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Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5293
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for the designation of Health Enterprise Zones in certain geographic areas with documented and measurable health disparities. This designation, which expires 10 years after the date on which the first zone is designated, confers eligibility for certain grants, Medicare incentive payments, student loan repayment programs, and tax credits for those working to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in these zones. 
 
Specifically, community-based nonprofits or local government agencies, in coalition with health care providers, social service organizations, and others, may apply to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the designation. The application must include a plan to reduce health disparities and achieve other outcomes.
 
In implementing the program, HHS must consult with, among others, the Department of Housing and Urban Development. When approving applications, HHS shall consider factors including geographic diversity and the commitment of supporting funds from the private sector. HHS (1) may award grants to organizations or agencies that applied for the designation to support activities aligned with their plans, and (2) must carry out a student loan repayment program for health care providers who agree to provide services in a Health Enterprise Zone. 
 
In addition, the bill establishes tax credits for employers that hire, and individuals who work as, Health Enterprise Zone workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5294
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency. The office must address abandoned hardrock mines, including by (1) establishing and annually updating a list of abandoned hardrock mine sites that are prioritized for response actions, and (2) updating every five years an interagency plan to carry out response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

Bill: 117-s-5295
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

 
This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of services for cancer survivors, including Medicare coverage of cancer care planning and coordination services, grant programs for navigation services for cancer survivors, and a model to provide cancer survivorship care planning for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act

Bill: 117-s-5296
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act

 
This bill establishes a student loan forgiveness program for certain farmers or ranchers.
 
Specifically, to receive loan forgiveness under this bill, a borrower must (1) make 120 monthly loan payments under a specified repayment plan while employed full-time at a qualified farm or ranch; and (2) fall within certain categories of individuals such as a beginner farmer or rancher, an individual underrepresented in the agricultural profession, or a veteran farmer or rancher.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Cooper Davis Act

Bill: 117-s-5297
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Cooper Davis Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report knowledge of various drug-related offenses (e.g., unlawful distribution of a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance) to the Drug Enforcement Administration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-5298
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 
This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5299
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

 
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill
 
 
generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition;
 
raises the minimum age&#8212;from 18 years to 21 years&#8212;to purchase firearms and ammunition;
 
establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties;
 
creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence;
 
restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; 
 
restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
 
requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; 
 
removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; 
 
allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; 
 
establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and 
 
promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5300
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2022 

 
This bill makes certain disclosure and ethics requirements applicable to the Federal Reserve banks and financial regulators. For example, the bill makes Federal Reserve banks subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and makes financial regulators subject to congressional ethics inquiries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5301
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2022

 
This bill limits the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to grant immigration parole (i.e., give official permission for an individual to enter and temporarily remain in the United States).
 
For example, this bill (1) limits what qualifies as an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant public benefit that would justify granting parole, and (2) prohibits granting parole based on an individual's membership in a defined class of individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5302
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2022

 
This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs). Specifically, the bill 
 
 
increases the annual limitation on tax-deductible contributions to HSAs by plan participants and their employers;
 
eliminates the requirement that an HSA participant must be enrolled in a high deductible health plan as a condition of eligibility;
 
allows payments from HSAs for health insurance premiums and primary care service arrangements; 
 
allows payment of medical expenses incurred prior to the establishment of an HSA and correction of administrative errors prior to the due date of an applicable tax return; 
 
allows a tax-free rollover of amounts in an HSA, upon the death of an account holder, to the account holder's child, parent, or grandparent; 
 
allows payments from HSAs for vitamins, dietary supplements, gym membership, and wearable fitness trackers; and 
 
extends bankruptcy protections to HSAs on the same basis as tax-preferred retirement plans.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Marketplace for All Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5303
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Health Marketplace for All Act of 2022

 
 This bill permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form health marketplace pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, health marketplace pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis.
 
 Health marketplace pools are not considered joint employers for the purpose of other federal labor or employment laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
POST Act

Bill: 117-s-5304
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Protect Our Services Today Act of 2022 or the POST Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing any USPS facility during the COVID-19 public health emergency period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5305
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2022

 
This bill limits oil and gas leasing in Arctic areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing or extending a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in Arctic areas of the OCS.
 
In addition, the bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act

Bill: 117-s-5306
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act

 
This bill addresses issues relating to Tibet, including by establishing a statutory definition of Tibet that includes areas in Chinese provinces outside the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). 
 
For the purposes of U.S. policies and activities relating to Tibet, this bill defines Tibet to include the TAR and the Tibetan areas of the Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. (Generally, when China's government refers to Tibet, it means only the TAR, while Tibetan exile groups consider historical Tibet to include the TAR as well as areas in the provinces included in this bill's definition. China's government formally established the TAR in 1965.)
 
Furthermore, the objectives of the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues shall include working to ensure that U.S. government statements and documents counter disinformation about Tibet by China's government and the Chinese Communist Party, including disinformation about Tibet's history and institutions. The bill also authorizes the office to take other actions to counter such disinformation. 
 
This bill also states that it is U.S. policy that the conflict between Tibet and China is unresolved and that Tibet's legal status remains to be determined in accordance with international law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Play for Women Act

Bill: 117-s-5307
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Fair Play for Women Act

 
This bill addresses issues concerning sex discrimination in sports. For example, the bill prohibits intercollegiate athletic associations from engaging in certain acts of sex discrimination, including discrimination through (1) the rules it sets for intercollegiate athletics; (2) the facilities, amenities, and goods or services provided for competitions; or (3) the distribution of revenues or other benefits. 
 
The bill also requires institutions of higher education to periodically report to the Department of Education certain data related to men's and women's sports programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Community-Based Workforce Development Act

Bill: 117-s-5308
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Community-Based Workforce Development Act

 
This bill provides grants to expand workforce training programs for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
PEACE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5309
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2022 or the PEACE Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory standards for the use of lethal and less lethal force by federal law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S9626-9627)
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping Kids Through Trauma Act

Bill: 117-s-5310
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Helping Kids Through Trauma Act

 
This bill expressly permits state-licensed mental health organizations that receive grants for preservice or in-service training in a behavioral health-related paraprofessional field to use the grants for training on meeting the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5311
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 
 
IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022 

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to submit an initial plan to Congress to address how it intends to meet customer service and technology modernization and related objectives. The IRS must submit semiannual updates to the plan, indicate progress made in implementing the plan, and any changes or challenges in implementing the plan. 
 
The bill requires the Government Accountability Office in each calendar year after 2022 and before 2032, to report to specified congressional committees on various matters relating to the IRS, including the progress of the IRS in meeting its objectives and on technology modernization. 
 
The bill sets forth customer service objectives that the IRS must accomplish not later than January 1, 2025. It must make available to the public not later than January 1, 2026, certain electronic forms and filing procedures.
 
Finally, the National Taxpayer Advocate is authorized to appoint counsel in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5312
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 20

22

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5313
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; and certain nonprofits (or consortia of nonprofits) to carry out activities to mitigate heat in urban areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
LOST Organs Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5314
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Lost Opportunities to Supply Transplantable Organs Act of 2022 or the LOST Organs Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to take specified actions related to the transportation of organs, including tracking and publicly reporting the status of organs in the transplant supply chain. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is a public-private partnership that links the professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

Bill: 117-s-5315
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act

 
This bill addresses issues of public integrity, ethics, conflicts of interest, lobbying, rulemaking, and judicial ethics. For example, the bill limits federal hiring of former registered lobbyists and establishes divestment requirements for senior government officials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Clarity for Kratom Consumers Act

Bill: 117-s-5316
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Federal Clarity for Kratom Consumers Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold a hearing and establish a task force on the health and safety of products with kratom (an herbal substance that produces opioid- and stimulant-like effects). It also prohibits the FDA from regulating kratom products in a manner that is more restrictive as compared to regulations for food, dietary supplements, or dietary ingredients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate