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A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories.

Bill: 117-s-4098
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Belarus
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Energy research
Europe
Foreign labor
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to take actions to, immediately after the enactment of this bill, terminate the employment of all nationals of Russia and Belarus (other than such nationals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States) working in DOE National Laboratories.
 
DOE must prohibit such nationals from working in such laboratories until (1) the armed forces of Russia and any country that is an ally of Russia are no longer present in Ukraine, and (2) all sanctions imposed by the United States in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia that began on February 24, 2022, have been terminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-09
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
STOP CCP Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4099
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Sanction Transactions Originating from Pernicious Chinese Companies and Policies Act of 2022 or the STOP CCP Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits U.S. persons (generally individuals and entities subject to U.S. jurisdiction) from trading in the publicly traded securities of certain entities that operate or have operated in certain sectors in China, including the defense or surveillance technology sectors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Mamas First Act

Bill: 117-s-4100
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Mamas First Act

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover doula and midwife services, including prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, in a variety of settings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4101
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: China
Department of Commerce
Employment and training programs
Human rights
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to offer guidance to U.S. businesses, including those considering transactions with entities subject to the influence of countries where significant human rights abuses have occurred, about issues such as (1) the human rights abuses perpetuated by China's government, (2) risk factors that may be used to identify entities subject to the influence of governments implicated in human rights abuses, and (3) ways to avoid doing business with such entities. 
 
Commerce must also provide training related to human rights issues to Commerce employees who provide counseling services to businesses.

action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to offer guidance to U.S. businesses, including those considering transactions with entities subject to the influence of countries where significant human rights abuses have occurred, about issues such as (1) the human rights abuses perpetuated by China's government, (2) risk factors that may be used to identify entities subject to the influence of governments implicated in human rights abuses, and (3) ways to avoid doing business with such entities. 
 
Commerce must also provide training related to human rights issues to Commerce employees who provide counseling services to businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Bill: 117-s-4102
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

 
This bill increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the resource limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples. The bill annually adjusts the limits for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4103
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022

 
This bill allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

Bill: 117-s-4105
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Income tax deferral
Motor vehicles
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

 
This bill modifies the treatment of liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified LIFO (last in first out accounting method) inventory. It allows new motor vehicle dealers to elect to wait until the end of 2025 to replace their inventory for purposes of determining income attributable to the sale of such inventory during 2020 and 2021.

action_date: 2022-12-22
text: 

Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

 
This bill modifies the treatment of liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified LIFO (last in first out accounting method) inventory. It allows new motor vehicle dealers to elect to wait until the end of 2025 to replace their inventory for purposes of determining income attributable to the sale of such inventory during 2020 and 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-22
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10102; text: CR S10102)
action_date: 2022-12-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Higher Education Innovation Act

Bill: 117-s-4106
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Higher Education Innovation Act
 
This bill establishes an alternative authorization process for institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other education providers to participate in federal student-aid programs.
 
The Department of Education must approve innovation authorizers to authorize IHEs or other education providers that promote student success outcomes and cost-effectiveness, agree to outcome-based oversight and reporting requirements, meet performance metrics, and comply with other specified requirements. 
 
Authorization by an innovation authorizer is deemed recognized accreditation for purposes of participation in federal student-aid programs.
 
An IHE or education provider may be both accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and authorized by an innovation authorizer, if it meets the requirements of both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Defense Civilian Harm Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-4107
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Department of Defense Civilian Harm Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to designate a senior official to serve as the civilian harm investigation coordinator to conduct a review of each investigation of civilian harm and assess whether applicable laws, policies, guidelines, and processes were followed during the investigations. DOD must also appoint a general counsel to assist the coordinator with such duties.
 
The coordinator must annually submit to Congress a report on civilian harm resulting from U.S. military operations during the preceding year.
 
DOD must make publicly available in an electronic format a detailed list of all ex gratia payments (i.e., payments that are not legally required) and other payments in response to civilian harm paid by the United States. Some information may be excluded to ensure safety or privacy of payment recipients. DOD must provide specified information to Congress to certify the need for confidentiality.
 
