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Helping HANDS for Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-8620
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Family services

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act

 
This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8621
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to extend the duration of certain waivers for commercial driver's license applicants seeking to operate a school bus.
 
Specifically, DOT may provide a waiver that grants states, for a period not in excess of one year, the discretion to waive the engine compartment component of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills requirement for a commercial driver's license applicant seeking to operate a school bus. Currently, a waiver cannot exceed three months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, as the "Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-8622
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, as the "Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9667)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9667)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8622.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9667-9668)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Member SECURE Act

Bill: 117-hr-8623
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Member Security Clearance Updates Required for Everyone Act or the Member SECURE Act

 
This bill restricts Members of Congress who do not hold a top secret (or higher) security clearance from accessing information classified at the Sensitive Compartmented Information level. The bill also requires the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to implement information systems that enable Members of Congress and staff with appropriate security clearances to securely access classified information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
LINHQ Act

Bill: 117-hr-8624
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Linking Investors and Nursing Home Quality Act or the LINHQ Act

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to ownership disclosures and quality control, including conditioning Medicare and Medicaid payment on timely ownership disclosures. The bill also establishes dedicated task forces to review disclosures, develop quality metrics, and report violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8625
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 
 
Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022 

 
This bill allows a nonprofit charitable organization to be named as the remainder beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust (i.e., a trust that preserves a beneficiary's eligibility for needs-based government benefits).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Crime Doesn’t Pay Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8626
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Crime Doesn't Pay Act of 2022

 
This bill requires that pre-separation counseling for members of the Armed Forces include training regarding the consequences to members who are convicted of a crime, specifically regarding the loss of benefits.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
DOD Cyber Training Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-8627
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

DOD Cyber Training Modernization Act

 
This bill requires that the annual cyber awareness training provided to members in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force include a digital literacy module regarding digital citizenship, media literacy, and protection against cyber threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Support Our Afghan Partners Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8628
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Support Our Afghan Partners Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of State to increase consular personnel to support the processing of visa applications for Afghan nationals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8629
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022

 
This bill removes the residency requirements to be eligible for a student visa (F visa) for certain individuals who last habitually resided in Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the "U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-8630
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New Mexico
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the "U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Request to order reported by unanimous consent failed.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8631
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
No IDs for Illegals Act

Bill: 117-hr-8632
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

No IDs for Illegals Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to establish or otherwise support the Secure Docket Card Program of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
City of East Point Stormwater Management Act

Bill: 117-hr-8633
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: 

City of East Point Stormwater Management Act

 
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide environmental infrastructure and construction assistance for stormwater management and other water infrastructure improvements in East Point, Georgia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8634
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 
 This bill expands career services and training programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include skills and information on entrepreneurship.
 
Further, the bill requires the Department of Labor to conduct a three-year multistate study on entrepreneurial skills development programs and make recommendations for states and local communities to expand access to such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8635
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families to award demonstration grants to foster care stabilization agencies to improve services for foster youth awaiting placement and for other emergency assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8636
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits U.S. companies and universities that receive federal assistance and federal agencies from engaging in certain research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities.
 
Specifically, this prohibition applies to research or exchanges involving (1) certain Chinese entities, including universities that receive funding from China's military and Chinese state-owned enterprises; and (2) certain technologies identified by the Chinese Communist Party as priorities for its strategy to mobilize non-military resources and expertise for military application. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8637
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop scenario-based training curricula (or identify existing curricula) that includes topics such as alternatives to the use of force, de-escalation tactics, and safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental, behavioral health, or suicidal crisis.
 
The bill also directs DOJ to make grants to states for costs associated with providing the training to law enforcement officers or mental health professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
ORR Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8638
Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Overhaul Resettlement Reasonably Act of 2022 or the ORR Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies various immigration-related provisions. 
 
For example, the bill (1) increases to $25,000 (currently $1,500) the minimum amount of a security bond that the Department of Homeland Security may require before releasing a detained non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from custody while a decision is pending as to whether to remove that non-U.S. national from the United States, and (2) imposes additional requirements before an individual may be considered an unaccompanied alien child (immigration law imposes various requirements relating to the treatment of unaccompanied alien children).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Home Heating Emergency Funding Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8639
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Home Heating Emergency Funding Act of 2022

 
This bill provides $4 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides grants for states, tribes, and territories to operate home energy assistance programs for low-income households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8640
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 
This bill directs U.S. Customs Border and Protection to establish procedures for performing repairs and maintenance projects below a certain cost threshold at federally owned ports of entry where certain activities are conducted, such as entry inspections and activities to prevent the entry of illicit drugs, agricultural pests, and contraband.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Orphan Drug COVID–19 Mitigation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8641
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2022-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: 

Orphan Drug COVID-19 Mitigation Act of 2022

 
This bill extends by 180 days the relevant periods of market exclusivity for drugs for rare diseases or conditions (i.e., orphan drugs) for which applications were submitted during the COVID-19 emergency period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Introduced in House