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Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act

Bill: 117-hr-8316
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 

Securing America's Borders Against Fentanyl Act

 
This bill requires research and reports on technology to address illicit drug trafficking.
 
For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must develop a program to measure how technologies and strategies have helped federal agencies address the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States. Under the program, DHS must periodically report to Congress an analysis of technologies used in drug interdiction. The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on recommendations for improving the data collected and metrics used under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2022-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased tax credit for combined photovoltaic and thermal technology.

Bill: 117-hr-8317
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 
This bill allows increased residential energy efficiency property tax credit rates for combined photovoltaic and thermal technology expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

Bill: 117-hr-8318
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 
This bill bars state or local officials from prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, purchase, transportation, or use of contraceptives (i.e., drugs or devices that are primarily used to prevent pregnancy). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8319
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 

Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the eligible age (age 50) for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers. The bill establishes the age eligibility at age 50 or 25 years of service under the plan, whichever is earlier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-Albania Cooperation Act

Bill: 117-hr-8320
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-07-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: 

U.S.-Albania Cooperation Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of State to report on the viability of military infrastructure in two port cities in Albania as locations for cooperative security activities, including NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) activities and exercises. The report must also include a description of opportunities and cost estimates for the United States to support training and equipment for Albania's military forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Military Consumer Protection Task Force Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8321
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Military Consumer Protection Task Force Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish an Interagency Task Force on Financial Fraud targeting members of the Armed Forces and veterans to identify and examine current and developing methods of financial fraud targeting members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families and issue recommendations to prevent and combat such fraud.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
STOP Fraud Act

Bill: 117-hr-8322
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Strengthening Tools to Obstruct and Prevent Fraud Act of 2022 or the STOP Fraud Act

 
This bill addresses issues of fraud and improper payments, including by establishing the Federal Real Antifraud Unified Directorate within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
 
The bill requires agencies to designate any program exceeding certain payments thresholds as a program susceptible to significant improper payments and to implement proactive analytics for a high-risk area of each designated program.
 
The OMB must designate any program with outlays equal to or in excess of $50 billion with respect to the preceding fiscal year as a high-priority program. 
 
An agency administering a high-priority program must develop a plan to implement anti-fraud controls that include digital identity-proofing solutions, threat intelligence, and proactive analytics. Such plan must take into consideration the administrative burden of implementing such anti-fraud controls.
 
The bill establishes in the Treasury a Program Integrity Fund.
 
The bill modifies improper payments provisions, including by requiring compliance reports by inspectors general of executive agencies at least every three fiscal years (currently, annually).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act

Bill: 117-hr-8323
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Assuring Medicare&rsquo;s Promise Act

 
This bill increases net investment income tax revenues by applying such tax to the trade or business income of certain high income taxpayers and includes the increased tax revenues in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Health Share Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8324
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Health Share Transparency Act of 2022

 
This bill requires a health care sharing ministry (HCSM) to disclose specific information to individuals enrolling in the HCSM and to designated government agencies. (An HCSM is a faith-based organization with members who share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and who contribute regular payments to cover the medical expenses of other members.) 
 
The bill requires an HCSM to disclose to an enrolling individual information such as (1) the average out-of-pocket expenses an enrollee incurs, (2) how to file a complaint or appeal a coverage determination, and (3) a list of the HCSM's non-reimbursable items and services. 
 
The bill also requires that an HCSM submit annual financial disclosures and program information to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. HHS is required to publicly post this information. 
 
Additionally, health insurance brokers contracting with an HCSM are required to provide an enrolling individual with information about health insurance coverage that is available through Medicare, Medicaid, or a health insurance exchange, as appropriate. 
 
HHS may apply civil monetary penalties to an HCSM that fails to comply with the bill's requirements. 
 
Further, the bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to publicly disclose information about consumer complaints regarding HCSMs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act

Bill: 117-hr-8325
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act

 
This bill addresses conflicts of interest in federal acquisition.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to (1) expand the scope of rules to prevent personal conflicts of interest beyond the limited types of functions or services that are currently addressed in a specified part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and (2) revise the FAR to address the functions and services that give rise to heightened concerns for personal conflicts of interest.
 
The bill similarly expands the scope of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's standard policy to prevent personal conflicts of interest by contractor employees performing relevant acquisition functions for or on behalf of a federal agency or department.
 
The bill prohibits contractors, contractor employees, and subcontractors and their employees from providing services supporting the regulatory, policymaking, or adjudicative functions of an agency at the same time that the contractor, employees, or subcontractor provides services to an entity regulated by, or having non-routine business before, the agency, except where there is a compelling reason, as documented in writing.
 
The Department of Justice may bring a civil action in U.S. district court for violations of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Stable Families Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8327
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: 

Stable Families Act of 2022

 
This bill permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments to provide financial assistance and housing stabilization services to extremely low-income households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Fair Manufactured Housing Lending Act

Bill: 117-hr-8328
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Fair Manufactured Housing Lending Act 

 
This bill requires a manufactured or modular home retailer to comply with consumer mortgage protections, including those related to lending origination and conflicts of interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Military Threat Awareness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8329
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Military Threat Awareness Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make publicly available reports on the military capabilities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each report must be made available in unclassified form on a publicly accessible DOD website.
 
DOD may use or add to any existing reports to respond to the reporting requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8330
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022

 
This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by (1) lowering the number of monthly payments required for loan forgiveness from 120 to 60; and (2) making permanent certain limited waivers, such as a waiver that allowed certain late or partial loan payments to count as qualifying payments for PSLF loan forgiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts.

Bill: 117-hr-8331
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 
This bill suspends in 2020 and 2022 the required minimum distribution rules for defined contribution retirement plans or individual retirement plans. Under current law, participants in tax-exempt retirement plans must begin making distributions of plan amounts at the required beginning date (i.e., April 1 or the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the employee attains age 72, or the calendar year in which the employee retires).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8332
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
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: 2022-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6897)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act

Bill: 117-hr-8333
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act

 
This bill prohibits, with some exceptions, the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing certain support to forces (e.g., foreign forces or irregular forces) engaged in U.S. special operations if DOD has credible information that the force in question has committed a gross violation of human rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of automated telephone equipment to send unsolicited text messages, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8334
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 
This bill expands and modifies prohibitions on the use of automatic telephone dialing systems to include automated text messages and other functionalities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Equality for Families with Disabilities Act

Bill: 117-hr-8335
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Equality for Families with Disabilities Act

 
This bill requires state child welfare systems, as a condition of participation in certain federal grant programs, to provide supportive family services and procedural safeguards for individuals with disabilities who are parents, legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, foster or adoptive parents, or seeking to become foster or adoptive parents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6612)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Clean Shipping Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8336
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Marine and inland water transportation
Motor fuels
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Clean Shipping Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require vessels on certain commercial voyages to comply with standards for the carbon intensity of the vessel's fuel on a specified schedule, with vessels on such voyages utilizing 100% less than the carbon intensity baseline by 2040 and beyond.
 
Additionally, the EPA must promulgate and continually revise standards to eliminate emissions of specified greenhouse gases and air pollutants associated with vessels at anchorage or at berth in the contiguous zone of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House