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BADGES for Native Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-8960
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act

 
This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians. 
 
Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress. 
 
The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8961
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 
This bill abolishes the Department of Education and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. The bill transfers administrative responsibility for these programs to the Department of the Treasury.
 
The bill also directs Treasury to make allocations to states to support elementary and secondary education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Public Servant Anti-Intimidation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8962
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Public Servant Anti-Intimidation Act of 2022

 
This bill creates a new federal crime for knowingly publishing on the internet or otherwise making publicly available the personal information of a public servant or a spouse, child, parent, or sibling of a public servant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8963
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022

 
This bill allows an individual who is on trial for a crime committed in the District of Columbia to change the venue of the trial to the U.S. district court that covers the individual's primary residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
EAT for Health Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8964
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Education and Training for Health Act of 2022 or the EAT for Health Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines.
 
The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer; and (2) meet requirements for continuing medical education or continuing education by medical or nurse practitioner professional organizations or certified accrediting bodies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

Bill: 117-hr-8965
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise expands a program for addressing invasive species with adverse effects on water quality, water quantity, or ecosystems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
START Act

Bill: 117-hr-8966
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act
 
or the START Act

 
This bill sets forth a variety of provisions to expedite the environmental review of energy projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8967
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2022

 
This bill takes approximately 17.264 acres of specified lands in Pierce County, Washington, into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act

Bill: 117-hr-8968
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act

 
This bill allows states and local educational agencies to use unexpended COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for additional purposes. In particular, these funds may be used for (1) purchasing naloxone or other opioid antagonists; (2) providing training to school nurses, teachers, school administrators, and school resource officers on how to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonists; and (3) providing fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Strategic EV Management Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8969
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Strategic EV Management Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the General Services Administration to coordinate with the heads of agencies to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for federal electric vehicle fleet battery management and to report to and brief Congress regarding the plan and its implementation across agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
National Community College Cybersecurity Challenge Act

Bill: 117-hr-8970
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

National Community College Cybersecurity Challenge Act

 
This bill provides funding for and establishes two grants to expand cybersecurity programs at community colleges. It also rescinds certain funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Appropriations, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Appropriations, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Appropriations, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8971
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes a National Council on African American History and Culture in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). 
 
The duties of the council shall include
 
 
 gathering timely and authoritative information concerning historical developments and cultural trends in African-American history and culture; 
 
 evaluating the various programs and activities of the NEH to determine the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing, or not contributing, to the successful preservation and celebration of African-American history and culture; and 
 
developing and recommending to the NEH national policies to foster and promote the understanding of African-American history, the preservation of African-American culture, and the celebration of African Americans as contributors to the country's economic, cultural, and political success.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act

Bill: 117-hr-8972
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act

 
This bill allows a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Medal of Honor Act

Bill: 117-hr-8973
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Medal of Honor Act

 
This bill increases the rate of special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,388.68 to $8,333.33 and establishes a rate of monthly special pension of $1,489.73 for surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Payments Modernization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8974
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Payments Modernization Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to create a real-time payment system that allows funds to be available to any end user immediately at any time, including funds deposited at a depository institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To provide States with the authority to name post offices located in the State, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8975
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal preemption
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 
This bill provides states with the authority to name post offices located in the state.
 
The bill makes exceptions with respect to federally named post offices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act

Bill: 117-hr-8976
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act

 
This bill prohibits states from restricting mifepristone or misoprostol that is approved for medical abortion from being sent across state lines or from being prescribed by telehealth. States are also prohibited from establishing in-person dispensing requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8977
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022 

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a program to award grants and provide technical assistance to certain entities for youth fishing projects.
 
In awarding grants, NOAA must prioritize applicants with proposals for youth fishing projects that focus on an underserved community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Donut Dollies Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-8978
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Donut Dollies Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill awards a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) program, also known as the &quot;Donut Dollies,&quot; who served honorably during the Vietnam conflict. The bill also authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for presenting the medals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8979
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2022-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Building construction
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: 

Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for states, Indian tribes, territories, and localities to support one-stop crisis facilities. These are facilities that provide behavioral health, substance use disorder, and housing services at a single location, as well as coordinate with other services available in the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Introduced in House