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Title: Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act
This bill modifies requirements with respect to whistleblower protections for employees of an office of inspector general (OIG).
The bill specifies that the whistleblower protection coordinator in each OIG shall educate that office's employees on specified matters, including prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures and rights and remedies against such retaliation.
The bill also specifies that best practices developed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall include best practices for the handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an OIG.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3338 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3338

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with 
 respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of 
               Inspector General, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2021

  Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
  Lynch, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
   Khanna, and Ms. Porter) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with 
 respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of 
               Inspector General, 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 ``Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS.

    (a) Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.--Section 3(d)(1)(C) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
        by inserting ``, including employees of that Office of 
        Inspector General'' after ``employees''; and
            (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``(including the 
        Integrity Committee of that Council)'' after ``and 
        Efficiency''.
    (b) Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency.--Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``, allegations of reprisal,'' 
and inserting the following: ``and allegations of reprisal (including 
the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected 
disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office 
of Inspector General)''.
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Title: Parity for Online Student Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Parity for Online Student Veterans Act
This bill increases the monthly housing stipend available under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9365 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9365

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing 
    stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for 
 individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance 
                learning on more than a half-time basis.

    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 ``Parity for Online Student Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER THE POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PURSUE 
              PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION SOLELY THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING ON 
              MORE THAN A HALF-TIME BASIS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``50 percent of''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to a quarter, semester, or term beginning on or after January 1, 
2023.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7052 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7052

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``1st 
           Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

   Mr. Vela 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 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``1st 
           Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. 1ST LIEUTENANT ANDRES ZERMENO POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, shall 
be known and designated as the ``1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post 
Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``1st 
Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building''.
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Title: Financial Data Sharing Choice Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Financial Data Sharing Choice Act
This bill requires financial institutions to obtain consent from a consumer before sharing that consumer's nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party. Currently, a consumer must opt out of such information sharing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3912 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3912

  To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require consumers to opt in 
    before a financial institution may share the nonpublic personal 
 information of the consumer with a nonaffiliated third party, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2021

  Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require consumers to opt in 
    before a financial institution may share the nonpublic personal 
 information of the consumer with a nonaffiliated third party, 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 ``Financial Data Sharing Choice Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER OPT IN FOR SHARING OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION 
              TO A NONAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY.

    Section 502(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6802(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Opt Out'' and inserting 
        ``Opt in''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--A financial institution may not disclose 
        nonpublic personal information of a consumer to a nonaffiliated 
        third party unless--
                    ``(A) such financial institution has received 
                explicit, informed consent from the consumer to 
                authorize such information be disclosed to such third 
                party; and
                    ``(B) such financial institution clearly and 
                conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or 
                in electronic form or other form permitted by the 
                regulations prescribed under section 504, what 
                information shall be disclosed to such third party and 
                for what purpose.''.
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Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine is administered, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to maintain a database or collect information that can be used to identify an individual's COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination status.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 449

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information 
that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine 
                is administered, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2021

 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Cawthorn) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information 
that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine 
                is administered, 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. PROHIBITING MAINTENANCE OR COLLECTION OF INFORMATION 
              IDENTIFYING COVID-19 VACCINE RECIPIENTS.

    No funds may be obligated or expended by the Federal Government, 
including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to maintain a 
database of, or collect, information that can be used to identify an 
individual to whom is administered a vaccine that is intended to 
prevent, mitigate, or treat the virus that causes COVID-19.
                                 <all>
Title: DRILL Now Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act or the DRILL Now Act
This bill bars the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing unless it is issued by the state in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6643

 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to 
 certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the 
    Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to 
 certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the 
    Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, 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 ``Denying Regulatory Interference with 
Landowners and Legislatures Now Act'' or the ``DRILL Now Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WITHIN THE SUSQUEHANNA, 
              DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC RIVER BASINS.

    Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110-114) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing.--Notwithstanding any 
provision of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which consent was 
given by Public Law 91-575 (84 Stat. 1512), the Delaware River Basin 
Compact to which consent was given by Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 691), 
or the Potomac River Basin Compact to which consent was given by Public 
Law 91-407 (84 Stat. 856), the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the 
Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the 
Potomac River Basin, as applicable, may not finalize, implement, or 
enforce any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing that is issued 
pursuant to any authority other than that of the State in which the 
regulation is to be implemented or enforced.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2021
This bill modifies the application of requirements for drug packaging to include certain information, such as the product's lot number and expiration date.
Under the bill, the requirements shall apply to the packaging of the smallest or individual solid oral dosage form of the product. Currently, such requirements apply to the smallest container (which might contain multiple dosages) of the product that is intended for individual sale to a dispenser, such as a pharmacy.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1186 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1186

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reduce the threat 
 of counterfeit drugs to the pharmaceutical supply chain, and to make 
    the pharmaceutical supply chain more robust, while ensuring the 
  authenticity, content, purity, and manufacturing location and batch 
  number of drugs (including COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines) and 
 allowing patient verification of authenticity, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reduce the threat 
 of counterfeit drugs to the pharmaceutical supply chain, and to make 
    the pharmaceutical supply chain more robust, while ensuring the 
  authenticity, content, purity, and manufacturing location and batch 
  number of drugs (including COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines) and 
 allowing patient verification of authenticity, 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 ``Supply Chain Security and 
Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PACKAGES SUBJECT TO PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION SUPPLY CHAIN 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 581(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360eee(11)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Individual saleable unit.--For purposes of 
                this paragraph, an `individual saleable unit' is the 
                smallest solid oral dosage form of product, or other 
                individual solid oral dosage form of product, 
                introduced into commerce by the manufacturer or 
                repackager.''.
                                 <all>
Title: SAND Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act or the SAND Act
This bill allows the Department of the Army to acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment purposes from non-domestic sources even if such materials are available from domestic sources.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1493 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1493

   To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a 
            provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a 
            provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.

    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 ``Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and 
Development Act'' or the ``SAND Act''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF BEACH FILL.

    Section 935 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2299) is amended by striking ``if such materials are not 
available from domestic sources for environmental or economic 
reasons''.
                                 <all>
Title: Veterans Health Flexibility Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Veterans Health Flexibility Act
This bill expands eligibility for veterans to receive care through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) by removing existing qualifying criteria. Under the bill, veterans may receive care through the VCCP if they notify the Department of Veterans Affairs that they want care through the program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5983 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5983

  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CARE UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Conditions Under Which Care Is Required To Be Furnished 
Through Non-Department Providers.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, medical 
services, or extended care services to a covered veteran through health 
care providers specified in subsection (c), if the covered veteran 
notifies the Secretary that the veteran desires to receive care through 
the Veterans Community Care Program.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (o) as 
        subsections (e) through (n), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by striking ``or 
        (e)''; and
            (5) in subsection (l)(2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection 
                (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
                                 <all>
Title: Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act
This bill allows states to use funding for reemployment services and eligibility assessments to serve all workers receiving unemployment benefits—not just those most likely to exhaust their benefits. The bill also allows states to provide reemployment services to individuals receiving pandemic unemployment assistance and pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3154 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3154

  To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all 
      claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all 
      claimants for unemployment benefits, 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 ``Building on Reemployment 
Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

    (a) CARES Act.--
            (1) Pandemic unemployment assistance.--Section 2102 of the 
        Cares Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(i) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic unemployment 
assistance under this section shall be treated as unemployment 
compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 506).''.
            (2) Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.--Section 
        2107 of the Cares Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:
    ``(h) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic emergency 
unemployment compensation under this section shall be treated as 
unemployment compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506).''.
    (b) Social Security Act.--Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``individuals referred to reemployment 
        services as described in section 303(j)'' and inserting 
        ``claimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants 
        referred to reemployment services as described in section 
        303(j),''; and
            (2) by striking ``such individuals'' and inserting ``such 
        claimants''.
                                 <all>
Title: Innovative Technologies Impacted by COVID–19 Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Innovative Technologies Impacted by COVID-19 Act
This bill extends for one year certain Medicare pass-through payment adjustments for new drugs or biologics that would otherwise expire on December 31, 2022.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9559 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9559

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the pass-
                  through period for certain devices.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the pass-
                  through period for certain devices.

    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 ``Innovative Technologies Impacted by 
COVID-19 Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING PASS-THROUGH STATUS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR 
              CERTAIN DEVICES.

    Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(K) Pass-through extension for certain devices.--
                In the case of a device with respect to which the pass-
                through status under this paragraph would, but for 
                application of this subparagraph, end on December 31, 
                2022, such pass-through status shall be extended for 
                the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2023.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Higher Education Transparency Act of 2021
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Higher Education Transparency Act of 2021
This bill requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to make available on its website the full content of any agreement between the IHE and a foreign source that provides language and cultural teaching resources and services to its students.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2315 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2315

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of 
agreements between institutions of higher education and certain foreign 
                    sources, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2021

  Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Steube, and Mr. 
   Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of 
agreements between institutions of higher education and certain foreign 
                    sources, 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 ``Higher Education Transparency Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN SOURCES.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30)(A) The institution will make available, on a 
        publicly accessible website of the institution, the full 
        content of any agreement between the institution and a foreign 
        source that provides, or intends to provide, language and 
        cultural teaching resources and services to students of the 
        institution.
            ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `foreign 
        source' has the meaning given such term in section 
        117(h)(2).''.
                                 <all>
Title: United States NATO Force Deployment Policy Act of 2022
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
United States NATO Force Deployment Policy Act of 2022
This bill states that it is U.S. policy that the NATO-Russia Founding Act, signed in 1997, does not constrain the deployment of U.S. or NATO forces in any way.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8348 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8348

 To provide it is the policy of the United States that the NATO-Russia 
  Founding Act, signed May 27, 1997, in Paris, does not constrain the 
         deployment of United States or NATO forces in any way.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide it is the policy of the United States that the NATO-Russia 
  Founding Act, signed May 27, 1997, in Paris, does not constrain the 
         deployment of United States or NATO forces in any way.

    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 ``United States NATO Force Deployment 
Policy Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States that the NATO-Russia Founding 
Act, signed May 27, 1997, in Paris, does not constrain the deployment 
of United States or NATO forces in any way.
                                 <all>
Title: Reveal Risky Business in Russia Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Reveal Risky Business in Russia Act
This bill requires an issuer of securities to disclose whether the issuer does business with or in Russia or any country that, after March 24, 2022, invades a sovereign nation state or annexes sovereign territory.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7228 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7228

  To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to 
disclose whether they do business in, or with Russia or other aggressor 
                    nations, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to 
disclose whether they do business in, or with Russia or other aggressor 
                    nations, 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 ``Reveal Risky Business in Russia 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS TIES TO RUSSIA OR OTHER AGGRESSOR 
              NATIONS.

    Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Disclosure of Business Ties to Russia or Other Aggressor 
Nations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each issuer required to file an annual 
        or quarterly report under subsection (a) shall disclose in that 
        report whether the issuer does business in or with--
                    ``(A) Russia; or
                    ``(B) any country that, after March 24, 2022, 
                invades a sovereign nation state or annexes sovereign 
                territory in an unprovoked war of aggression.
            ``(2) Termination.--The requirements under paragraph (1) 
        shall cease to have any force or effect on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date that is 5 years after the date of 
                enactment of this subsection; and
                    ``(B) the date on which the Commission--
                            ``(i) determines that such requirements are 
                        not in the public interest or for the 
                        protection of investors; and
                            ``(ii) notifies the Congress of such 
                        determination, and makes such determination 
                        available to the public.''.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill requires airports to broadcast in terminals automated announcements about the penalty for interfering with cabin or flight crews.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4957 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4957

   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or 
                  flight crew, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2021

Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Carson, 
Mr. Case, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
 DelBene, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lamb, 
 Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn 
B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Ross, 
  Mr. Rush, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. 
   Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. 
Velazquez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres of 
 California, Mr. Costa, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Cardenas, 
Mr. Bowman, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Suozzi) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or 
                  flight crew, 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. RULEMAKING FOR FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to require the automated announcement of the penalty for 
interference with cabin or flight crew under section 46318 of title 49, 
United States Code, through an intercommunication system in an airport 
terminal.
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Title: End Forced Child Marriages Act
Policy area: Families

Summary:
End Forced Child Marriages Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on state laws regarding the minimum marriage age and the prevalence of marriage involving a child who is under the minimum marriage age.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1606 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1606

  To amend the Child Abuse and Prevention Act to require a study and 
                   report on marital age of consent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2021

   Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Morelle, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Child Abuse and Prevention Act to require a study and 
                   report on marital age of consent.

    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 ``End Forced Child Marriages Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON MARITAL AGE OF CONSENT.

    Section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Study and Report on Marital Age of Consent.--
            ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall study, with respect to 
        each State--
                    ``(A) the State law regarding the minimum marriage 
                age; and
                    ``(B) the prevalence of marriage involving a child 
                who is under the age of such minimum marriage age.
            ``(2) Factors.--The study required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include an examination of--
                    ``(A) the extent to which any statutory exceptions 
                to the minimum marriage age in such laws contribute to 
                the prevalence of marriage involving a child described 
                in paragraph (1)(B);
                    ``(B) whether such exceptions allow such a child to 
                be married without the consent of such child; and
                    ``(C) the impact of such exceptions on the safety 
                of such children.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives a report containing the findings of the study 
        required by this subsection, including any best practices.''.
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Title: Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act
This bill designates a restored segment of the Kissimmee River in Florida as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4404

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and 
             Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2021

Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and 
             Scenic Rivers System, 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 ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic 
River Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, KISSIMMEE RIVER, 
              FLORIDA.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(231) Kissimmee river, florida.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The restored segment of the 
                Kissimmee River, beginning approximately 16 miles 
                downstream of Lake Kissimmee and ending approximately 
                15 miles upstream of Lake Okeechobee, to be 
                administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
                scenic river.
                    ``(B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing 
                rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 
                river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is 
                withdrawn from all forms of--
                            ``(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
                        under the public land laws;
                            ``(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
                        the mining laws; and
                            ``(iii) disposition under all laws relating 
                        to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
                        materials.''.
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Title: Tax Identity Protection Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Tax Identity Protection Act
This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program, including an explanation of the extent to which program information could be used to identify individuals receiving wages without work authorization.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 799 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 799

 To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to submit a report on 
         the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2021

     Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. 
DesJarlais, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Baird) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to submit a report on 
         the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Identity Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PERFECTION 
              PROGRAM.

    The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall, not later than the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to 
Congress a report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection 
Program, including an explanation of the extent to which such 
information could be used to identify individuals receiving W-2 wages 
without work authorization.
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