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Title: Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance for the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area in Kansas and Missouri for another 15 year period.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5208 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5208

   To reauthorize the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2021

 Mr. Cleaver introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom's Frontier National Heritage 
Area Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FREEDOM'S FRONTIER NATIONAL HERITAGE 
              AREA.

    Section 269 of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Act 
(Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1813) is amended by striking ``15 
years'' and inserting ``30 years''.
                                 <all>
Title: No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund
This bill prohibits the use of funds to provide contributions directly or indirectly to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA is a United Nations agency that supports access to sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, maternal health care, and sexuality education.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2488 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2488

     To prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations 
                            Population Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2021

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mooney, Mr. LaMalfa, 
 Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. 
 Greene of Georgia, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Babin, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Herrell, 
 Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Posey, Mr. Perry, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Rosendale, 
 Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. 
  Williams of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Budd, Mrs. 
 Boebert, Mr. Cloud, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Rose, 
   Mr. Harris, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Latta, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
   Aderholt, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. 
   Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations 
                            Population Fund.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. 
Population Fund''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED 
              NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

    No funds available to the Department of State or any other 
department or agency may be used to provide contributions directly or 
indirectly to the United Nations Population Fund.
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Title: READI Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act or the READI Act
This bill prohibits the use of a military installation to house an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States or undergoing removal proceedings.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2871 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2871

 To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens who do 
    not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal 
                   proceedings in the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2021

Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, Ms. Granger, Mr. Bost, Mr. 
Gohmert, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
   LaMalfa, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
    Calvert, and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens who do 
    not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal 
                   proceedings in 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 ``Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense 
Installations Act'' or the ``READI Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO HOUSE ALIENS 
              WHO DO NOT HAVE A LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR ARE 
              UNDERGOING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Prohibition.--A military installation may not be used to house 
any alien unlawfully present in the United States.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``alien unlawfully present'' means an alien 
        who--
                    (A) is covered by the rule of construction 
                regarding unlawful presence contained in section 
                212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
                (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii)); or
                    (B) is undergoing removal proceedings in the United 
                States.
            (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United 
        States Code, but does not include an installation located 
        outside of the United States.
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Title: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2022
This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6561 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6561

   To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure 
  storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2022

Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
    McHenry, and Mr. Hern) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure 
  storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, 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 ``Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR FEDERAL JUDGES.

    Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Upon request of the Director, the Administrator of General 
Services is authorized and directed to provide, at the official duty 
station of each judge or justice, a secure firearms storage facility 
for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge or justice.''.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES.

    Each agency that employs an administrative judge (including any 
administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5, 
United States Code) shall provide, at the principal duty station of 
that judge, a secure firearms facility for any firearm lawfully 
possessed by that judge.
                                 <all>
Title: For the relief of Jan van Hoek.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Jan van Hoek.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9694 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9694

                    For the relief of Jan van Hoek.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 23, 2022

 Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                    For the relief of Jan van Hoek.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF JAN VAN HOEK FROM NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY 
              COMPENSATION PROGRAM PETITION DEADLINES.

    The deadlines described in section 2116 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-16) with respect to petitions filed for 
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
shall not apply to a petition filed with respect to a vaccine-related 
injury occurring as a result of the administration to Jan van Hoek of a 
vaccine during the period that began on March 6, 2007, and ended on 
December 31, 2010.
                                 <all>
Title: State and Local Corrections Officer Retirement Fairness Act of 2022
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
State and Local Corrections Officer Retirement Fairness Act of 2022
This bill extends the exemption from the penalty for early withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans currently allowed to federal public safety officers to certain state and local government corrections officers.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8986 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8986

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from 
the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers 
          to State and local government corrections employees.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2022

Mr. Kildee (for himself and Mr. Smucker) 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 extend the exemption from 
the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers 
          to State and local government corrections 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 ``State and Local Corrections Officer 
Retirement Fairness Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM EARLY WITHDRAWAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN STATE AND 
              LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 72(t)(10)(B) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or emergency medical 
services'' and inserting ``emergency medical services, or services as a 
corrections officer or as a forensic security employee providing for 
the care, custody, and control of forensic patients''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Secure Equipment Act of 2021
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Secure Equipment Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules stating that it will no longer review or approve any authorization application for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services. (Listed communications equipment or services are those that the FCC determines pose an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3919 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3919

 To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve 
      radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve 
      radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.

