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National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act

Bill: 117-hr-7202
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act 

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide discounts on National Flood Insurance Program coverage to low-income households and other entities. Specifically, the chargeable premium rate for an eligible primary residential dwelling must not exceed 1% of the median income of the area in which the property is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
HELPS Retirees Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7203
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees Improvement Act of 2022 or the HELPS Retirees Improvement Act of 2022

 
This bill increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount of the exclusion from gross income of distributions from a tax-exempt retirement plan for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers. It also eliminates the requirement that insurance premiums must be paid directly to the provider of the accident or health plan or long-term care insurance contract as a condition of eligibility for the tax exclusion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
RATES Act

Bill: 117-hr-7204
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Returning Amtrak To Economic Sustainability Act or the
 
RATES Act

 
This bill revises the mission and goals of Amtrak. It encourages an economically sustainable intercity and commuter passenger rail system and requires Amtrak to ensure route profitability proportional to the federal share of investment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Ukrainian Sovereignty Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7205
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Federal district courts
Foreign property
Government liability
International organizations and cooperation
Jurisdiction and venue
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Ukrainian Sovereignty Act of 2022 

 
This bill authorizes civil actions in federal court against a foreign state in which money damages are sought for certain injuries caused by the foreign state's invasion of a sovereign European nation when that invasion has been condemned by the General Assembly of the United Nations and by congressional resolution. This bill is retroactively applicable for activity occurring one year before enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

Bill: 117-hr-7206
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a 
major disaster
.
 
The bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to submit to specified congressional committees a detailed study relating to the health effects of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Prohibit Venezuelan Oil Importation Act

Bill: 117-hr-7207
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Arizona
Canada
Civil actions and liability
Coal
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Energy
Energy revenues and royalties
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Inflation and prices
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Latin America
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Military operations and strategy
Mining
Minnesota
Monuments and memorials
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine
Utah
Venezuela
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Prohibit Venezuelan Oil Importation Act

 
This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of petroleum products from Venezuela. 
Petroleum product
 means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural gas liquid product.
 
The President may modify or remove the prohibition for some or all petroleum products only if specified conditions are met. Among these conditions, the President must (1) reimplement and maintain sanctions imposed against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.; (2) renew the authorization of the Keystone XL pipeline to import oil from Canada; and (3) resume oil and gas leasing on federal land.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes the President to use appropriate authorities to impose civil or criminal penalties as necessary to enforce the prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Medical Supply Chain Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-7208
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Medical Supply Chain Security Act

 
This bill requires manufacturers of essential medical devices (i.e., those that are life supporting, life-sustaining, or intended for use for a debilitating disease or condition) to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the device is discontinued or if there is any meaningful disruption to the device's manufacturing. The bill also authorizes the FDA to expedite review of such a device to mitigate or prevent a shortage.
 
The bill also requires the manufacturer of an essential medical device or drug to report annually to the FDA certain information, such as details about all locations of production and the sourcing of component parts or active pharmaceutical ingredients. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Price Stability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7209
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Price Stability Act of 2022 

 
This bill removes maximum employment as a goal of the monetary policy set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

Bill: 117-hr-7210
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Find and Protect Foster Youth Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Administration for Children & Families to evaluate the protocols that states have developed to comply with the reporting requirements for locating a child missing from foster care. 
 
Additionally, the administration, through the Children's Bureau, must provide states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia with information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance relating to eliminating identified obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and providing such children and youth with effective services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Safe Sponsor Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7212
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Safe Sponsor Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the placement of an unaccompanied alien child with a proposed custodian who is not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident. The bill also requires a custodian to post a bond as assurance that the child will attend each necessary immigration-related legal proceeding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Bill: 117-hr-7213
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage to permanently include services provided by a pharmacist, including incidental services and supplies, related to testing, drug regimens, and vaccines for COVID-19, influenza, and certain other illnesses.
 
