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Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Bill: 117-s-5027
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cosmetics and personal care
Criminal justice information and records
Debt collection
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Family planning and birth control
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex and reproductive health
Sexually transmitted diseases
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act

 
This bill establishes requirements to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth. 
The bill requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect data on the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. 
With respect to incarcerated women at the federal level, the bill
 
 
requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide appropriate services and programs to address the health and safety needs related to pregnancy and childbirth, as well as appropriate health care to a woman with a high-risk pregnancy; 
 
limits the use of restrictive housing for prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery;
 
prohibits the use of solitary confinement for an incarcerated pregnant woman in her third trimester;
 
requires the BOP to annually report on the number of administrative claims and appeals filed by pregnant inmates; and
 
requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in federal pretrial detention facilities. 
 
 
With respect to incarcerated women at the state and local level, the bill requires the GAO to study the services and protections for pregnant incarcerated women in state and local correctional settings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Prioritizing Evidence for Workforce Development Act

Bill: 117-s-5028
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Labor market
Performance measurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Prioritizing Evidence for Workforce Development Act

 
This bill requires state workforce development plans to describe how the state will prioritize funding evidence-based programs that demonstrate positive outcomes for their target populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Help Find the Missing Act

Bill: 117-s-5029
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and requires certain data sharing between databases of the National Crime Information Center and NamUs. It also provides for grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to support reporting to these systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Digital Trading Clarity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5030
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Digital Trading Clarity Act of 2022

 
 This bill establishes a safe harbor from securities regulation for certain digital asset exchanges and intermediaries. This safe harbor applies if (1) such digital asset is not classified as a security by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or by a U.S. court; and (2) the exchange or intermediary complies with requirements regarding listings, customer protection, and disclosures. If a digital asset is determined to be a security and otherwise meets these requirements, the exchange or intermediary has a two year period during which the SEC may not pursue specified enforcement activity against the exchange or intermediary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Dearfield Study Act

Bill: 117-s-5031
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Dearfield Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.
 
In conducting the study, Interior shall
 
 
 evaluate the national significance of the study area, and 
 
determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Seafood Marketing Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5032
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Seafood Marketing Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council until December 31, 2027. It also modifies qualifications for voting members of the council.
 
Additionally, the bill also provides statutory authority for a definition of 
seafood
 to include finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, seaweed, and all other forms of aquatic life used for human consumption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Patrick Leahy and Orrin G. Hatch Justice For All Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5033
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Patrick Leahy and Orrin G. Hatch Justice For All Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes, modifies, and establishes programs that address the quality of forensic science, the privacy of victims of crimes, and the integrity of criminal convictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize additional appropriations to increase the production of munitions and ammunition to deter Russian and Chinese aggression, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-5034
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
This bill authorizes, through the Department of Defense, additional support for Ukraine, acquiring munitions, and expansion of the defense industrial base.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5035
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2022

 
This bill makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. 
 
To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) residing on or otherwise occupying property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property; or (2) residing in or occupying, or have resided in, an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period, including individuals experiencing homelessness.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must consider alternative forms of proof to determine the eligibility of an individual or household for assistance. In the case of an individual or household that does not have documented ownership rights in the predisaster primary residence, FEMA must consider evidence of constructive ownership.
 
FEMA shall create and distribute a declarative form statement that applicants for assistance can use to self-certify eligibility for assistance and shall make the statement available in specified languages at all active Disaster Recovery Centers and on its website and social media.
 
FEMA shall conduct an analysis comparing the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of assistance provided under the Disaster Housing Assistance Program with other temporary housing options provided by FEMA.
 
FEMA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development must consult regarding the implementation of a disaster housing assistance program or similar joint program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue Service.

Bill: 117-s-5036
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: This bill requires the General Services Administration to sell to the public any ammunition purchased or stockpiled by or for the use of the Internal Revenue Service.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5037
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer until the agreement is amended to remove China from the list of developing countries

.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Solitary Confinement Reform Act

Bill: 117-s-5038
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Solitary Confinement Reform Act

 
This bill establishes standards for the use of solitary confinement at federal prisons.
 
