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Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4279
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes multiple grants that support activities to incentivize efficient water use by customers of public water systems, reduce water losses and leaks in water systems, and promote the adoption of water-efficient plumbing codes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4280
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Product development and innovation
Public contracts and procurement
Technology transfer and commercialization
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to remove and permanently store, as is economically feasible, specified amounts of carbon dioxide on a specified schedule, culminating in 10 million net metric tons of carbon dioxide removal for FY2035 and each fiscal year thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Military Servicemembers' Data Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4281
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Protecting Military Servicemembers' Data Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits businesses that collect consumer personal information from selling lists containing the personal information of members of the Armed Forces to North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Restaurant Relief Act

Bill: 117-s-4282
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Restaurant Relief Act

 
This bill provides support for restaurants and other businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and extends the moratorium on the implementation of a Department of Health and Human Services rule related to prescription drug pricing.
 
Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to support the ongoing operations of eligible restaurants and similar establishments. The SBA must report weekly and biweekly information about grant applications, awards, and denials.
 
The bill also establishes procedures for the SBA to implement and provide administrative support for these grant programs. The SBA must institute an oversight and audit plan to review the use of grants under these programs. The funds provided to the SBA by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.
 
Finally, the bill extends until January 1, 2028, the moratorium on the implementation of the rule revising certain safe harbor protections for prescription drug discounts, drug pricing, and pharmacy benefit manager service fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the confiscation of assets of the Russian Federation and the use of such assets to offset costs to the United States of assistance to Ukraine.

Bill: 117-s-4283
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Licensing and registrations
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 
This bill requires the President to seize Russian government funds that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction. The confiscated funds must be deposited in the Treasury to offset the costs of FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations that were provided for assistance in Ukraine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4284
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop policies and procedures for notifying next-of-kin or other emergency contacts in the event of the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in custody. 
 
The bill requires DOJ to implement the policies and procedures at its detention agencies. Further, the bill requires DOJ to distribute model policies and procedures to state, territorial, tribal, and local detention agencies. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Upholding the Inter-American Democratic Charter Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4285
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Caribbean area
China
Commemorative events and holidays
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Customs enforcement
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Europe
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Internet, web applications, social media
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
News media and reporting
Right of privacy
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Upholding the Inter-American Democratic Charter Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to uphold and strengthen the Inter-American Democratic Charter, which states that the peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it. 
 
The charter was adopted in 2001 by the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes all 35 independent countries of the Western Hemisphere.
 
The strategy must include plans to (1) strengthen the integrity of electoral processes in the Americas; (2) counter the spread and amplification of disinformation and misinformation in the Americas; and (3) address threats to democratic governance posed by corruption, criminality, and the malign activities of nondemocratic and non-OAS countries such as China and Russia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act

Bill: 117-s-4286
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act or the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to consult with relevant agencies to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The BJA must ensure that at least one police department designated as a Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site utilizes the tools and that such tools are part of the Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study and report about the prevalence and incidence of concussions among first responders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4287
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022

 
This bill makes changes to the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program.
 
Among the changes, the bill
 
 
reduces the required matching contribution for certain rural communities during the first three years of a grant and eliminates the preference for agencies that exceed the matching requirements; 
 
allows grant funds to be used to increase wages of career law enforcement officers in states or localities that have a median household income of less than 70% of the national median household income and qualify for a reduced matching contribution; and
 
 provides statutory authority for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice. 
 
 
 Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on whether law enforcement workforces are representative of the communities they serve, the percentage of law enforcement officers who live in the community they serve, the average pay of officers compared to the cost of living in the community they serve, and recommendations for improvements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing Animal Testing Act

Bill: 117-s-4288
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-05-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: 

Reducing Animal Testing Act

 
This bill removes animal studies as a required component of biosimilar applications and instead allows applicants to use other types of studies to assess toxicity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-4289
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health care costs and insurance
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits an employer from terminating or altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee during the period that the employer is taking action to lock out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike.
 
An employer that violates this prohibition is generally subject to a maximum civil penalty of $75,000 for each violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Iran China Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-4290
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Chemical and biological weapons
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Religion
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Iran China Accountability Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds to enter into any negotiation with Iran regarding an Iran nuclear agreement until the President makes specified certifications concerning the actions of China and Iran.
 
Specifically, the President must certify that China has ceased incarcerating Uyghur individuals in the Xinjiang region. Additionally, the President must certify that, among other actions, Iran has terminated all agreements involving the receipt of funds from China and all ties and transfer of cash to Iranian proxy forces, including Hamas.
 
Further, any Iran nuclear agreement that the United States enters into must certify the destruction of any and all Iranian nuclear and missile capabilities, weapons, infrastructure, chemical weapons, and offensive cyber activity. Such agreement shall be deemed a treaty requiring advice and consent of the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
DELIVER Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4291
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2022 or the DELIVER Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the standard charitable mileage rate for the delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals. The rate shall be equal to the standard business mileage rate (58.5 cents per mile in 2022).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4292
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2022

 
This bill exempts certain privately held, noncustody brokers and dealers in good standing from specified audit report requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
BUILD IT Act

Bill: 117-s-4294
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act

 
This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4295
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022

 
This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency.
 
The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2031, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the feasibility of applying the taxonomy established by this bill to the wider federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4296
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and expands swimming pool safety grants and education and awareness programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4297
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022

 
This bill repeals the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018, which established the independent Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission and prescribes directives related to the development and assessment of recommendations for modernizing or realigning Veterans Health Administration facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act

Bill: 117-s-4298
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act 

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to standardize the enrollment and renewal system for individuals applying for or renewing multiple TSA Security Threat Assessment programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, Hazardous Materials Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs.
 
The standardization shall permit an individual to (1) enroll at a TSA-designated universal enrollment center once and use the application for one of such programs to enroll in two or more of such programs,with specified exceptions for those applying for or renewing enrollment in more than one program at different times; (2) apply successful, valid clearance results from a TSA Security Threat Assessment to satisfy vetting requirements for participation in any related program without additional cost; and (3) undergo a streamlined and expeditious renewal process.
 
Additionally, the TSA must publish on its website information relating to the standardization of the enrollment system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans.

Bill: 117-s-4299
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 
This bill makes permanent the increase from $14,000 to $25,000 the minimum disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral. Under current law, this increase is set to expire on November 25, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Bahrain Security Cooperation Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-4300
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-05-24 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: 

Bahrain Security Cooperation Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on (1) the upgrades necessary to enable the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet to address emerging threats in its area of responsibility, and (2) DOD efforts to increase defense and law enforcement exchanges between the United States and Bahrain. (Bahrain hosts the Fifth Fleet.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-05-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act

Bill: 117-s-4301
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: 

Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and modifies the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, which supports state, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent and treat substance use disorders.
 
Among other changes, the bill requires grant recipients to expend a portion of the grant on recovery support services. Additionally, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must conduct a study to develop a model needs assessment process for grant recipients to use when determining the allocation of grant funding among prevention, treatment, and recovery support activities.
 
The bill also revises multiple provisions to eliminate stigmatizing terms (e.g., substance abuse) and otherwise align with current legislative drafting conventions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Biologics Market Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4302
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: 

Biologics Market Transparency Act of 2022

 
This bill requires biologics manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration in advance of withdrawing a product from sale.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2709)
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate