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A bill to strengthen medical device supply chains.

Bill: 117-s-3834
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publish and periodically update a list of medical devices that are critical during a public health emergency and for which manufacturers must notify the FDA about shortages. The bill also requires manufacturers to develop risk management plans with respect to the supply chain for such devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Histories and Cultures Education Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3835
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: 

Native Histories and Cultures Education Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the National Museum of the American Indian to develop a nationally focused curriculum on Native histories and cultures. The museum must also award grants to partnerships of state educational agencies and Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or Native Hawaiian education organizations to (1) use the curriculum to develop and plan Native histories and cultures education programs that are locally and regionally specific, and (2) implement these programs in elementary and secondary schools.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
The Watchdog Act

Bill: 117-s-3836
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

The Watchdog Act

 
This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Taxpayer Watchdog Office. The office shall (1) oversee the implementation of federal transparency laws (i.e., laws requiring disclosure of how federal funds are spent), (2) accept and review complaints about a failure of a federal agency to comply with a transparency law, (3) evaluate the compliance of federal agencies with such laws, (4) provide information on transparency to the public on a searchable public website, and (5) make annual reports to the public listing each federal transparency law and on the evaluation of federal agency compliance with such laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1179-1180)
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3837
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2022 or the SAVE Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. 
 
The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical materials essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical materials.
 
The President must submit to Congress annual progress reports through FY2025 evaluating the implementation of the strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act

Bill: 117-s-3838
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Russia
Sanctions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Subversive activities
Tax-exempt organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Ukraine
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to confiscate the property of certain foreign persons (i.e., individuals or entities) that derive wealth through political support for or corruption linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The President may also liquidate the confiscated property and use the resulting funds to provide assistance to Ukraine. 
 
Specifically, upon a declaration of a national emergency relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the President may confiscate the property of such a person if (1) the property is valued at more than $2 million; and (2) the person is subject to U.S. sanctions relating to corruption, human rights violations, Russia's malign influence, or conflicts in Ukraine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act

Bill: 117-s-3839
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Natural disasters
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful to sell, or offer for sale, an essential good or service at an unconscionably excessive price during, or in anticipation of, a natural disaster, pandemic, or state of emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act

Bill: 117-s-3840
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for third party settlement organizations to eliminate their reporting requirement with respect to the transactions of their participating payees unless they have earned $5,000 or more. A 
third party settlement organization
 is the central organization that has the contractual obligation to make payments to participating payees (generally, a merchant or business) in a third party payment network. 
 
The bill also requires entities that report income to to issue a plain-language description of the taxability of income reported on Form 1099-K.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Withdrawing Russian Support to Peacekeeping Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3841
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement officers
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Ukraine
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Withdrawing Russian Support to Peacekeeping Act of 2022

 
This bill requires U.S. representatives to the United Nations to instruct the U.N.'s Department of Peace Operations (DPO) to (1) direct peacekeepers from Russia to depart from all U.N. peacekeeping missions, and (2) terminate contracts with Russian individuals and entities. If the DPO has not complied with these instructions within a certain time period, the Department of State must withhold funds from the DPO until there is compliance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Relief for Families Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3842
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Natural disasters
Prescription drugs
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Relief for Families Act of 2022

 
This bill permits state and local coronavirus fiscal recovery funds to be used to address increased costs of essential items.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes a temporary suspension of sales taxes for essential items, including clothing that does not exceed $100 per item, food, diapers, feminine hygiene products, prescription and over-the-counter medicine, items to prepare for natural disasters or severe weather, school supplies, and energy efficient appliances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-22
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
EPA Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3843
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

EPA Transparency Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with respect to any major EPA-promulgated rule or rulemaking, to make publicly available an analysis of any environmental harm and any economic harm to small businesses.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Economic Continuity and Stability Act

Bill: 117-s-3844
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Economic Continuity and Stability Act

 
This bill provides for the transition of certain financial contracts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a reference interest rate based upon the lending terms certain banks offer to each other for various lengths of time. LIBOR is set to be retired in 2023. Various financial contracts reference LIBOR as a benchmark for prevailing interest rates and use LIBOR in calculating certain payments or obligations. 
 
