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Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7322
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2022

 
This bill requires health insurance plans (including public health insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program) to provide coverage for therapeutic devices used to cool the scalp of an individual to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy (e.g., cooling caps, hypothermia caps, and cold caps).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Reentry Employment Assistance Act

Bill: 117-hr-7323
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Expanding Reentry Employment Assistance Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities program, which provides competitive grants to improve employment and training outcomes and reduce recidivism of justice-involved individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7324
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from finalizing any regulations that would cause (1) a decrease in domestic oil, gas, or biofuels production; (2) an increase in gasoline prices; or (3) any negative effects on domestic energy production, domestic electricity generation, transmission of fuel or electricity, infrastructure development, or transportation fuels. The prohibition may not end until the earlier of January 1, 2023, or until the average gasoline price is $2.60 per gallon or less.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act

Bill: 117-hr-7325
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Espionage and treason
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research and development
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to annually report to Congress and make publicly available a report related to Chinese national security threats. In particular, this report must include (1) a description of DOJ activities and operations related to countering Chinese national security threats and espionage in the United States, and (2) an accounting of DOJ resources that are dedicated to programs aimed at combating national security threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
PAVA Inclusion Act

Bill: 117-hr-7326
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Inclusion Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program grants to the protection and advocacy systems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Rural Renters Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7327
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Protecting Rural Renters Act of 2022

 
This bill prevents the reallocation of unspent funding that states and territories received through the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
 
This program provides funding to assist low-income households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with covering unmet rent and utility expenses. Cities and counties with populations over 200,000 may elect to receive funding directly, while states and territories receive the funding to administer assistance in all other areas. Under current law, if a jurisdiction fails to spend a minimum portion of its funds by a statutory deadline, the Department of the Treasury must reallocate those funds among jurisdictions that spent more than a specified portion of their initial allocation.
 
The bill prohibits Treasury from reallocating unspent funds received by states and territories and requires Treasury to return to a state or territory any funds previously reallocated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4119)
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Stablecoin Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7328
Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Currency
Digital media
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Stablecoin Transparency Act 

 
This bill requires a stablecoin issuer to hold all reserves associated with each fiat currency-backed stablecoin they issue in (1) certain government securities; (2) fully collateralized security repurchase agreements, and (3) U.S. dollars or other nondigital currency. A fiat currency-backed stablecoin is a digital asset backed by a nondigital currency and is redeemable on a one-to-one basis in that currency. 
 
Each stablecoin issuer must publish monthly on their website a report on the reserves held by the issuer that has been audited by a third party. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-7329
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
California
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Geography and mapping
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

 
This bill expands the Smith River National Recreation Area in California into Oregon and designates specified segments of the North Fork Smith River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS).
 
The management emphasis for any portion of the recreation area in Oregon shall be on roadless backcountry and white-water recreation.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall study the additions to the recreation area, including inventories and assessments of water features (e.g., streams and lakes). USDA shall modify any applicable management plan to protect the resources inventoried.
 
USDA shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with applicable Indian tribes to (1) provide them with access to the portions of the recreation area in Oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities; and (2) develop interpretive information to be provided to the public on the history of, and use of the area by, those tribes.
 
On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land Board of Oregon, USDA shall acquire the 555 acres of land known as the Cedar Creek Parcel in Oregon.
 
A streamside protection zone in which timber harvesting is prohibited (with exceptions) shall be established for each of the designated North Fork Smith River segments.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2022-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act

Bill: 117-hr-7330
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from making federal funds available to specified entities that are backed by Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

Bill: 117-hr-7331
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.

action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5955)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7331.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5955)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7332
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International exchange and broadcasting
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Licensing and registrations
Marriage and family status
North Korea
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Sanctions
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Travel and tourism
United Nations
Visas and passports
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Women's rights
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 various activities to promote human rights in North Korea. These activities include (1) providing grants to nonprofit organizations to promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) increasing the availability of sources of information inside North Korea that are not controlled by North Korea's government; and (3) supporting organizations that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of North Korea's government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Communities Serving Schools Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-7333
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Communities Serving Schools Act of 

2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award four-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for implementing wraparound services in public elementary and secondary schools. 
Wraparound service
 refers to a school-based service that targets academic and non-academic barriers to student achievement, including assistance with academics and physical and mental health, provision of basic needs (e.g., food, housing, and clothing), and college and career preparation.
 
A state educational agency that receives a grant must award subgrants to local educational agencies. A local educational agency that receives a grant or subgrant must use these funds for certain activities, such as hiring an on-site coordinator to ensure wraparound services are aligned with student needs and to connect students with those services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Gender Equity in College Sports Commission Act

Bill: 117-hr-7336
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Gender Equity in College Sports Commission Act

 
This bill establishes a Commission on Gender Equity in College Sports.
 
The commission must (1) compare how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) operates men's and women's championship tournaments with respect to the treatment of the participating men's and women's teams, and (2) report to Congress on its findings with recommendations on how the NCAA can improve gender equity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Responsible BUILD Act

Bill: 117-hr-7339
Sponsor: Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Responsible, Better Understanding of Infrastructure Leveraged Dollars Act or the Responsible BUILD Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Infrastructure Projects within the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
Specifically, the office shall provide for independent and objective (1) supervision of certain infrastructure projects; and (2) leadership and coordination of, and recommendations on, policies designed to promote efficiency and effectiveness and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse related to such projects.
 
The office must submit quarterly reports to Congress and DOT on state spending of infrastructure funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2022-03-31
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: 2022-03-31
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: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide for congressional oversight of certain sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation.

Bill: 117-hr-7340
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2022-03-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Europe
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Germany
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 
This bill requires the President to determine, within 60 days of receiving a request from Congress, whether a person (individual or entity) described in the request meets the criteria to be subject to sanctions imposed in two specified executive orders relating to Russia. The executive orders, dated April 19, 2021, and August 24, 2021, impose sanctions for certain activities including (1) efforts by Russia's government to undermine U.S. elections and democratic institutions, and (2) the construction of specified Russian energy pipelines. 
 
The determination must also state whether the President has imposed or intends to impose sanctions on any person described in such a request from Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Introduced in House