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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill: 117-s-4720
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023

 
 This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and joint items such as
 
 
the Joint Economic Committee, 
 
the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
 
the Office of the Attending Physician, and 
 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 
 
 
In addition, the bill provides FY2023 appropriations for
 
 
the Capitol Police; 
 
the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; 
 
the Congressional Budget Office; 
 
the Architect of the Capitol; 
 
the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; 
 
the Government Publishing Office; 
 
the Government Accountability Office; 
 
Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund; and
 
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. 
 
 
(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.) 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-4721
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount authorized under the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant program to $10,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $5,000 for those with disabilities that are not service-connected. The HISA grant program provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to veterans' (or service members') primary residence for specified purposes (e.g., allowing for entrance to their home).
 
The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amount of the grant in accordance with inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
American Dream Down Payment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4722
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

American Dream Down Payment Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes qualified down payment savings programs that allow taxpayers to establish tax-free accounts to save for down payments, including closing costs, on a principal residence. The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission, must report on matters relating to such accounts, including the number of states that have established down payment savings programs and information about beneficiaries of such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

Bill: 117-s-4723
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Family planning and birth control
Federal district courts
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Insurance industry and regulation
Intergovernmental relations
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

 
This bill sets out protections for and establishes programs to support health care providers (and those who assist such providers) who offer reproductive health care services that are lawful in the state where the services are provided. 
Reproductive health care services
 refer to abortion services; contraceptive services; in vitro fertilization; or other reproductive care, education, and counseling that is provided (1) at a health care site or via telehealth, and (2) in a medically accurate manner.
 
The bill prohibits individuals, entities, and states from preventing, restricting, or otherwise interfering with the provision of lawful reproductive health care services by health care providers. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
 
Furthermore, states may not use federal funds to pursue legal cases or similar proceedings (e.g., adverse licensing proceedings) against health care providers, individuals, or entities that offer or assist with lawful reproductive health care services. Additionally, medical malpractice insurers may not deny coverage to or sue a health care provider because the provider offers or assists with lawful reproductive health care services.
 
The bill also funds grants to assist health care providers who offer or refer for abortion services and face legal issues relating to their provision of reproductive health care services with legal matters and improving security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
College Athletes Bill of Rights

Bill: 117-s-4724
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

College Athletes Bill of Rights

 
This bill addresses issues of rights to compensation, health and safety standards, and educational opportunities for college athletes.
 
Included among the bill's provisions are those that
 
 
prohibit an institution of higher education, an intercollegiate athletic association, or a conference from restricting the ability of college athletes to market the use of their names, images, likenesses, or athletic reputations;
 
set penalties for any such institution that violates specified protections for athletes;
 
 establish a Commission on College Athletics to protect the economic interests of college athletes and promote the health, wellness, and safety of college athletes and establish a medical trust fund to cover the cost of out-of-pocket expenses relating to any sports-related injury; and 
 
direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish health, wellness, and safety standards for intercollegiate athletic programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4725
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Act of 2022

 
This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the racial and ethnic composition of foster and adoptive families with that of children in need of homes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4726
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022

 
This bill provides tax benefits to compensate for learning losses due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill 
 
 
creates a new three-year learning loss tax credit of $1,200 per child that will allow parents or legal guardians to recoup actual expenses incurred for education-related activities,
 
extends the employer allowance for certain tuition and education-related expenses to include educational expenses for children of employees, 
 
expands education savings accounts (ESAs) to include homeschool expenses for a three-year period, 
 
doubles the annual contribution limit for Coverdell ESAs from $2,000 to $4,000 for a three-year period, 
 
Exempts contributions to an ESA and a Coverdell ESA from the annual gift tax exclusion amount, and 
 
allows states to use unspent Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to fund scholarship granting organizations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4727
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a grant program to incentivize air carrier airports to acquire or install new renewable energy generation resources that directly and substantially benefit such airports, including solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage systems, or microgrids.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3863-3864)
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Rent Relief Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4728
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Rent Relief Act of 2022

 
This bill allows a refundable tax credit through 2024 for individuals who pay rent for a principal residence that exceeds 30% of their gross income for the taxable year. 
 
The amount of the credit ranges from 25% to 100% of the excess rent, depending on the gross income of the taxpayer. The credit is not available for taxpayers with gross income that exceeds $100,000 ($125,000 for a taxpayer whose principal residence is located in a high-cost area, as defined by the bill). Rent that exceeds 100% of the small area fair market rent (including the utility allowance) for the residence may not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the amount of the credit. 
 
For individuals who reside in government-subsidized housing, the bill allows a credit equal to 1/12th of the rent paid by the taxpayer (and not subsidized under the program) during the year with respect to the residence. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

Bill: 117-s-4729
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Forest Restoration Program Relief Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to waive the cost share requirement with respect to a payment provided for restoration of land damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
 
That fire started as the result of a prescribed burn initiated by the Forest Service in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, on April 6, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
National Innovation and Modern Skills Training Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4730
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

National Innovation and Modern Skills Training Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities in 10 states to facilitate research and rapid workforce development and promote entrepreneurship and other benefits to communities in such states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Act

Bill: 117-s-4731
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Securing Allies Food in Emergencies Act or the SAFE Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a strategy for averting a global food security crisis. The bill also relaxes a law requiring that certain goods be transported by U.S. vessels. 
 
The bill authorizes USAID to procure life-saving food aid commodities to provide emergency food assistance to the most vulnerable populations in countries experiencing acute food insecurity. For certain commodities procured under this authority, the bill waives a requirement that a certain percentage of the commodities must be transported by U.S. vessels (such requirements are known as federal cargo preference laws).
 
The bill also removes a mandate from a federal cargo preference law relating to goods obtained by the U.S. government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act

Bill: 117-s-4732
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act

 

 
This bill authorizes the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enslaved individuals, the identities of whom may be known or unknown, who endured the Middle Passage.
 
The Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Use it or Lose It Act

Bill: 117-s-4733
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Use it or Lose It Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for certain oil and gas leases and related drilling permits. For example, it requires prospective leaseholders to, as a condition of participating in certain oil and gas lease sales, certify that they have diligently developed any prior leases and relinquished any undeveloped leases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4734
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022

 
This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) are ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Lifting Local Communities Act

Bill: 117-s-4735
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Federal preemption
First Amendment rights
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Lifting Local Communities Act

 
This bill specifies that religious organizations are eligible to apply for and receive federal funds to provide services for social services programs (i.e., programs for low-income individuals) on the same basis as private, nonreligious organizations. Additionally, government entities may not discriminate against private organizations on the basis of religion when selecting funding recipients. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Arctic Commitment Act

Bill: 117-s-4736
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Arctic Commitment Act

 
This bill expands a variety of Arctic-focused provisions pertaining to national security, shipping, and trade.
 
For example, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee to advise DOT on matters related to Arctic maritime transportation, including Arctic seaway development. It also requires the Department of the Navy to ensure that the Port of Nome in Alaska is usable for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region and military service strategies for the Arctic.
 
Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy must jointly submit to Congress a report that outlines the requirements to establish a persistent, year-round presence of the Navy and Coast Guard in the Arctic region, including at the Port of Nome and any other deepwater port that would facilitate such a presence.
 
The bill also requires the Committee on Maritime Transportation System to submit to Congress a report that describes the control and influence of the Russian Federation on shipping in the Arctic and includes a plan for eliminating or preventing a Russian monopoly on shipping in the region to enable an increased U.S. presence in the Arctic shipping domain.
 
Further, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that (1) Arctic countries are important partners of the United States, and (2) the United States International Development Finance Corporation should make investments in Arctic countries to facilitate technologies that contribute to energy security and sustainable opportunities for indigenous groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Market Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-4737
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Housing Market Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to collect and report certain information about buildings that receive low-income housing tax credits, including relevant development costs, ownership information, habitability standards, and related data. State agencies that administer the credit must also report such information to HUD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Commercial Use of Health Data Act

Bill: 117-s-4738
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Stop Commercial Use of Health Data Act

 
This bill prohibits commercial entities from using personal health data for commercial advertising.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Bill: 117-s-4739
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

 
This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
SWIMS Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4740
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2022 or as the SWIMS Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes prohibitions on capturing, importing, exporting, or breeding of orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, or pilot whales for the purpose of public display.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing any permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 that authorizes the taking (e.g., capturing) or importation of such orcas or whales for the purpose of public display. The bill further revises the act to make it unlawful to export such orcas or whales, unless they are being transported to marine mammal sanctuaries or for release into the wild.
 
Further, the bill makes it unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act for any person to breed or artificially inseminate such marine mammals for purposes of using their progeny for public display.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3864)
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act

Bill: 117-s-4741
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act

 
This bill addresses economic and political development in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), including by supporting anti-corruption and trade initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate