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Title: National Guard Emergency Response Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
National Guard Emergency Response Act of 2021
This bill allows the relevant adjutant general to authorize a member of the National Guard who is performing active Guard and Reserve duty to perform additional duties in response to a state-declared emergency or disaster, provided that the adjutant general determines the member performing such duties will derive a benefit that satisfies or complements training requirements for the wartime mission or other training objectives of the member's unit.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3162

   To clarify the authority of States to use National Guard members 
    performing Active Guard and Reserve duty during State-directed 
                    responses to domestic incidents.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2021

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify the authority of States to use National Guard members 
    performing Active Guard and Reserve duty during State-directed 
                    responses to domestic incidents.

    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 ``National Guard Emergency Response 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO USE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS PERFORMING 
              ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY DURING STATE-DIRECTED 
              RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC INCIDENTS.

    Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A member''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau, the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned may 
authorize a member of the National Guard performing duty under 
subsection (a) to perform additional duties in response to a State-
declared emergency or disaster provided that the adjutant general 
determines that members performing such additional duties will derive a 
benefit that satisfies or complements training requirements for the 
wartime mission or other training objectives of the members' unit.''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Joseph R. Lentol Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Joseph R. Lentol Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3027 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3027

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol 
                             Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 20, 2021

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol 
                             Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. JOSEPH R. LENTOL POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Joseph R. Lentol 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 ``Joseph R. 
Lentol Post Office''.
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Title: Cancel the Coin Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Cancel the Coin Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from minting or issuing any coin, including platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins, having a nominal or face value exceeding $200.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 185 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 185

   To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of 
                                 coins.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2021

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of 
                                 coins.

    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 ``Cancel the Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FACE VALUE OF COINS.

    Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by inserting ``having such nominal, or face, 
                values as the Secretary may determine but not in any 
                case exceeding $200'' after ``platinum coins''; and
                    (B) by striking ``denominations,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(w) Limitation on Face Value.--The Secretary may not mint or 
issue any coin having a nominal, or face, value exceeding $200.''.
                                 <all>
Title: RURAL Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning and protective devices at railway-highway crossings, and (2) revises the amount of incentive payments a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1919 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1919

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
   of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 27, 2021

Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
   of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railway Upgrades for Rural American 
Lines Act'' or the ``RURAL Act''.

SEC. 2. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROGRAM.

    Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and the 
                installation of protective devices'' and inserting ``, 
                the installation of protective devices, and the 
                replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the 
                installation of protective devices at railway-highway 
                crossings'' and inserting ``construction or 
                installation of protective devices (including the 
                replacement of functionally obsolete protective 
                devices) at railway-highway crossings''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(3)(B), by striking ``$7,500'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000''.
                                 <all>
Title: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Extension Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Extension Act
This bill extends through December 31, 2034, the authority of the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons involved in certain gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and significant acts of corruption.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3924 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3924

To amend the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to extend 
   the sunset for sanctions with respect to human rights violations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2022

  Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
 Lankford, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was 
     read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to extend 
   the sunset for sanctions with respect to human rights violations.

    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 ``Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
Accountability Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS 
              VIOLATIONS.

    Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability 
Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
note) is amended by striking ``the date that is 6 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2034''.
                                 <all>
Title: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021
This bill establishes severability between provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) and other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill provides that if the individual mandate is found to be illegal or incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 756 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 756

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that 
 preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health 
  insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that 
 preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health 
  insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited.

    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 ``Continuing Coverage for Preexisting 
Conditions Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THE PROHIBITION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS 
              WITH RESPECT TO ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 
              AND GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

    Part I of subtitle F of title I of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is amended by adding at the 
end the following section:

``SEC. 1503. SEVERABILITY.

    ``If subsection (a) of section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, as added by section 1501(b), is to any extent illegal, 
unconstitutional, otherwise invalid, or incapable of being enforced, 
the validity and enforceability of sections 2701 through 2705 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg through 300gg-4), as added 
by section 1201, shall not be affected.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Increasing Home Ownership for Servicemembers Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Increasing Home Ownership for Servicemembers Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or nonprofit entity to study and report on the barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4561 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4561

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement 
 with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to 
            home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2022

Mr. Warnock (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Ossoff, 
   Mr. Bennet, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Booker) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement 
 with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to 
            home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Increasing Home Ownership for 
Servicemembers Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with a federally funded research and development center or nonprofit 
entity to conduct a study on the barriers to home ownership for members 
of the Armed Forces. At the conclusion of such study, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report containing the following elements:
            (1) Potential barriers to home ownership, including down 
        payments, concerns about home maintenance, and challenges in 
        selling a home.
            (2) The percentage of members who use the basic allowance 
        for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, 
        to pay for a mortgage, disaggregated by Armed Force, rank, and 
        military housing area.
            (3) Any identified differences in home ownership rates 
        among members correlated with race or gender.
            (4) What percentage of members own a home before they 
        separate from the Armed Forces.
                                 <all>
Title: No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to procure at-home COVID-19 tests that are imported from or manufactured (in whole or in part) in China.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3565 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3565

  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for 
  SARS-CoV-2 that are imported from, or manufactured in, the People's 
                           Republic of China.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2022

  Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Marshall) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for 
  SARS-CoV-2 that are imported from, or manufactured in, the People's 
                           Republic of China.

    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 Dollars for Communist 
China COVID Tests Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USING FEDERAL FUNDS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN TESTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be 
used to purchase any at-home test for SARS-CoV-2 that is imported from 
the People's Republic of China, or that was manufactured, in whole or 
in part, in the People's Republic of China.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 presidential election.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, and the Iranian president elected in 2021, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2374 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2374

 To impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic 
  Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-
 Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 
                    the 2021 presidential election.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 2021

   Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
 Johnson, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
 Mr. Rounds, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Hyde-
 Smith, Mr. Young, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which 
   was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic 
  Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-
 Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 
                    the 2021 presidential election.

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

SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OFFICIALS OF THE 
              ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.

    The President shall impose the sanctions described in section 
1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
(Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) 
with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was 
elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 
presidential election.
                                 <all>
Title: NFIP Extension Act of 2021
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
NFIP Extension Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through September 30, 2022.
The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2724 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2724

          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2021

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cassidy, and Mrs. Hyde-
Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
        to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance 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 ``NFIP Extension Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022''.
    (b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022''.
    (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--If this Act is enacted after 
September 30, 2021, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2021.
                                 <all>
Title: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.
A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 582 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 582

 To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
                  Federal law, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2021

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, 
   Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
   Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Ossoff, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
                  Federal law, 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 ``Federal Death Penalty Prohibition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.
    (b) Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the 
date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be 
resentenced.
                                 <all>
Title: Defense Infrastructure Support Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Defense Infrastructure Support Act
This bill extends to September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Defense to use a working capital fund for unspecified minor military construction projects to revitalize and recapitalize defense industrial base facilities.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4473

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
   use of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military 
 construction projects for the revitalization and recapitalization of 
                  defense industrial base facilities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2022

  Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
   use of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military 
 construction projects for the revitalization and recapitalization of 
                  defense industrial base facilities.

    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 ``Defense Infrastructure Support 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR 
              UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2023'', and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
                                 <all>
Title: Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021
This bill doubles the penalties for providing misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 594 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 594

  To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or 
             inaccurate caller identification information.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2021

   Ms. Collins (for herself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Peters) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or 
             inaccurate caller identification information.

    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 ``Anti-Spoofing Penalties 
Modernization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING PENALTIES FOR SPOOFERS.

     Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
227(e)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                    (A) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
                ``$20,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$2,000,000''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$10,000'' and 
        inserting ``$20,000''.
                                 <all>
Title: Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project on coastal Texas protection and restoration in accordance with the plans and conditions laid out in the report issued by the Chief of Engineers on September 16, 2021. The report recommends plans to reduce the risks of tropical storm surge impacts and to restore degraded coastal ecosystems on the Texas Gulf Coast.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4609 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4609

 To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and 
                     ecosystem restoration, Texas.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2022

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and 
                     ecosystem restoration, Texas.

    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 ``Texas Coastal Spine Authorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY, 
              TEXAS.