DOD must provide an easily accessible electronic method by which individuals may request ex gratia or other condolence payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

Bill: 117-s-4108
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

 
This bill implements policies and procedures within the Department of Defense (DOD) related to the harm of civilians during U.S. military operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4110
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Insurance industry and regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2022 

 
This bill establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The member is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under current law, this member is nonvoting and selected by state insurance commissioners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-08
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4111
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act
 
of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations.
 
Specifically, the bill directs USDA to establish a program to research and manage the disease. Under the program, USDA must offer to enter into agreements with state or tribal wildlife agencies and departments of agriculture, institutions of higher education, and research centers to support research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of the disease. In addition, USDA must offer to enter into agreements with such agencies and departments to support state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies that address the disease.
 
USDA must also develop and maintain materials to inform the public on chronic wasting disease and techniques to help prevent the spread of the disease.
 
In addition, USDA must solicit public feedback on potential updates and improvements to standards of the chronic wasting disease herd certification program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act

Bill: 117-s-4113
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act

 
This bill provides for the inclusion of sexual harassment as an offense subject to the authority of special trial counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and sets forth requirements related to independent investigations of sexual harassment under the UCMJ.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2221)
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4114
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Low- and moderate-income housing
Maine
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 
This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine by any town that requests conveyance of the land for affordable workforce housing. Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.

action_date: 2022-09-27
text: 
This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island.
 
 Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4115
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes budget points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering provisions in appropriations legislation that contain changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligation during the fiscal year from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to be less than the annual average for the three previous fiscal years. 
 
A CHIMP is a provision that (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts if the provision were included in legislation other than an appropriations bill; and (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the current year or the budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays over the period of the total of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently adopted budget resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
SMART Cocaine Sentencing Act

Bill: 117-s-4116
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Start Making Adjustments and Require Transparency in Cocaine Sentencing Act or the SMART Cocaine Sentencing Act

 
This bill reduces the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. 
 
Currently, different threshold amounts of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
 
This bill reduces the federal sentencing disparity by altering the threshold amounts of crack cocaine and powder cocaine that trigger statutory criminal penalties. Specifically, the bill increases the threshold amounts of crack cocaine (e.g., from 28 to 160 grams) and decreases the threshold amounts of powder cocaine (e.g., from 500 to 400 grams) that trigger statutory criminal penalties.
 
The changes may apply retroactively, but only if the Department of Justice (DOJ) certifies that the sentence of a defendant should be reduced.
 
The bill requires DOJ to review and report on various data related to crack cocaine and powder cocaine, including individual dosage amounts, addictiveness, and associated violence. 
 
Additionally, the U.S. Sentencing Commission must report publicly on cocaine offenses and offenders, including trends in cocaine trafficking patterns, price, and use; the interaction of state penalties with federal prosecutorial decisions; and federal case law developments related to federal cocaine sentencing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4117
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Emergency communications systems
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Radio spectrum allocation
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Spectrum Innovation Act of 2021

 
This bill specifies a process for auctioning a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between 3100 megahertz (MHz) and 3540 MHz for nonfederal use, shared federal and nonfederal use, or a combination of those uses. Most wireless technologies (e.g., mobile communication) rely on the electromagnetic spectrum to transmit signals.
 
Specifically, the Office of Management and Budget must transfer funding from the Spectrum Reallocation Fund to federal entities for planning related to the reallocation. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Executive Office of the President must oversee the planning.
 
Informed by the planning, the Department of Commerce must identify at least 200 MHz of spectrum for reallocation. In identifying the spectrum, Commerce must consult with the Department of Defense, the Office of National Science and Technology Policy, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC must (1) adopt rules authorizing the use of the identified spectrum in consultation with the NTIA, and (2) auction licenses for the identified spectrum within seven years of the bill's enactment.
 
Additionally, the President must modify or withdraw (subject to certain limits) current federal assignments of the identified spectrum to increase nonfederal use. The FCC must allow for opportunistic uses (i.e., allow devices to opportunistically identify and transmit on unused spectrum without infringing on the rights of the spectrum license holder) of a withdrawn or modified assignment. An allowed opportunistic use must cease after the auction if the use is inconsistent with the rights of the licensee that obtains its license through the auction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate