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To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to require that the compensation plan for Tennessee Valley Authority employees be based on an annual survey of prevailing compensation for similar private industry positions in the United States and Canada, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7673
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 
This bill specifies that a survey used to develop a compensation plan for employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority (which provides low-cost electricity in seven southeastern states) must collect information from private industry in the United States and Canada. Under current law, the survey must collect information about prevailing compensation for relevant roles in private industry; publicly owned electric utilities; and federal, state, and local governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Oversight Access at the Postal Service Act

Bill: 117-hr-7674
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Ensuring Oversight Access at the Postal Service Act

 
This bill bars the U.S. Postal Service from inhibiting a Member of Congress from accessing a Postal Service facility for official purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7675
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish within USDA an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force. Among other responsibilities, the task force must (1) help promote the leadership of the United States with respect to the stability of the agriculture and food system supply chain; (2) monitor the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of the supply chain; and (3) support the creation of jobs with competitive wages in the U.S. agricultural and food system sector. 
 
The head of the task force must be the Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response who must conduct an evaluation of the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain and report to Congress on the evaluation.

action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish within USDA an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force. Among other responsibilities, the task force must (1) help promote the leadership of the United States with respect to the stability of the agriculture and food system supply chain; (2) monitor the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of the supply chain; and (3) support the creation of jobs with competitive wages in the U.S. agricultural and food system sector. 
 
The head of the task force must be the Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response who must conduct an evaluation of the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain and report to Congress on the evaluation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-372.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-372.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7676
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022

 
This bill allows distributions from a tax-exempt retirement plan, without penalty, for retirement home improvements to an individual's primary residence to improve for aging or disabled adults the accessibility, security, or safety of such residence. The bill limits the amount of such distributions to $30,000 for all taxable years. 
 
The bill also excludes the amount of such distributions from the recipient's gross income, for income tax purposes, and allows a deduction for a taxpayer's retirement home improvement expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Supporting American Printed Circuit Boards Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7677
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Supporting American Printed Circuit Boards Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes a business tax credit for the purchase of printed circuit boards manufactured in the United States. It also provides financial incentives for entities that invest in facilities and equipment in the United States for manufacturing (or research and development of) printed circuit boards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
American Small Business Competition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7678
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

American Small Business Competition Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the maximum loan amounts available for small businesses principally engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, or production of certain technologies. It also requires the Small Business Administration to report about the effect of inflation and supply chain disruption on the cost to small businesses of accessing capital.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize the authority to grant certain exemptions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7679
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 (1) the Humanitarian Device Exemption Program (a specialized regulatory pathway for medical devices used to treat or diagnose diseases or conditions that affect no more than 8,000 individuals), and (2) the Pediatric Device Consortia Grants Program (a program that supports the development of medical devices for pediatric patients through nonprofit consortia).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Act

Bill: 117-hr-7680
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Act

 
This bill establishes a joint task force to (1) develop a strategic plan to improve the criminal and civil debt collection process and establish an effective coordination mechanism among each entity involved in the process, and (2) develop a strategic plan to improve oversight of Bureau of Prisons inmate trust fund accounts for detecting and deterring illicit financial activity and money laundering.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0

Bill: 117-hr-7681
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, modifies eligibility for, and otherwise makes changes to grants for increasing access to emergency treatments to reverse opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act

Bill: 117-hr-7682
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles
Postal service
Public contracts and procurement
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from procuring any delivery vehicle under the contract it entered into in February 2021 with Oshkosh Defense until the USPS issues a revised final environmental impact statement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
AI Training Act

Bill: 117-hr-7683
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Homeland security
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act or the AI Training Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence (AI) training program for the acquisition workforce of executive agencies (e.g., those responsible for program management or logistics), with exceptions.
 
The purpose of the program is to ensure that the workforce has knowledge of the capabilities and risks associated with AI.
 
The OMB must (1) update the program at least every two years, and (2) ensure there is a way to understand and measure the participation of the workforce and to receive and consider feedback from program participants.


Legislative actions:
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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

Bill: 117-hr-7684
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

 
This bill disallows a business expense tax deduction for any reimbursement paid by an employer to an employee for travel expenses to obtain an abortion, or for the costs of any gender transition procedure for the employee's minor child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7685
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

Truth in Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2022

 
This bill permits a federal agency to credit a single prime contract no more than two times for the purpose of meeting the annual governmentwide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

Bill: 117-hr-7686
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
District of Columbia
Government information and archives
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide, every 90 days, specified information (e.g., the scheduled release date) to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for each person under the jurisdiction of the BOP pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. The BOP must also provide, upon the request of the Mayor, such information to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District.
 
The Mayor of the District of Columbia may not disclose the provided information outside of the District government or to any District of Columbia law enforcement agency, but may disclose such information to counsel for the detained individuals, and to organizations that provide legal representation to individuals in criminal or post-conviction matters, or in matters related to re-entry.


Legislative actions:
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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E457)
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

Bill: 117-hr-7687
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a curriculum for volunteers with the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) to teach underrepresented students (e.g., minority students, English learners, and children with disabilities) about entrepreneurship.
 
The SBA shall develop and implement a strategy to encourage partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning centers to teach this curriculum and, in developing the curriculum, collaborate with education specialists and groups with experience serving underrepresented children.
 
The SBA must submit a biennial report on partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning centers, the use of funds by the program, the number of students reached through the entrepreneurship curriculum, and plans for improving the curriculum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7689
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2022-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2022

 
This bill transfers the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of the Treasury.
 
The bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to make incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and liabilities held in connection with the functions transferred.
 
The Secret Service, by December 31 of each year, shall submit to specified congressional committees an annual report on any trip by a protected individual with a stop at a location that is not owned or controlled by the federal government, including any such trip that is outside of the United States.
 
Such report shall include (1) for each instance of such travel, a statement of the protected individuals, dates of departure and return, total amount of travel expenditures, and other specified information; and (2) for each protected individual, the total amount of incidental expenditures incurred for the purpose of providing protection to the protected individual during the reporting period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7690
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2022-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds to carry out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board or to establish or carry out the activities of any other DHS entity that is substantially similar to the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizens Inflation Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-7692
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2022-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: 

Senior Citizens Inflation Relief Act

 
This bill temporarily increases the amount of income that individuals who are less than the full retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in their Social Security retirement benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Introduced in House