In the event a contract referencing LIBOR does not have a fallback or replacement rate provision in effect when LIBOR is retired, or a replacement rate is not selected by a determining person as defined by the bill, the bill provides for a transition to a replacement rate selected by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The bill also provides for conforming changes to these contracts, the continuity and enforceability of these contracts, tax treatment, and protections against liability as a result of such a transition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

Bill: 117-s-3845
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to conduct on-site investigations of major fires and other fires under other specified circumstances.
 
In the case of a major fire, the USFA may send incident investigators (e.g., safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes and standards experts, researchers, and fire training specialists) to the site. Any such investigation shall (1) be conducted in coordination with appropriate federal, state, and local authorities; and (2) examine the determined cause and origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters.
 
Upon concluding any such investigation, the USFA must issue a public report to local, state, and federal authorities on the findings of such investigation or collaborate with another investigating federal agency on that agency's report.
 
Additionally, the USFA may send fire investigators to conduct investigations at the site of any fire with unusual or remarkable context that results in losses less severe than those occurring as a result of a major fire.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3847
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Department of Justice
District of Columbia
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial review and appeals
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits certain business mergers, modifies the procedures for reviewing mergers, and establishes procedures for reversing certain mergers.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits mergers that (1) are valued at more than $5 billion in total assets, (2) result in the acquiring entity having a market share of greater than 33% (or a share of a labor market as an employer of greater than 25%), or (3) result in market concentration levels that exceed specified thresholds.
 
The bill also expands the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review pending mergers, including whether a merger is likely to harm the competitive process and the effect of a merger on relevant labor markets.
 
Finally, the bill authorizes the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ to retroactively unwind mergers that are prohibited under the bill or that meet certain other anticompetitive criteria such as a merger that results in a greater than 50% share of a relevant market.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
HEAL Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3848
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Helping Education After Loss Act of 2022 or the HEAL Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to fund additional school-based mental health providers and acute crisis response activities. An eligible entity is a local educational agency that serves a school that has experienced a violent or traumatic crisis.
 
ED must, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, conduct a special resource study of communities that have experienced a violent or traumatic crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
MAGNET Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3849
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Magnet Schools Accessibility, Growth, and Nonexclusionary Enrollment Transformation Act of 2022 or the MAGNET Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and expands the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP), which provides grants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and operate magnet schools that are operated under a court-ordered or federally approved voluntary desegregation plan.
 
The bill authorizes a new grant program under MSAP to award grants to LEAs and state educational agencies for increasing diversity in magnet schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3850
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement officers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022

 
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of CBP officers to specified levels. If CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
VET PFAS Act

Bill: 117-s-3851
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act or the VET PFAS Act

 
This bill provides eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital care and medical services to veterans and their family members (including those in utero) who have specified conditions and resided at a military installation where individuals were exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
 
Hospital care and medical services may not be furnished for a condition that is found to have resulted from a cause other than the exposure to PFAS at a military installation.
 
The VA may provide reimbursement for hospital care or medical services provided to a family member only after the family member or provider has exhausted all claims and remedies otherwise available for payment of such care.
 
For disability compensation purposes, the bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions in veterans who served at a military installation at which individuals were exposed to PFAS. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Erie Canalway National Heritage Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-3852
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Erie Canalway National Heritage Reauthorization Act
 
 
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding that may be authorized for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in the state of New York and extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the corridor through FY2037. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-3853
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to make any grant or provide any assistance for the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area in New York through FY2037.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act

Bill: 117-s-3854
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Adult day care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Neurological disorders
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 or the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act

 
This bill addresses home care and caregiver programs for veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3855
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: 

Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 certain activities under the Impact Aid Program. The program provides funding to local educational agencies that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate