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HENRY Act

Bill: 117-hr-7787
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aviation and airports
Customs enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mammals
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: 

Helping Employees Navigate Rabies Regulations from over Yonder or the HENRY Act

 
This bill directs certain actions to allow federal officers and employees to bring dogs into the United States from countries that are considered high-risk for rabies. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to allow federal officers and employees who are stationed abroad, including members of the military, to bring up to three dogs into the United States per entry; the CDC may allow for more dogs through specialized waivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-7788
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Nebraska
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: 

North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize the individuals and communities that provided financial and other support for the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II. The North Platte Canteen, a volunteer-run effort, provided entertainment to U.S. troops traveling across the country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
PAW Act

Bill: 117-hr-7789
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2022-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: 

Planning for Animal Wellness Act or the PAW Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a working group relating to best practices and federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters.
 
Specifically, the working group shall (1) encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities working to address the needs of household pets, service and assistance animals, and captive animals in emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; and (2) review best practices and federal guidance on sheltering and evacuation planning relating to the needs of such pets and animals.

action_date: 2022-12-08
text: 

Planning for Animal Wellness Act or the PAW Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a working group relating to best practices and federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters.
 
Specifically, the working group shall (1) encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities working to address the needs of household pets, service and assistance animals, and captive animals in emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; and (2) review best practices and federal guidance on sheltering and evacuation planning relating to the needs of such pets and animals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 442.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-611.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-611.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Rio Grande Water Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-7793
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hydrology and hydrography
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
New Mexico
State and local government operations
Texas
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Rio Grande Water Security Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to develop and implement an integrated water resources management plan (i.e., the Basin Plan) for the Rio Grande Basin and reauthorizes an irrigation infrastructure grant program for Rio Grande Pueblos tribes.
 
Specifically, Interior must convene a working group of designated federal agencies to collaborate with the Basin States (Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas), Indian tribes, local governments, irrigation districts, and other partners to develop and implement a plan for improving the basin's water security and quality, river and watershed health, and resilience to drought. The plan must include (1) project recommendations for updating reservoir operations, increasing water conservation, and improving infrastructure; (2) a list of potential changes that may be needed to existing federal authorities to implement the plan; and (3) a 30-year implementation time line.
 
After the plan is submitted to Congress, relevant agencies may implement recommended projects. Agencies may also waive cost-sharing requirements for projects that demonstrate significant public benefits. 
 
The bill also reauthorizes an irrigation infrastructure grant program that permits the Bureau of Reclamation to provide grants and enter into agreements with the Rio Grande Pueblos tribes for repairing and replacing Pueblo irrigation infrastructure to (1) increase water use efficiency and agricultural productivity, (2) conserve water, and (3) enhance water management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7794
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Business ethics
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2022 

 
This bill requires a specific jury instruction in a federal civil action for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.
 
Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Prosperity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7795
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax deductions
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Small Business Prosperity Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the tax deduction for qualified business income to (1) make such deduction permanent, (2) limit to 21% the top tax rate on qualified business income, (3) repeal the limitation on the deduction based on amount of wages paid, and (4) revise the definition of 
qualified trade or business
 to mean any trade or business other than the trade of business of performing services as an employee. 
 
The bill provides that a change in the organizational structure of a corporation is not a taxable event if there is no change among the owners, their ownership interests, or the assets of the organization, 
 
The bill repeals the estate tax after 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee Safety Act

Bill: 117-hr-7796
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee Safety Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to review potential threats to human life and safety from the use of recreational areas at Buford Dam, Lake Sidney Lanier in northern Georgia. The bill also requires USACE to install technology necessary to alert the public of hazardous water conditions or to minimize or eliminate threats to human life and safety (e.g., sirens, strobe lights, and signage).
 
 USACE operates and maintains Buford Dam which forms Lake Sidney Lanier. The Chattahoochee River flows just below the dam. Water releases from the dam effect water levels in Lake Sidney Lanier and river flow conditions below Buford Dam.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a study relating to projects to restore the Florida Central Gulf Coastal Shellfish and Seagrass habitat, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7797
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study and report on the Engineer Research and Development Center's projects and activities to restore the Florida central gulf coastal shellfish and seagrass habitat.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

Bill: 117-hr-7798
Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Prohibiting Abortion Industry's Lucrative Loopholes Act

 
This bill expands the prohibition on the sale or purchase of human fetal tissue in interstate commerce to include any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of such tissue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Public Servant Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7799
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Public Servant Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill allows government officials to demand that persons and interactive computer service providers (e.g., social media companies) remove certain forms of their personal information from the internet.
 
Specifically, a federal, state, territorial, tribal, or local government official may make a demand in writing for the removal of the official's (or an immediate family member's) home address or home phone number that is publicly displayed online.
 
Within 48 hours of receiving a demand, a person displaying the address or phone number online must remove it and may not publicly display a removed address or phone number online during the 4-year period following receipt of the demand.
 
A provider must also remove within 48 hours of receiving a demand the address or phone number publicly displayed through its service.
 
Officials may sue a person or provider for failing to remove an applicable address or phone number. Courts may award to an aggrieved official injunctive relief, the greater of actual damages or $1,000, and reasonable costs and attorney's fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7800
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Energy prices
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

 
This bill expands prohibitions against manipulating fuel markets, establishes a body within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to monitor fuel markets to ensure competitiveness, and addresses related issues.
 
Prohibitions against the manipulation of wholesale fuel markets or reporting false (or misleading) information shall apply to actions related to crude oil and transportation fuel, defined in this bill to include gasoline, distillate fuels, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel. Currently, such prohibitions only apply to crude oil, gasoline, and petroleum distillates. 
 
The bill further expands the prohibition on reporting false information to include such information that (1) concerns the supply of, operational actions related to, or output related to wholesale fuel markets; (2) is not required to be reported by law; or (3) affects the analyses or data compiled by a private sector price-reporting agency. 
 
The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for violating these prohibitions from $1 million to $2 million for each day of the violation.
 
Furthermore, the bill establishes within the FTC the Transportation Fuel Monitoring and Enforcement Unit. The unit must continuously and comprehensively collect and analyze fuel market data to support competitive market practices, identify market manipulation and other unfair methods of competition, and facilitate enforcement of competition-related statutes. 
 
The Energy Information Administration within the Department of Energy must collect data to facilitate transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets, determine adherence to sanctions, and protect consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7801
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Watersheds
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program.
 
For example, the bill modifies the name of the program to the Coastal Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program. It also revises goals of the program to include (1) climate change mitigation; and (2) restoring developed property in vulnerable coastal and estuarine areas to a natural state to restore ecological function, allow for shoreline migration, and protect coastal communities.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to designate at least five new national estuarine reserves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To improve the infant formula supply chain, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7802
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 
This bill suspends for 90 days the imposition of duties on the importation of any infant formula product. It also directs the Government Accountability Office to study the feasibility of infant formula distribution centers remaining open for 24 hours a day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Michelle Alyssa Go Act

Bill: 117-hr-7803
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Michelle Alyssa Go Act

 
This bill removes certain limitations relating to Medicaid coverage of services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs).
 
Current law generally prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in IMDs with more than 16 beds for individuals under the age of 65 (although states may receive payment through certain mechanisms, such as through a Medicaid demonstration waiver). 
 
The bill removes the age limitation and allows any institution to qualify as an IMD, regardless of the number of beds, if it primarily treats individuals with mental diseases and meets nationally recognized standards for mental health or substance use disorder programs, as approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7804
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2022-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: 

Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022

 
This bill generally requires federal agencies to offer to sell to individuals who are current or former law enforcement officers functional firearms that would otherwise be destroyed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Introduced in House