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Title: A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill increases the statutory maximum penalties for the following criminal offenses:

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2260 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2260

To increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 
                                percent.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 
                                percent.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 111(b), by striking ``20 years'' and 
        inserting ``30 years''; and
            (2) in section 115(b)(1)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``18 months'';
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``10 years'' and 
                inserting ``15 years'';
                    (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``20 years'' and 
                inserting ``30 years''; and
                    (D) in clause (iv), by striking ``30 years'' and 
                inserting ``45 years''.
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Title: LOCAL Infrastructure Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure Act or the LOCAL Infrastructure Act
This bill reinstates tax provisions relating to advance refunding bonds. An advance refunding bond is a tax-exempt bond issued by a state or municipality to refinance or consolidate existing bond obligations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 479 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 479

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance 
                            refunding bonds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2021

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
    Inhofe, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, and 
  Ms. Rosen) 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 reinstate advance 
                            refunding bonds.

    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 ``Lifting Our Communities through 
Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure Act'' or the ``LOCAL 
Infrastructure Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF ADVANCE REFUNDING BONDS.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 13532 of Public Law 
115-97 are repealed and the provisions of law amended by such section 
are restored as if such section had never been enacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 (1) the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and (2) the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4834 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4834

To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
                                Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2022

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
  Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. 
  Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
                                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 ``Providing Resources, Officers, and 
Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022'' or 
the ``PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 107(a)(10) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 
U.S.C. 21117(a)(10)) is amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
``2024''.
                                 <all>
Title: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2022
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of  2022
This bill limits the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4072 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4072

  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the 
     maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit 
                 transactions, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 7, 2022

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
   Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the 
     maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit 
                 transactions, 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 ``Empowering States' Rights To Protect 
Consumers Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. LIMITS ON ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES.

    Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 140B. LIMITS ON ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual percentage 
rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a 
residential mortgage transaction), including any fees associated with 
such a transaction, may not exceed the maximum rate permitted by the 
laws of the State in which the consumer resides.''.
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Title: A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits considering legislation in the Senate that provides nondefense discretionary appropriations and would increase the deficit when inflation is at least 3%. The point of order may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4249 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4249

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 18 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

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

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment 
between the Houses, or conference report making appropriations for the 
revised nonsecurity category (as defined in section 250(c) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c))) that, if enacted, would increase the deficit over the period 
of current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years 
following the budget year if the annualized change in the most recently 
monthly report on the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
is not less than 3 percent.
    (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 
in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, 
duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members 
of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and after July 1, 
2022.
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Title: Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

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

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4160 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4160

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 2022

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILY MEMBERS.

    Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) any member of the immediate family of the 
                Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of 
                the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines such 
                protection is necessary.''.
                                 <all>
Title: CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021
This bill requires employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be compensated according to the General Schedule pay scale for federal employees.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1227 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1227

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate 
of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in 
                 accordance with the General Schedule.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate 
of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in 
                 accordance with the General Schedule.

    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 ``CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. RATE OF PAY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 
              PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1013(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493(a)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) Compensation.--The rates of basic pay for all 
        employees of the Bureau shall be set and adjusted by the 
        Director in accordance with the General Schedule set forth in 
        section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the "Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the "Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3826 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3826

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the ``Gary James Fletcher Post 
                           Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2022

  Mr. Cornyn 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 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the ``Gary James Fletcher Post 
                           Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. GARY JAMES FLETCHER POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Gary James Fletcher 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 ``Gary James 
Fletcher Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: Restoring Trust in Public Health Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Restoring Trust in Public Health Act
This bill requires the Senate to confirm the appointment of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2734 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2734

   To require Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for 
                    Disease Control and Prevention.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2021

Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sullivan, and 
  Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for 
                    Disease Control and Prevention.

    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 ``Restoring Trust in Public Health 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 
              AND PREVENTION.

    Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 310B. APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE 
              CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

    ``The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Coal Council Certainty Act of 2021
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Coal Council Certainty Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC), which provided DOE with advice and guidance about policies concerning coal until its charter expired in November 2021. The bill permanently extends the NCC's original charter and thus prevents the reinstated council from expiring.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3430 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3430

 To maintain the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to 
   provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on 
matters relating to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2021

  Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
 Daines, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To maintain the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to 
   provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on 
matters relating to coal and the coal industry, 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 ``Coal Council Certainty Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall maintain the 
National Coal Council, in accordance with the charter for the National 
Coal Council (as filed with Congress on November 19, 2021).
    (b) Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the 
        National Coal Council.
            (2) Termination.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National 
        Coal Council.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to terminate General License No. 8C of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and require the application of sanctions under Executive Order 14024 to the entities listed in General License No. 8C.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
This bill terminates General License No. 8C, which was issued by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control to authorize energy-related transactions involving specified Russian financial institutions. Further, the bill applies property-blocking sanctions to those Russian financial institutions listed in the license.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4463

  To terminate General License No. 8C of the Office of Foreign Assets 
 Control of the Department of the Treasury and require the application 
  of sanctions under Executive Order 14024 to the entities listed in 
                        General License No. 8C.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2022

  Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Scott of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To terminate General License No. 8C of the Office of Foreign Assets 
 Control of the Department of the Treasury and require the application 
  of sanctions under Executive Order 14024 to the entities listed in 
                        General License No. 8C.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8C OF OFFICE OF FOREIGN 
              ASSETS CONTROL; APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS TO CERTAIN 
              ENTITIES.

    Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) General License No. 8C of the Office of Foreign Assets 
        Control of the Department of the Treasury shall have no force 
        or effect; and
            (2) sanctions imposed under Executive Order 14024 (50 
        U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property with respect to 
        specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the 
        Russian Federation) shall apply with respect to each entity 
        specified in General License No. 8C.
                                 <all>
Title: Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2021
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2021
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide assistance for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina and removes the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 654 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 654

  To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2021

 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, 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 ``Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 
Reauthorization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320101 
note; Public Law 108-108; 117 Stat. 1274; 131 Stat. 461; 132 Stat. 661; 
133 Stat. 778) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; 
        and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (2) in subsection (j), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
        ``2036''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as Devils Tower.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 22 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 22

   To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, 
           Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 22, 2021

  Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, 
           Wyoming, as Devils Tower, 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 DEVILS TOWER.

    (a) In General.--The mountain at the Devils Tower National 
Monument, Wyoming, located at 4435'26"N, by 10442'55"W, and the area 
located at 4435'21"N, by 10441'48"W, shall be known and designated as 
``Devils Tower''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation, order, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain 
and area described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to ``Devils Tower''.
                                 <all>
Title: Preserving the Mo­tor­Cities Heritage Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or furnish technical assistance for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in Michigan.
The bill also increases the maximum amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area.
Finally, the bill waives, for FY2022-FY2023, the matching funds requirement for the heritage area.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2763

To extend the authorization for the MotorCities National Heritage Area 
           in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2021

  Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend the authorization for the MotorCities National Heritage Area 
           in the State of Michigan, 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 ``Preserving the MotorCities Heritage 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MOTORCITIES NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AUTHORIZATION.

    The Automobile National Heritage Area Act (Public Law 105-355; 112 
Stat. 3247 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 109, by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2036''; and
            (2) in section 110--
                    (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Annual Appropriations; Limitation on Total Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Annual appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated under this title not more than $1,000,000 for any 
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) Limitation on total appropriations.--Not more than a 
        total of $23,250,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage Area 
        under this title.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by adding before the period 
                ``, except that for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 the 
                matching requirement shall be waived due to negative 
                economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic''.
                                 <all>
Title: CADETS Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act or the CADETS Act
This bill expands age requirements for the Student Incentive Payments Program, which provides financial support to cadets who attend one of six state maritime academies and commit to a post-graduation service obligation.
Specifically, the bill expands the eligibility age to include any qualified student who will meet the age requirements for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of their graduation. Current age requirements prohibit cadets older than 25 from participating in the program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2299 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2299

To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program 
                    of the State maritime academies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2021

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Braun, 
and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program 
                    of the State maritime academies.

    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 ``Changing Age-Determined Eligibility 
To Student Incentive Payments Act'' or the ``CADETS Act''.