Specifically, the bill provides for continued coverage of pharmacist services relating to testing and vaccines for COVID-19 and influenza, as well as coverage of testing for respiratory syncytial virus and streptococcal pharyngitis (i.e., strep throat) and the initiation of drug regimens that are used to treat COVID-19, influenza, or strep throat. It also generally provides for coverage of pharmacist services during a public health emergency or to address health equity.
 
A pharmacist, or the facility with which the pharmacist is contracted or employed, may present a claim for reimbursement of 85% (or 100% during a declared emergency) of the applicable amount. A pharmacist may not bill an individual for such a service other than for the applicable deductible or coinsurance amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7214
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022

 
This bill requires that law enforcement authorities notify subjects of criminal surveillance orders that cover emails, texts, and similar electronic data and limits the ability of authorities to delay or preclude the required notice. In addition, the bill (1) prohibits, subject to exceptions, courts from sealing criminal surveillance orders; (2) generally requires that public docket records related to criminal surveillance orders be made publicly available; and (3) permits any person to request that a court unseal a surveillance order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act

Bill: 117-hr-7215
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act
 
 
This bill (1) applies campus-security reporting requirements to study-abroad programs of institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs, and (2) requires such institutions to implement specified policies to protect students participating in study-abroad programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
American Students Abroad Act

Bill: 117-hr-7216
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

American Students Abroad Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to periodically share with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. embassy and consulate reports relating to a death of a U.S. citizen aboard. The CDC must expand programs and activities related to the surveillance of deaths of U.S. citizens abroad.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Disability ID Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7217
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Disability ID Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a competitive grant program for states and tribal governments to implement programs that allow individuals with disabilities to have discrete disability identifier symbols placed on their state-issued identification cards.
 
DOT may not award a grant to a state or tribal government that exceeds $200,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Colorado National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-7218
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Historic sites and heritage areas

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Colorado National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act

 
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide assistance for 
 
 
the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area,
 
the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area, and
 
the South Park National Heritage Area.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
GROW SISPS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7219
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Growing, Recruiting, and Obtaining Workers in Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Services Act or the GROW SISPS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships (e.g., partnerships between institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, and organizations that provide credentialing for specialized instructional support personnel) for expanding or establishing programs to increase specialized instructional support personnel in schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act

Bill: 117-hr-7220
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act 

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit equal to 75% of the gain from the sale or exchange of real property to a qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation if (1) the property is acquired for use as a manufactured home community, (2) the seller (or any related person) owned the property for at least two years before the sale or exchange, and (3) the property is transferred subject to a binding covenant that the property will be used as a manufactured home community for at least 50 years or the maximum term permitted under state law. 
 
A 
qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation
 is a cooperative or a nonprofit corporation established pursuant to the laws of the state in which the property is located. The bill specifies membership and governance requirements for the communities owned by the cooperative or nonprofit corporation.
 
The bill also imposes a tax on buyers who violate the covenant to use the property for manufactured housing for at least 50 years or the maximum term permitted under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Increased Cost of Compliance Modernization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7221
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

Increased Cost of Compliance Modernization Act of 2022 

 
This bill increases insurance coverage available to structures in high-risk flood areas under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), commonly known as Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) coverage. ICC coverage applies to costs related to flood mitigation requirements for repairs to, or the rebuilding of, flood-damaged structures with existing NFIP coverage. 
 
Currently, ICC coverage is capped at $30,000. The bill increases this amount to 20% of the maximum amount of flood insurance coverage (currently $50,000) with additional coverage available of up to 40% of the maximum amount of coverage (currently $100,000). 
 
The bill removes the cap on ICC premiums and requires the premium amount to be calculated pursuant to other NFIP rates. Additionally, ICC coverage does not count towards the cap on overall NFIP coverage. 
 
Finally, ICC policyholders are allowed to assign the rights or benefits of this coverage to a governmental agency to satisfy certain cost-sharing requirements applicable to mitigation assistance programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Introduced in House