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Equity in STD Testing Act

Bill: 117-hr-9402
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Equity in STD Testing Act

 
This bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of testing for certain sexually transmitted diseases under Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, and the Indian Health Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-9403
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law.
 
The bill establishes procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint.
 
Additionally, employers are required to
 
 
post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace location; 
provide training to employees about their rights within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and 
provide employees with a card containing a toll-free telephone number for obtaining information or for filing a complaint. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

Bill: 117-hr-9404
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

 
This bill prohibits the inclusion of any COVID-19 vaccine on the child and adolescent immunization schedule (which lists the vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice for those populations) unless all clinical data related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is published on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Investment Opportunity Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-9405
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Investment Opportunity Expansion Act 

 
This bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. (Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors.) Specifically, the bill allows an individual to qualify if the investment is not more than 10% of the individual's net assets or 10% of the individual's annual income, whichever is greater.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Customs and Border Protection Crisis Hardship and Incentive Pay Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9406
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Customs and Border Protection Crisis Hardship and Incentive Pay Act of 2022

 
This bill requires additional pay (up to $250 per pay period) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement law enforcement officers if the officer was on duty under certain conditions, such as if fentanyl was encountered in the sector.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Developing America’s Workforce Act

Bill: 117-hr-9407
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Developing America's Workforce Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a process to identify industry-recognized apprenticeship programs for purposes of the National Apprenticeship Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9408
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 

 
This bill limits additional disclosure requirements applicable to issuers of securities. Specifically, the Securities and Exchange Commission may only require an additional disclosure if the commission determines that there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor of the issuer would consider the information important with respect to an investment decision. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
MERIT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9409
Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2022 or the MERIT Act of 

2022

 
This bill revises provisions related to federal employment, including the furlough and removal of federal employees, the calculation of federal employee retirement benefits, and the length of the probationary employment period.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals the process for taking action against a federal employee for unacceptable performance, accelerates the process for removal or suspension based on performance or actions, and prohibits grievances based on adverse personnel actions and reductions in force. The bill also authorizes an agency to remove a senior executive from the civil service for performance-related reasons, and it revises provisions covering performance- or conduct-related actions against senior executives.
 
The bill authorizes agencies to furlough employees for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service, and it prohibits appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board based on short-term furloughs or furloughs due to a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).
 
Additionally, the bill limits the retirement benefits of a federal employee who is removed due to a felony conviction related to their official duties by prohibiting felonious service from being taken into account when calculating the employee's annuity.
 
The bill also authorizes an agency to order the repayment of a bonus or award when performance or conduct issues are discovered and such bonus or award would not have been paid had such issues been known when they were made.
 
Lastly, the bill extends from one year to two years the probationary period for competitive service appointments and members of the Senior Executive Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9410
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill modifies the auditor independence standards required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, an issuer that is a public company or has filed to become a public company must comply with certain auditor independence standards regarding audits that occurred in the fiscal year prior to the company going public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9411
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill limits the financial information an emerging growth company must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9412
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill allows an issuer of securities to submit a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review prior to an initial public offering or a follow-on offering. Under current law, only emerging growth companies are allowed to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9413
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill revises requirements related to registration statements submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). First, the bill requires an emerging growth company to submit profit and loss statements from the previous 2 years, rather than the previous 3 years as under current law. In addition, the bill allows an issuer of securities to submit a draft registration statement to the SEC for confidential review prior to a public filing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Lending Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9414
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Transparency in Lending Act of 2022 

 
This bill requires federal financial supervisory agencies to submit to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council specified information regarding an examination of a large financial institution. Specifically, the agency must report on the status of the examination and any findings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
SHIELD Act

Bill: 117-hr-9415
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions Act or the SHIELD Act

 
This bill provides for the Department of Defense (DOD) to direct the commander of each large military installation to analyze and report on (1) how the heat island effect (i.e., the heating effect in an area with a high concentration of structures that absorb and re-emit the sun's heat) exacerbates summer heat conditions and necessitates the increased use of air conditioning on the installation, and (2) the percentage of tree cover and plant shade trees on the property of the installation. DOD must review the reports, identify any installation that is a significant heat island, and direct the commander of any identified installation to increase the tree coverage by 10% to 30% by September 30, 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 117-hr-9416
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill provides a monthly allowance for housing in the Washington metropolitan area to Members who are serving in the House of Representatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.

Bill: 117-hr-9417
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 
This bill modifies the rate of pay for Members of Congress to align with rates of pay for Supreme Court justices and other federal judges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
27th Amendment Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-hr-9418
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

27th Amendment Enforcement Act

 
This bill increases the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress by applying cost-of-living adjustments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Federal Mechanical Insulation Act

Bill: 117-hr-9419
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Federal Mechanical Insulation Act

 
This bill provides that the installation of
 mechanical insulation property
 is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in federal buildings under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Education Task Force Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9420
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Cybersecurity Education Task Force Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Office of the National Cyber Director to establish the Cyber Education Task Force. The task force must issue recommendations and guidance for increasing and promoting cybersecurity courses, degrees, and programs in institutions of higher education to improve the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Crypto Exchange Disclosure Act

Bill: 117-hr-9421
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Crypto Exchange Disclosure Act

 
This bill requires cryptocurrency exchanges that hold customer assets to periodically disclose proof of reserves to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This includes the amount of assets held by the exchange compared to the liabilities of the exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Crypto Consumer Investor Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-9422
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Crypto Consumer Investor Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits a cryptocurrency exchange from lending, leveraging, or comingling customer funds without customer consent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9423
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: 

Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2022

 
 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to award grants to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions that foster, promote, and increase opportunities for minority entrepreneurship and business ownership. The SBA must also establish a Minority Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to develop recommendations regarding how these institutions can better serve minority businesses and entrepreneurs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9424
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award matching funds to teaching hospitals or other graduate medical education training programs for medical residency training programs in states where there are fewer than 44 medical residents per 100,000 people.
 
Recipients must cover one third of the costs for primary care residency training programs and one half of the costs for programs in other fields.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in House