    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 ``Secure Equipment Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. UPDATES TO EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESS OF FEDERAL 
              COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

    (a) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conclude a 
        rulemaking proceeding, in accordance with paragraph (2), to 
        update the equipment authorization procedures of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Updates required.--In the rulemaking proceeding 
        conducted under paragraph (1), the Commission shall clarify 
        that the Commission will no longer review or approve any 
        application for equipment authorization for equipment that is 
        on the list of covered communications equipment or services 
        published by the Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure 
        and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
        1601(a)).
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' means the 
Federal Communications Commission.
                                 <all>
Title: Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act
This bill expands eligibility for the expungement of records related to a first-time drug possession offense.
Current law permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense before age 21. This bill permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense at any age.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1924

    To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession 
 offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful 
                 completion of court-imposed probation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2021

 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Crenshaw) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession 
 offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful 
                 completion of court-imposed probation.

    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 ``Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING AGE REQUIREMENT FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN 
              CONVICTIONS FOR SIMPLE POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED 
              SUBSTANCES BY NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.

    Section 3607(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the 
time of the offense,''.
                                 <all>
Title: Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 911 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 911

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on 
               certain aircraft, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2021

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
 and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on 
               certain aircraft, 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 ``Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS ON EXISTING 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a 
secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft.
    (b) Covered Aircraft.--In this section, the term ``covered 
aircraft'' means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the 
provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
                                 <all>
Title: BEACH Act of 2021
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 or the BEACH Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands a program that awards grants to state and local governments to monitor the water quality at beaches and notify the public when water is not safe for recreational activities. The bill expands the program to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for researching and identifying specific sources of contamination at certain coastal recreation waters and taking actions to mitigate those sources.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5064 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5064

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 
               beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 20, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 
               beach monitoring, 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 ``Beaches Environmental Assessment and 
Coastal Health Act of 2021'' or the ``BEACH Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.

    (a) Program Development and Implementation Grants.--Section 406 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Research grants.--The Administrator may make grants 
        to States and local governments to--
                    ``(A) conduct research to identify specific sources 
                of contamination at coastal recreation waters adjacent 
                to beaches or similar points of access that are 
                monitored under a monitoring and notification program 
                developed or implemented under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) take actions, as specified by the 
                Administrator, to mitigate such sources of 
                contamination.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i) by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``$35,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 of the Beaches 
Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-284; 114 Stat. 877) is amended by striking ``2001 through 2005'' 
and inserting ``2022 through 2026''.
                                 <all>
Title: No Alternatives to Detention for Illegals Act of 2022
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
No Alternatives to Detention for Illegals Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enacting any program that provides alternatives to detention for a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is in DHS custody and housed at an immigration detention center.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7059 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7059

 To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from enacting certain 
 alternative to detention programs for aliens, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2022

Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, and 
 Mr. Keller) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from enacting certain 
 alternative to detention programs for aliens, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Alternatives to Detention for 
Illegals Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ALTERNATIVE TO DETENTION PROGRAMS.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal 
funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to enact any 
program with respect to the use of a home curfew or other alternatives 
to detention for an alien who is in the custody of the Secretary and 
housed at an immigration detention center.
                                 <all>
Title: Safe Bases Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Safe Bases Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Defense (DOD) to allow a service member to carry a concealed firearm while on any military installation. DOD must establish a single authority within the department to issue permits for this purpose. To be eligible for a permit, the service member must be on active duty and must not be prohibited under federal law from purchasing, owning, or possessing a firearm.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1027 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1027

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue 
   permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry 
          concealed firearms while on military installations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2021

  Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue 
   permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry 
          concealed firearms while on military installations.

    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 ``Safe Bases Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
single element of the Department of Defense to issue, upon request by a 
covered member, a permit that authorizes that covered member to carry a 
concealed firearm while on any military installation.
    (b) Covered Member Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
member'' means a member of the Armed Forces who--
            (1) is not prohibited from purchasing, owning, or 
        possessing a firearm under section 922 of title 18, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) is on active duty.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill modifies the rate of pay for Members of Congress to align with rates of pay for Supreme Court justices and other federal judges.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9417 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9417

To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries 
        of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2022

Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries 
        of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.

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

SECTION 1. TYING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SALARIES OF 
              JUDICIARY.

    (a) Revision of Salaries of Members.--Section 601(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) The annual rate of pay for a Member of Congress shall be 
determined as follows:
            ``(1) For the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
        annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of 
        $274,200 or the annual rate of pay for an associate justice of 
        the Supreme Court of the United States.
            ``(2) For the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
        majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and the 
        majority leader and minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to 
        the greater of $236,900 or the annual rate of pay for a circuit 
        judge of the United States.
            ``(3) For any other Member of Congress, including a 
        Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, the annual 
        rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $223,400 or 
        the annual rate of pay for a district judge of the United 
        States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to pay periods occurring after the date of the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in 
November 2024.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the "W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the "W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6218 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6218

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller 
                       Plantenberg Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2021

  Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Hagedorn, Ms. Craig, Mr. Phillips, Ms. 
  McCollum, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Fischbach, and Mr. Stauber) 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 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller 
                       Plantenberg Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, shall be known and 
designated as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg 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 ``W.O.C. 
Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office''.
                                 <all>
Title: Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Guam. This is a federal program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs. When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the program to Guam.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 157 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 157

      To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

 Mr. San Nicolas (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. 
Plaskett, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Trone, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Murphy 
  of Florida, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam.

