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CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act

Bill: 117-hr-7577
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority education
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act

 
This bill allows tribes and tribal organizations to apply directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program funds. Currently, only states and certain local entities may apply for PHEP funds to respond to public health emergencies, such as COVID-19.
 
The CDC must award at least 10 cooperative agreements to tribal applicants.
 
Additionally, the CDC must consult with tribes and tribal organizations to ensure the PHEP program enables these entities to respond to public health emergencies. The CDC may make certain modifications to the program after the consultation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Countering Limitless Overtaking of User Data Act

Bill: 117-hr-7578
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Countering Limitless Overtaking of User Data Act or the CLOUD Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to report on data servicing operations owned by Chinese entities. The report must address, for example, whether these Chinese entities may be subsidized by China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

Bill: 117-hr-7579
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Asia
Border security and unlawful immigration
Business investment and capital
Caribbean area
China
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Cuba
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Electric power generation and transmission
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
International law and treaties
Latin America
Manufacturing
Mexico
Nuclear power
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Taiwan
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

 
This bill provides assistance for corporations to move operations from China to countries in Latin America or the Caribbean and addresses related issues. 
 
For example, the bill requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide financing and other assistance to eligible corporations for costs associated with such a move. Tariffs collected for goods manufactured in China shall be used to pay for such assistance.
 
The President may provide preferential treatment, including duty-free treatment, for goods produced in a Latin American or Caribbean country by a corporation that received relocation assistance under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7580
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses mineral leasing, exploration, and development on federal land. For example, the bill 
 
 
prohibits the issuance of a patent for certain mining or millsite claims;
 
establishes a permitting and leasing system for hardrock mining;
 
establishes a 12.5% royalty on new mining operations and an 8% royalty on existing operations, with an exemption for small miners;
 
protects special places, such as wilderness study areas, roadless areas, and wild and scenic rivers, from hardrock mining activity;
 
requires consultation prior to undertaking any mineral activities that may have a substantial direct impact on the lands or interests of Indian tribes;
 
establishes an environmental standard for mining activities to ensure that mining activities prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources;
 
prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances; and
 
authorizes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund to be used for responding to hazardous substance releases on abandoned hardrock mine land, including efforts to reclaim the land.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Yurok Lands Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7581
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Yurok Lands Act
 
of 

2022

 
This bill addresses the management of Yurok Reservation lands. 
 
The Department of the Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Yurok Tribe for protecting the natural resources of Redwood National Park.
 
The bill confirms the 2006 Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the Klamath River Basin of California and authorizes Interior to implement the agreement.
 
The Forest Service must transfer approximately 1,229 acres in the Yurok Experimental Forest and Six Rivers National Forest to Interior. That land must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and be managed by the tribe for conservation and research purposes. The land may not be used for gaming activity or for old growth logging.
 
Interior must revise the boundary of the reservation as depicted on the map titled 
Proposed Yurok Reservation Boundary
 and dated March 30, 2022. National Forest System land and National Park System land within the revised reservation must be administered by the Forest Service and the National Park Service, respectively.
 
The bill gives the tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process with respect to major federal actions within the revised Yurok Reservation. 
 
The bill designates the Bald Hills Road, which runs from U.S. Highway 101 to the Klamath River, as the Yurok Scenic Byway.
 
The bill ratifies and confirms the tribe's governing documents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
No Free TRIPS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7582
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

No Free TRIPS Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. 
 
The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Support International Criminal Investigations for Ukraine Act

Bill: 117-hr-7583
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Jurisdiction and venue
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Ukraine
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Support International Criminal Investigations for Ukraine Act

 
This bill repeals a provision that prohibits using federal funds to support the International Criminal Court (ICC). Specifically, the provision prohibits such funding unless the United States becomes a party to the ICC pursuant to a treaty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities in the inland navigable waters of the United States.

Bill: 117-hr-7584
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 
This bill eliminates the energy-related tax credit for investment in certain offshore wind facilities after 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Securing the Border for Public Health Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7586
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Customs enforcement
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Securing the Border for Public Health Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of illicit drugs into the United States.
 
Current law authorizes HHS to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. Under this bill, HHS may also restrict migration and imports from a country if HHS determines that introduction of certain controlled substances (e.g., opiates, stimulants, or fentanyl-related substances) from that country poses a risk to public health. HHS must consult with the Department of Justice in making the determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Nonprofit Sector Strength and Partnership Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7587
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

Bill: 117-hr-7588
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

 
This bill excludes certain arrangements or agreements regarding education loans from the definition of a 
preferred lender arrangement
.
 
A preferred lender arrangement is an arrangement or agreement between a lender and an institution of higher education (IHE) that receives federal funding or assistance (1) under which a lender issues education loans to students attending the IHE; and (2) that relates to the IHE recommending, promoting, or endorsing the education loan products of the lender.
 
The bill provides that arrangements or agreements made under a state-based education loan program or that are funded, insured, or guaranteed by any federal agency other than the Department of Education do not meet the definition of a preferred lender agreement for purposes of certain required disclosures to student borrowers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
REMOVE Copays Act

Bill: 117-hr-7589
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from imposing or collecting any co-payment for the first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year for a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system.

action_date: 2022-09-28
text: 

Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from imposing or collecting any co-payment for a veteran's first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year. However, such prohibition must not apply with respect to the imposition or collection of copayments for medications. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8185)
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7589.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8185-8186)
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Economic Development Promotion and Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7590
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Geography and mapping
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Outdoor recreation
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Transportation and Public Works
Travel and tourism
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Economic Development Promotion and Resiliency Act

 
This bill modifies the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) public works and economic development programs. For example, the bill establishes grants (1) for predevelopment activities (e.g., community asset mapping); (2) for economic development capacity building; and (3) to support outdoor recreation, tourism, hospitality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7591
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2022 or the Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022

 
This bill adds Middle Easterners and North Africans to the definition of racial and ethnic minority group for purposes of activities carried out by the Office of Minority Health and federally supported health care and public health programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the National Community Service Act of 1990 to provide training for certain individuals to identify and apply for certain Federal grants, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7592
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 
This bill expands training under the national service programs (e.g., AmeriCorps) to provide participants with the skills to apply for federal grants for entities in rural and underserved communities.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Access for All Communities Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7593
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Access for All Communities Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Economic Development Administration to establish an online clearinghouse to increase awareness about federal and state programs, grants, loans, and other assistance available to support economic development in capacity-constrained communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in House