Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any 
  individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an 
airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is 
       fully 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. AIR TRANSPORTATION VACCINATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall 
take such actions as are necessary to ensure that any individual 
traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside 
the United States or a territory of the United States is fully 
vaccinated against COVID-19.
    (b) Exception.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
ensure there is an exception to the requirement described in such 
subsection for an individual who is ineligible or medically unable to 
be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``fully vaccinated against 
COVID-19'' means receiving all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine 
that is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262) or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3).
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Title: Stop Poisoning Florida Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Stop Poisoning Florida Act
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prohibit certain discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee, which is Florida's largest freshwater lake. Specifically, the USACE must prohibit discharges of water from the lake through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam or the St. Lucie Lock and Dam when the water exceeds the maximum concentration of microcystins (a toxin that is produced by blue-green algae) recommended for recreational waters by the Environmental Protection Agency.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2157 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2157

  To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of 
           water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of 
           water at Lake Okeechobee, 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 ``Stop Poisoning Florida Act''.

SEC. 2. LAKE OKEECHOBEE DISCHARGE PROHIBITION.

    The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
shall prohibit discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee through the S-
308 and S-80 lock and dam structures when the water exceeds the maximum 
concentration of microcystins recommended for recreational waters by 
the Environmental Protection Agency, as described in the notice titled 
``Recommended Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria 
or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin'' (84 
Fed. Reg. 26413) (or any successor water quality criteria), based on 
tests conducted by the Secretary, another Federal agency, or the State 
of Florida.
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Title: Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022
This bill grants the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police the authority to protect any member of the immediate family of the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines that such protection is necessary.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7705 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7705

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of 
   the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the 
                  legislative and executive branches.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2022

 Mr. Issa (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court of 
   the United States security-related authorities equivalent to the 
                  legislative and executive branches.

    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 ``Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILY MEMBERS.

    Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) any member of the immediate family of the 
                Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of 
                the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines such 
                protection is necessary.''.
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Title: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gaylord, Michigan, as the Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1281 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1281

 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
   clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the ``Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews 
          Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2021

 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
   clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the ``Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews 
          Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic''.

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

SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED 
              OUTPATIENT CLINIC, GAYLORD, MICHIGAN.

    The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic located at 2782 S. Otsego Avenue, Gaylord, Michigan, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
``Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health 
Care Clinic''. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, 
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.
                                 <all>
Title: Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2021
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2021
This bill expands eligibility for the Microloan Program of the Small Business Administration to include the Northern Mariana Islands.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3438 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3438

  To amend the microloan program of the Small Business Act to define 
                     State, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2021

 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the microloan program of the Small Business Act to define 
                     State, 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 ``Northern Mariana Islands 
Entrepreneurship Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. MICROLOAN PROGRAM; DEFINITIONS.

    Paragraph (11) of section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(11)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by striking 
        ``rural'' and all that follows to the end of the clause and 
        inserting ``rural;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) the term `State' means each of the several 
                States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
                Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
                Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
                and American Samoa.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Farmers Deserve Notification Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Farmers Deserve Notification Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide at least 270 days advance notice in the Federal Register when a pesticide registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is to be canceled, suspended, or restricted, except in cases where the Scientific Advisory Panel votes to not require the notification period with respect to a pesticide.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9035 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9035

  To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to 
 prohibit new labeling changes on use of registered pesticides without 
                    notice, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2022

 Mr. Baird (for himself and Mrs. Axne) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to 
 prohibit new labeling changes on use of registered pesticides without 
                    notice, 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 ``Farmers Deserve Notification Act''.

SEC. 2. NO NEW RESTRICTIONS OF REGISTERED PESTICIDES WITHOUT NOTICE.

    Section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Notice required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall not 
                cancel, suspend or restrict the use of any pesticide 
                registered under this Act without providing, through 
                publication in the Federal Register, advance notice of 
                such cancellation, suspension, or restriction at least 
                270 days before such cancellation, suspension, or 
                restriction is to take effect.
                    ``(B) Nonapplicability.--The 270-day notification 
                period specified in subparagraph (A) shall not be 
                required with respect to a pesticide if a majority of 
                the Scientific Advisory Panel established under section 
                25(d)(1) votes to not require such notification period 
                with respect to such pesticide.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness Act
This bill requires that headstones other than standard white uniform military grave markers be permitted in certain sections of Arlington National Cemetery. The bill places limits on certain aspects of the headstones, including limitations on size.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6790 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6790

   To direct the Secretary of the Army to authorize the placement of 
certain types of private headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2022

  Mrs. Rodgers of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, 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 direct the Secretary of the Army to authorize the placement of 
certain types of private headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, 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 ``Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PRIVATE HEADSTONES IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
              CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall authorize the 
placement in a covered area of Arlington National Cemetery of a private 
headstone if such headstone--
            (1) is placed within 20 feet of another private headstone;
            (2) is not larger than the plot on which it is placed;
            (3) meets the specifications provided in the Arlington 
        National Cemetery Memorialization Policy, as in effect on 
        December 31, 2016;
            (4) is not a ledger, marker of freestanding cross design, 
        narrow shaft, mausoleum, or overground vault; and
            (5) does not exceed four feet in width and four feet in 
        height, including both the base and the die.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``private headstone'' means a headstone other 
        than a standard white uniform military grave marker.
            (2) The term ``covered area'', with respect to Arlington 
        National Cemetery, means an area within one of the original 13 
        sections of the cemetery that were designated for private 
        markers.
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Title: FAIR Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Freeing Americans from Interest on Reimbursements Act or the FAIR Act
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any interest allowed and paid upon a tax refund amount.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3068 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3068

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
              any interest paid on an overpayment of tax.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2021

     Ms. Spanberger (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) 
 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 exclude from gross income 
              any interest paid on an overpayment of 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 ``Freeing Americans from Interest on 
Reimbursements Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST RECEIVED ON OVERPAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 
140 the following new section:

``SEC. 139I. INTEREST RECEIVED ON TAX OVERPAYMENTS.

    ``Gross income shall not include any interest allowed and paid upon 
an overpayment of tax pursuant to section 6611.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
section.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for Part III of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the 
following new item:

``139I. Interest received on tax overpayments.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4257 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4257

         To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2021

  Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
  Cicilline, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
         To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

    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 ``Cameras in the Courtroom Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings
    ``The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open 
sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the 
majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case 
would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more 
of the parties before the Court.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the "Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the "Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 92 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 92

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist 
                  Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

 Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Timmons, and Ms. Mace) 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 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist 
                  Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIALIST FOUR CHARLES JOHNSON POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
Office''.
    (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 ``Specialist 
Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.
                                 <all>
Title: Pedestrian Safety and Transit Preservation Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Pedestrian Safety and Transit Preservation Act
This bill extends through FY2028 the availability of certain funds for pedestrian safety and transit projects to pay for obligations incurred during FY2014-FY2016.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5446

To require that certain funds remain available through fiscal year 2028 
 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 
  2014 through 2016 of active grants awarded with such funds, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require that certain funds remain available through fiscal year 2028 
 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 
  2014 through 2016 of active grants awarded with such funds, 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 ``Pedestrian Safety and Transit 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Funds made available in division L of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) under the 
heading ``Department of Transportation--Office of the Secretary--
National Infrastructure Investments'' for pedestrian safety and transit 
projects that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2016 
shall remain available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation of 
valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 2014 through 2016 of 
active grants awarded with such funds.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section 
        shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act.
            (2) Enactment after september 30, 2021.--If this Act is 
        enacted after September 30, 2021, this section shall be applied 
        as if it were in effect on September 30, 2021.
                                 <all>
Title: Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study the impact of demonstration projects funded by grants for providing low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations, including the effects of the projects on participants' employment and earnings.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5850 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5850

 To ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study the effects of 
  health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, and to 
                  evaluate the demonstration projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2021

Mr. Schneider introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study the effects of 
  health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, and to 
                  evaluate the demonstration projects.

    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 ``Impacts and Outcomes for Health 
Career Training Act''.

SEC. 2. EVIDENCE-BASED FUNDING APPROACH TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH 
              PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS; 
              EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is 
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and 
(e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
        the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of the demonstration 
        projects for which a grant is made under this section, 
        including the employment and earnings of project participants.
            ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall use not less than 4 
        percent of total amount made available to carry out this 
        section for each fiscal year for the study required by 
        paragraph (1), evaluations, and associated staffing, for the 
        purpose of supporting the rigorous evaluation of the 
        demonstration projects, and supporting the continued study of 
        the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of the demonstration 
        projects, including the effectiveness of new or added elements 
        of the demonstration projects.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2021.
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Title: To provide an additional appropriation for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This bill makes additional appropriations for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (e.g., migrants).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9170 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9170

   To provide an additional appropriation for the Emergency Food and 
                Shelter Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2022

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide an additional appropriation for the Emergency Food and 
                Shelter Program, 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. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.

    Division A of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-180) is amended 
by inserting at the end (before the short title) the following new 
section:
    ``Sec. 158.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by 
section 101, there is appropriated $50,000,000 for an additional amount 
for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended, for the 
`Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance' account, to 
be made available to the emergency food and shelter program for 
purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and 
individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.''.
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Title: Defund Putin Act
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Defund Putin Act
This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from Russia. It also requires the President to take actions as may be necessary to prohibit the importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from Russia and Belarus.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6905

To provide for the withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with 
            the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2022

  Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment with 
            the Russian Federation, 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 ``Defund Putin Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of the Russia and Moldova 
Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112- 208; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note) or any other 
provision of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act 
normal trade relations treatment shall not apply pursuant to section 
102 of that Act to the products of the Russian Federation.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS, 
              PETROCHEMICALS, AND COAL FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND 
              THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the 
importation of petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals, and coal from 
the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
    (b) Regulations.--The President shall promulgate such regulations 
as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out this section.
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Title: To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This bill prohibits a local educational agency (LEA) from receiving federal funds if the LEA requires students at public elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the LEA to wear face coverings or be vaccinated against COVID-19.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6456 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6456

   To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational 
agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to 
        wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2022

  Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Good of Virginia, and Mr. 
   Gohmert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational 
agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to 
        wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds shall be provided to a local 
educational agency that requires a student at a public elementary 
school or secondary school under the jurisdiction of the local 
educational agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against 
COVID-19.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``elementary school'', 
``local educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' have the 
meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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Title: Medical Innovation Acceleration Act of 2022
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medical Innovation Acceleration Act of 2022
This bill exempts noninvasive diagnostic devices from the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration.
The bill defines noninvasive diagnostic device as one that does not penetrate the skin or any other membrane of the body, is not inserted or implanted into the body, causes no more than ephemeral compression or temperature changes to in situ bodily tissues, and does not subject bodily tissues to ionizing radiation.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6513 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6513

   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt from 
 regulation as devices non-invasive diagnostic devices, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2022

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt from 
 regulation as devices non-invasive diagnostic devices, 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 ``Medical Innovation Acceleration Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES FROM REGULATION AS 
              DEVICES.

    Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321(h)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence by inserting before the period 
        at the end the following: ``or any non-invasive diagnostic 
        device''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
        the preceding sentence, the term `non-invasive' means, with 
        respect to a diagnostic device, that the device does not 
        penetrate the skin or any other membrane of the body, is not 
        inserted or implanted into the body, causes no more than 
        ephemeral compression or temperature changes to in situ bodily 
        tissues, and does not subject bodily tissues to ionizing 
        radiation.''.
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