    The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out the project 
for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, 
Texas, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the 
conditions, described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
September 16, 2021, at an estimated total cost of $30,906,287,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $19,237,894,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $11,668,393,000.
                                 <all>
Title: Increasing Access to Adviser Information Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Increasing Access to Adviser Information Act
This bill excludes from investment adviser regulations any research activity performed by a broker or a dealer in line with similar foreign laws and regulations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3965

  To provide that broker-dealers who provide research services to an 
investment manager and receive payments from certain accounts is not an 
              investment adviser, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2022

   Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that broker-dealers who provide research services to an 
investment manager and receive payments from certain accounts is not an 
              investment adviser, 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 ``Increasing Access to Adviser 
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT ADVISER.

    Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)) is amended by striking ``or (H)'' and inserting 
``(H) any broker or dealer who provides research services to an 
investment manager and accepts payment for those services from the 
investment manager's own money, from a research payment account funded 
with money from a client of the investment manager, or a combination 
thereof, provided that the payment method of the investment manager is 
subject to, either directly or by contractual obligation, the Directive 
2014/65/EU of the European Parliament, the Council of 15 May 2014 on 
markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and 
Directive 2011/61/EU, as implemented by the European Union member 
states, or any other law from any foreign jurisdiction that is 
substantially similar to that directive and the implementing rules and 
regulations of that directive; or (I)''.
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Title: Recreational Lands Self Defense Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Recreational Lands Self Defense Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2948 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2948

  To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources 
                         development projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 2021

 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tillis, 
 Mr. Braun, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. 
    Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources 
                         development projects.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Lands Self Defense 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO BEAR ARMS AT WATER 
              RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or enforce any 
regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, 
including an assembled or functional firearm, in any area open to the 
public (other than a Federal facility as defined in section 930(g) of 
title 18, United States Code) at a water resources development project 
covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), if--
            (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from 
        possessing the firearm; and
            (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the 
        law of the State in which the water resources development 
        project is located.
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Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to make permanent the special depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation. (Under current law, the rules expired after 2021.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1149

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
  depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian 
                              reservation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2021

    Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Lummis) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
  depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian 
                              reservation.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DEPRECIATION RULES FOR PROPERTY ON 
              INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (j) of section 168 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (9).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2021.
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Title: Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Act of 2022
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to carry out the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.
Under the standard issued on November 15, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Labor withdrew the standard effective January 26, 2022.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3461 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 241
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3461

To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating 
 to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard'' 
         shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2022

 Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            January 18, 2022

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating 
 to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard'' 
         shall have no force or effect, 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 ``Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine 
Mandates Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. OSHA COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE.

    No funds appropriated, or otherwise made available, may be used to 
implement, finalize, or otherwise carry out the rule submitted by the 
Department of Labor relating to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; 
Emergency Temporary Standard'' (86 Fed. Reg. 61402 (November 5, 2021)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect.
                                                       Calendar No. 241

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3461

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating 
 to ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard'' 
         shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 18, 2022

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Title: A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the "Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic", and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Middleburg, Florida, as the Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the A.K. Baker VA Clinic.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2159 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2159

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as 
the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2021

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as 
the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', 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. DESIGNATION OF ANDREW K. BAKER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS CLINIC.

    (a) Designation.--The community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, 
Middleburg, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act 
be known and designated as the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans 
Affairs Clinic'' or the ``A.K. Baker VA Clinic''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-
based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Andrew K. Baker Department of 
Veterans Affairs Clinic.
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Title: Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act
This bill expands securities disclosure requirements applicable to directors, officers, and certain stockholders to include the securities of a foreign private issuer.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4127

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to address disclosures by 
  directors, officers, and principal stockholders of foreign private 
                    issuers, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2022

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to address disclosures by 
  directors, officers, and principal stockholders of foreign private 
                    issuers, 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 ``Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 16(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(including any 
such security of a foreign private issuer, as that term is defined in 
section 240.3b-4 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation)'' after ``pursuant to section 12''.
    (b) Effect on Regulation.--If any provision of section 240.3a12-
3(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation, is inconsistent with the amendment made by subsection (a), 
that provision of such section 240.3a12-3(b) (or such successor) shall 
have no force or effect.
    (c) Issuance or Amendment of Regulations.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange 
Commission shall issue final regulations (or amend existing regulations 
of the Commission) to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
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