    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 ``Guam Supplemental Security Income 
Equality Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM TO GUAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking ``, Guam,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition of state.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended in the 5th 
        sentence by striking ``, the Virgin Islands, and Guam'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``and the Virgin Islands''.
            (2) Guam included in geographic meaning of united states.--
        Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is amended by 
        striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``, the 
        District of Columbia, and Guam''.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Commissioner of Social Security may 
waive or modify any statutory requirement relating to the provision of 
benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under title XVI 
of the Social Security Act in Guam, to the extent that the Commissioner 
deems it necessary in order to adapt the program to the needs of Guam.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year 
that begins 1 year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Students Before Unions Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Students Before Unions Act
This bill requires local educational agencies, as a condition of receiving certain elementary and secondary school emergency relief subgrants, to publicly disclose negotiations with labor organizations (e.g., teacher unions) that are related to providing in-person instruction.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1498 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1498

 To require that local educational agencies disclose negotiations with 
 teacher unions as a condition for eligibility to receive funds under 
   the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund of the 
  Education Stabilization Fund of the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
                 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2021

 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cawthorn, 
Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Harshbarger, Ms. Herrell, and Mr. Norman) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                               and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require that local educational agencies disclose negotiations with 
 teacher unions as a condition for eligibility to receive funds under 
   the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund of the 
  Education Stabilization Fund of the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
                 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

    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 ``Students Before Unions Act''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR RECEIPT OF FUNDS.

    Section 313(c) of division M of the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended 
by inserting before the period the following: ``, except that a local 
educational agency may not receive a subgrant under this subsection 
unless any negotiations between the local educational agency and a 
labor organization with respect to the conditions for the provision of 
in-person instruction are documented in writing and made public''.
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Title: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021
This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Currently, schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow only fat-free milk to be flavored. The bill removes these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1861 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1861

  To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow 
schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to 
                           serve whole milk.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Delgado) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                               and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow 
schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to 
                           serve whole milk.

    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 ``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. WHOLE MILK PERMISSIBLE.

    Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--Lunches served by schools 
                participating in the school lunch program under this 
                chapter--
                            ``(i) shall offer students a variety of 
                        fluid milk;
                            ``(ii) may offer students flavored and 
                        unflavored whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-
                        free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) shall provide a substitute for 
                        fluid milk for students whose disability 
                        restricts their diet, on receipt of a written 
                        statement from a licensed physician that 
                        identifies the disability that restricts the 
                        student's diet and that specifies the 
                        substitute for fluid milk.''.
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Title: Taliban Are Not Our Friends Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Taliban Are Not Our Friends Act
This bill terminates Afghanistan's status as a major non-NATO ally and prohibits the President from designating Afghanistan with such status. (Major non-NATO ally status provides certain benefits, such as qualifying a country to receive excess defense articles.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5121 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5121

 To terminate the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2021

  Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, 
                        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 ``Taliban Are Not Our Friends Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF AFGHANISTAN AS A MAJOR NON-NATO 
              ALLY.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally 
        pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) or any other provision of law is 
        hereby terminated; and
            (2) the President may not issue a separate designation of 
        Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 
        517(a)(1) of such Act or any other provision of law.
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Title: STOP Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Stopping Taliban Operatives from Penetrating Act or the STOP Act
This bill establishes that certain notices of determination from the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security shall have no effect. (Generally, these notices relate to the application of certain provisions that bar certain non-U.S. nationals, referred to as aliens in federal law, from entering the United States.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8713 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8713

 To provide the notices of determination of the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security and the Secretary of State entitled ``Exercise of Authority 
Under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act'' 
                     shall have no force or effect.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 12, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide the notices of determination of the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security and the Secretary of State entitled ``Exercise of Authority 
Under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act'' 
                     shall have no force or effect.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Taliban Operatives from 
Penetrating Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.

SEC. 2. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 212(D)(3)(B)(I) OF THE 
              IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

    The following notices of determination shall have no force or 
effect:
            (1) The notice of determination of the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of State entitled 
        ``Exercise of Authority Under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act'' (87 Fed. Reg. 37523).
            (2) The notice of determination of the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of State entitled 
        ``Exercise of Authority Under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act'' (87 Fed. Reg. 37524).
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