It generally limits the use of solitary confinement to situations that meet certain criteria, including confinement for the briefest term and under the least restrictive conditions practicable. It also limits the use of solitary confinement for certain categories of inmates, including pregnant women and individuals with serious mental illness. 
 
The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to 
 
 
establish a transitional process for inmates in solitary confinement, 
 
provide comprehensive mental health evaluations for inmates in solitary confinement, 
 
train employees on mental illness and the psychological effects of solitary confinement, and
 
report annually on the use of solitary confinement.
 
 
 It establishes, within the BOP, an Office of the Civil Rights Ombudsman. 
 
 Finally, it establishes a solitary confinement resource center within the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5549-5553; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5548-5553)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a temporary commission to develop a consensus and actionable recommendations on a comprehensive grand strategy with respect to the United States relationship with the People's Republic of China for purposes of ensuring a holistic approach toward the People's Republic of China across all Federal departments and agencies.

Bill: 117-s-5039
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
This bill establishes the China Grand Strategy Commission to develop a consensus on a strategy and whole-of-government approach regarding U.S. relations with China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Safer Supervision Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5040
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Safer Supervision Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies provisions relating to the terms of supervised release after imprisonment, including by (1) requiring individualized assessments and written explanations by the court as to whether supervised release is appropriate, and (2) providing a presumption of early termination of supervised release if the individual has served half of the term and meets certain other criteria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Training Psychiatrists for the Future Act

Bill: 117-s-5041
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Training Psychiatrists for the Future Act

 
This bill provides for additional psychiatry residency positions for purposes of graduate medical education payments under Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
More Behavioral Health Providers Act

Bill: 117-s-5042
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

More Behavioral Health Providers Act

 
This bill provides for additional Medicare payments to health care practitioners who provide services in mental health professional shortage areas for individual with mental health or substance use disorders. The bill applies to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

Bill: 117-s-5043
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5044
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Federal Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

 
This bill makes various revisions to the Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development program, which assists small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals participate in federal contracting. For example, the bill (1) allows participants to opt in to a ramp-up period if they meet certain requirements, and (2) increases the threshold for certain sole-source loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

Bill: 117-s-5045
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Government trust funds
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

 
This bill authorizes and provides funding for lump-sum catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund to 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, and 9/11 dependents.
 
The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Small Business Administration for the Paycheck Protection Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5046
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Organized crime
Performance measurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

 
This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost.
 
First, with respect to criminal offenses involving the transportation of stolen property across state lines and the sale or receipt of stolen goods, the bill broadens the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses. Additionally, the bill makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. 
 
Second, with respect to criminal offenses involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment, the bill makes an offense an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. 
 
Finally, the bill establishes a center&#8212;the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center&#8212;within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Campus Accountability and Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-5047
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Campus Accountability and Safety Act

 
This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of institutions of higher education (IHEs). Among other provisions, the bill (1) requires additional information to be included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees, (2) requires each IHE to establish a campus security policy that meets certain requirements, and (3) authorizes grants to address these issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Tax Parity and Relief Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5048
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
 
Native American Tax Parity and Relief Act of 2022 

 
This bill makes changes to the Internal Revenue Code to treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as their state counterparts for tax purposes. Among other changes, the bill
 
 
treats Indian tribes as states for purposes of the issuance of tax-exempt bonds,
 
equalizes the tax treatment of charities funded by Indian tribal governments,
 
enhances the ability of tribal governments to enforce child support orders, 
 
expands the special-needs adoption tax credit to apply to adoptions ratified by a tribal court, 
 
designates certain Indian areas as difficult development areas for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit,
 
increases the amount of wages and benefits taken into account for purposes of determining the Indian employment tax credit, and 
 
creates an annual $175 million New Markets Tax Credit for low-income tribal communities and for projects that serve or employ Tribe members.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

Bill: 117-s-5049
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

 
This bill (1) sets deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and (2) establishes the Office of Independent Examination Review to adjudicate appeals and investigate complaints from financial institutions concerning examination reports. 
 
The bill also requires the establishment of an independent internal agency appellate process at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for the review of supervisory determinations made at institutions supervised by the CFPB.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate