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Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act

Bill: 117-s-4014
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Neurological disorders
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to eligible entities, including through the RAPID funding mechanism, to support interdisciplinary research on the disruption of regular cognitive processes associated with both short-term and long-term COVID-19 infections, including with respect to children and adolescents.
 
No later than 45 days after the enactment of this bill, the NSF shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and produce a report on the disruption of cognitive processes associated with COVID-19 infection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
TREAT Long COVID Act

Bill: 117-s-4015
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Minority health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act or the TREAT Long COVID Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to create or expand the capacity of clinics that treat patients with persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., Long COVID). Eligible recipients include federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, urban Indian health centers, and state and local health departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsible Budget Targets Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4016
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Responsible Budget Targets Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the federal budget process to establish new spending caps that are adjusted annually based on factors such as the amount of revenue and the growth of the gross domestic product. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "James D. Todd United States Courthouse", and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4017
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.

action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.

action_date: 2022-12-13
text: 
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.

action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 
This act designates the U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 117-240.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 117-240.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9724)
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4017.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9724-9725)
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Mr. Stanton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6912; text: CR S6912)
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 117-240
HBCU RISE Act

Bill: 117-s-4018
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act or the HBCU RISE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a pilot program to increase capacity for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are designated as high research activity status to achieve very high research activity status. High research activity status (known as R2 status) and very high research activity status (known as R1 status) are classifications by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
 
In carrying out the pilot program, DOD must award grants for key areas of scientific research to HBCUs that are classified as high research activity status institutions. DOD may expand the program to other HBCUs beyond those that are classified as high research activity status if DOD determines that the program can support such an expansion.
 
DOD must annually establish a list of key areas of scientific research for which grant applicants may seek funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

Bill: 117-s-4019
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Right of privacy
Terrorism
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Protection from Abusive Passengers Act 

 
This bill addresses the banning of abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights. 
Abusive passenger
 is defined as any individual who engages in behavior that results in a civil penalty or conviction for assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a crew member or passenger on an aircraft flight, or who takes any action to interfere with security screening personnel or any security system related to civil aviation security.
 
It requires the Federal Aviation Administration or the Attorney General to provide the identity, including the full name and date of birth, and gender of all abusive passengers to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
 
The TSA must maintain a list of abusive passengers and develop and make publicly available policies and procedures for handling individuals included on the list. Any individual on the list shall be prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft flight until the individual is removed from such list.
 
Additionally, all abusive passengers shall be permanently ineligible to participate in the TSA PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry programs, with specified exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042-2043)
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act

Bill: 117-s-4020
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act

 
This bill establishes points of order that may be raised in the Senate against (1) budget resolutions that do not include a balanced budget; and (2) provisions that would cause the total amount of appropriations for a program, project, or activity to exceed the authorized amount. 
 
The bill also limits waivers of budget points of order in the Senate, including by prohibiting (1) waiving multiple points of order against a measure using a single motion, and (2) waiving a point of order that has not been specifically raised by a Senator. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Human Rights Violators Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4021
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 

Human Rights Violators Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes additional statutory grounds for barring a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) from admission into the United States, including for participating in female genital mutilation. The bill also addresses other issues, such as establishing the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center to coordinate efforts to bar foreign human rights abusers from entering the United States and support efforts to remove such individuals from the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to codify in statute the CDC title 42 expulsion order, which suspends the right for certain aliens to enter the United States along United States land borders, until February 1, 2025.

Bill: 117-s-4022
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-04-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latin America
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit, with certain exceptions, individuals from entering the United States through a coastal or land port of entry or a Border Patrol station near a U.S. land border. This prohibition shall not apply to a (1) U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, (2) member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the spouse and children of a member, or (3) person from a foreign country with valid travel documents arriving at a designated port of entry.
 
This prohibition shall be in place until February 1, 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-4023
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes tax-exempt savings accounts that may be used to pay for training expenses and will be managed by state programs known as Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs.
 
Tax-exempt distributions from an account may be used for training that results in a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a license recognized by the federal government or a state, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. 
 
The bill specifies contribution limits, age restrictions, and income limits that apply to beneficiaries of the accounts. Accounts that meet the requirements are eligible to receive certain federal matching funds for contributions made by the beneficiary or an employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
State and Local Corrections Officer Retirement Fairness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4024
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

State and Local Corrections Officer Retirement Fairness Act of 2022

 
This bill extends the exemption from the penalty for early withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans currently allowed to federal public safety officers to certain state and local government corrections officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Ambassador Oversight and Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-4025
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Ambassador Oversight and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the President and each individual appointed or assigned to be a chief of mission to make certain disclosures, including (1) the source and extent of the individual's knowledge related to the area in which they have been nominated to serve, and (2) specified campaign contributions. The President must also certify that any contributions made by the nominee played no role in the nomination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2094-2095)
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act

Bill: 117-s-4026
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act

 
This bill allows researchers to obtain certain high-cost drugs and biologics at discounted prices from manufacturers. Researchers must apply to the Food and Drug Administration for approval; manufacturers must sell the approved quantity of drugs to researchers at the discounted price and are subject to civil actions from researchers for noncompliance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act

Bill: 117-s-4027
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act

 
This bill expands the hiring authorities of executive agencies, including by increasing the maximum length of temporary and term appointments to up to 3 years (including extensions) and up to 10 years, respectively.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require certain public housing agencies to absorb port-in housing choice vouchers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4028
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 
This bill requires a public housing agency that uses less than 95% of its budget authority in a given year to accept a housing choice voucher from a family that received the voucher from an agency in a different jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Traveler's Gun Rights Act

Bill: 117-s-4029
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Traveler's Gun Rights Act

 
This bill allows an individual who does not have a physical residence in a state to use the address for a private mailbox or post office box maintained by that individual for purposes of obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-4031
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act 

 
This bill awards posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Henrietta Lacks in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the "Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building".

Bill: 117-s-4032
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Oklahoma
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the "Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
ONSHORE Manufacturing Act

Bill: 117-s-4033
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act or the ONSHORE Manufacturing
 
Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions to support secure supply chains of rare earth elements. A
 rare earth element 
means a natural element associated with (1) the metallic element scandium, with atomic number 21; (2) the metallic element yttrium, with atomic number 39; or (3) any of the series of 15 metallic elements between lanthanum, with atomic number 57, and lutetium, with atomic number 71, on the periodic table.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Hammers' Law

Bill: 117-s-4034
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Hammers' Law

 
This bill makes additional compensation recoverable for nonpecuniary damages (but not punitive damages) for deaths resulting from a passenger cruise ship voyage accident occurring on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Weapons Exports Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4035
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Taiwan Weapons Exports Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to move Taiwan from Country Group A:6 to Country Group A:5 for the purposes of the Export Administration Regulations. (Generally, this reclassification allows Taiwan to acquire certain items and weapons systems subject to export controls on an expedited basis.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4036
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet conditions related to notification and planning before terminating certain restrictions on imports and individuals entering the United States.
 
Current law authorizes HHS to restrict entries and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. HHS exercised this authority as part of its COVID-19 response, including to allow for the expulsion of undocumented migrants at the border without any asylum processing.
 
Under this bill, HHS may not terminate the restrictions for (1) at least 60 days after it notifies Congress of the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (2) at least 30 days after it submits to Congress a plan for addressing the possible influx of migrants or imports resulting from lifting the restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in Senate