SEC. 2. AGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM OF 
              THE STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES.

    Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(i) Age Requirement.--The Secretary may make an agreement under 
this section only with a qualified student who will meet the age 
requirement for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of 
graduation from the academy.''.
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Title: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Main Street Tax Certainty Act
This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.)
Qualified business income is defined as the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction and loss with respect to any trade or business, excluding capital gains or losses, dividends, interest income, or income earned outside the U.S.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 480 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 480

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
                deduction for qualified business income.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2021

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and 
 Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
                deduction for qualified business income.

    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 ``Main Street Tax Certainty Act''.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED BUSINESS INCOME MADE PERMANENT.

    Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking subsection (i).
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Title: A bill to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill designates the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4121 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4121

 To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford 
                 Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 28, 2022

Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford 
                 Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL 
              AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

    (a) Congressional Recognition.--Congress--
            (1) recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel 
        Foundation Holocaust Memorial in preserving the memory of the 
        6,000,000 Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and allies and 
        collaborators of the Nazi regime; and
            (2) honors the life and legacy of the Holocaust survivors 
        who erected the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial.
    (b) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust 
        Memorial located in Bedford Heights, Ohio, is designated as a 
        national memorial.
            (2) Effect of designation.--
                    (A) In general.--The national memorial designated 
                by paragraph (1) is not a unit of the National Park 
                System.
                    (B) Use of federal funds.--The designation of the 
                national memorial by paragraph (1) shall not require or 
                permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose 
                relating to the national memorial.
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Title: A bill to reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill specifies that the President may not cancel, delay or otherwise pause quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales that are proscribed under current law. If a sale is canceled, delayed, or otherwise paused due to Executive Order 14008 (titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed on January 27, 2021), the Department of the Interior must conduct a replacement sale within two calendar years of the cancelation, delay, or pause.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4571

To reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority 
          to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2022

Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority 
          to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.

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

SECTION 1. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.

    (a) Quarterly Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President may not pause, or otherwise 
prevent from occurring, quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales as 
required by section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(b)(1)(A)).
    (b) Replacement Oil and Gas Lease Sales.--If, for any reason, an 
oil and gas lease sale conducted under section 17 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) for a calendar year is canceled, delayed, 
or deferred or is paused due to section 208 of Executive Order 14008 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home 
and abroad), the Secretary shall conduct a replacement sale by not 
later than 2 calendar years after the date of the cancellation, delay, 
deferral, or pause, as applicable.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West in Akeley, Minnesota, as the "Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West in Akeley, Minnesota, as the "Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5225 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5225

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10 Broadway Street West in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth 
                          Todd Post Office''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2022

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Smith) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10 Broadway Street West in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth 
                          Todd Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. NEAL KENNETH TODD POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10 Broadway Street West in Akeley, Minnesota, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd 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 ``Neal 
Kenneth Todd Post Office''.
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Title: Indigenous Peoples' Day Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Indigenous Peoples' Day Act
This bill designates Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2919 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2919

  To designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday and 
 replace the term ``Columbus Day'' with the term ``Indigenous Peoples' 
                     Day'', and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2021

   Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
 Warren, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday and 
 replace the term ``Columbus Day'' with the term ``Indigenous Peoples' 
                     Day'', 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 ``Indigenous Peoples' Day Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

    Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to Columbus Day and inserting the following:
            ``Indigenous Peoples' Day, the second Monday in October.''.

SEC. 3. TERM ``COLUMBUS DAY'' REPLACED.

    Any reference to ``Columbus Day'' in any law, rule, regulation, or 
other official paper in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to ``Indigenous Peoples' Day''.
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Title: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021
This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without a premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1972 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1972

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage 
     under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2021

Mr. Kelly (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Warren, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
    Tester) 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 improve dependent coverage 
     under the TRICARE Young Adult 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 TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fairness for Military 
Families Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE YOUNG ADULT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Subsection (b) of section 1110b of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively.
    (b) Elimination of Separate Premium for a Young Adult.--Such 
section is further amended by striking subsection (c).
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1075(c)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b'' 
and inserting ``section 1076d or 1076e''.
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