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Neighborhood Tree Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4118
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Policy sciences
Racial and ethnic relations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Neighborhood Tree Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for additional assistance to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, approved organizations, and local community tree volunteer groups to plant and maintain trees. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a Neighborhood Tree Fund from which to provide assistance to such entities to increase and improve the overall health of the tree canopies in their communities. 
 
In providing the assistance, USDA must give priority to those entities with proposed projects that include and prioritize tree planting and tree maintenance in underserved communities and neighborhoods, including those that are low-income or have a lower tree canopy.
 
The bill modifies the composition of the membership of the Forestry Advisory Council by (1) increasing the number of council members to 16, and (2) including as a member of the council one individual who is the resident of a low-income community. 


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
A bill to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.

Bill: 117-s-4121
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Monuments and memorials
Ohio
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 
This bill designates the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. 

action_date: 2022-12-12
text: 
This bill designates the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 623.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-246.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-246.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment 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
Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4122
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Connecticut
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: 

Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022

 
This bill designates specified segments of the Housatonic River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
The designation of the river segments must not impact or alter the existing terms of permitting, licensing, or operation of 
 
 
the Falls Village Hydroelectric Generating Station located in Falls Village, Connecticut, or 
 
the Bulls Bridge Hydroelectric Generating Station located in New Milford, Connecticut. 
 
 
The designation of the river segments must also not preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation or continued operation of those facilities. 
 
The authority of the Department of the Interior to acquire lands for the river segments shall be
 
 
limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner, and
 
subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Housatonic River Management Plan.
 
 
No land or interest in land may be acquired for the river segments by condemnation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing Satellite Cybersecurity Act

Bill: 117-s-4123
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: 

Enhancing Satellite Cybersecurity Act

 
This bill addresses cybersecurity matters related to commercial satellite systems that are owned or controlled by foreign entities or that have physical structures in foreign countries.
 
Specifically, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency must consolidate voluntary recommendations for the development, maintenance, and operation of commercial satellite systems. The recommendations must include measures to protect systems against cyber-related vulnerabilities posed by foreign ownership or physical infrastructure that is located in foreign countries. 
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on federal actions to support the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems. In particular, the report must address the extent to which federal agencies rely on foreign systems or systems with physical structures in foreign countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4124
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or support the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
RAISE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4125
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 or the RAISE Act of 2022

 
This bill allows eligible educators (i.e., any elementary or secondary teacher and any early childhood educator) a refundable tax credit of $1,000 plus an additional amount (based upon a specified student poverty ratio) for eligible educators employed at a qualifying school (i.e., a public elementary or secondary school that is eligible for certain federal assistance or is funded by the Bureau of Indian Education), or an early childhood education program for children receiving certain federal assistance.
 
The bill also increases the amount of the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and expands such credit to include early childhood educators. 
 
The bill provides additional funding to local educational agencies that maintain or increase the salaries of their teachers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4126
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a process to vet applicants for certain funding that supports affordable broadband deployment in high-cost areas, including rural communities.
 
Specifically, the process applies to applicants seeking funding under the high-cost universal service programs that provide competitive awards for broadband deployment.
 
As part of the process, the FCC must require applicants to provide a proposal for deploying the broadband network. The proposal must contain enough detail and documentation for the FCC to ascertain whether the applicant has the technical capabilities to deploy the proposed network and deliver services.
 
The FCC must evaluate proposals against reasonable and well-established technical standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act

Bill: 117-s-4127
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act 

 
This bill expands securities disclosure requirements applicable to directors, officers, and certain stockholders to include the securities of a foreign private issuer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

Bill: 117-s-4128
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.

action_date: 2022-11-28
text: 

Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
action_date: 2022-11-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-213.
action_date: 2022-11-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-213.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Peace through Strength Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4129
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Taiwan Peace through Strength Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses military-related assistance to Taiwan. For example, the bill (1) requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of State to prioritize processing Taiwan's requests under the Foreign Military Sales program; (2) authorizes additional Foreign Military Financing grant assistance to Taiwan, subject to various requirements; and (3) requires DOD to establish a comprehensive training program with Taiwan designed to achieve interoperability and improve Taiwan's defense capabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4130
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 

2022

 
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

Bill: 117-s-4131
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

 
This bill disallows a business expense tax deduction for any reimbursement paid by an employer to an employee for travel expenses to obtain an abortion, or for the costs of any gender transition procedure for the employee's minor child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4132
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-05-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: 

Women's Health Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services.
 
Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to 
 
 
prescribe certain drugs,
 
offer abortion services via telemedicine, or
 
immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. 
 
 
Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to 
 
 
perform unnecessary medical procedures,
 
provide medically inaccurate information,
 
comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or
 
carry out all services connected to an abortion. 
 
 
In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health.
 
The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.
 
The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
 
The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 170. (CR S2439)
action_date: 2022-05-09
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2372)
action_date: 2022-05-09
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2372)
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4133
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: 

Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022

 
This bill temporarily allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less to receive Social Security disability benefits during the waiting period for such benefits (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for the benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-4134
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
Chemical and biological weapons
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
Georgia (Republic)
Government information and archives
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Russia
Sex offenses
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria
Ukraine
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: 

Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the President to report to Congress on atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
 
Specifically, the report must describe in detail (1) U.S. government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the invasion; (2) media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make the Russian people, including their military and political leaders, aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for such atrocities; and (3) the process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to obtain information from the U.S. government related to such atrocities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2340-2341)
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act

Bill: 117-s-4135
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: 

Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act

 
This bill dissolves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and directs DHS to immediately remove its Executive Director. 
 
The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds for the board's operation.
 
 Further, DHS (1) may not establish any entity equivalent to the board or authorize activities at DHS that are substantially similar to the board's activities, and (2) must submit to Congress a report describing the board's formation and all of the records in DHS's possession related to the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Resources Development Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4136
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Arizona
Atmospheric science and weather
California
Canada
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Delaware
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Everglades
Floods and storm protection
Florida
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Iowa
Kansas
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Louisiana
Maryland
Minority employment
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Missouri
Missouri River
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pest management
Research and development
Seashores and lakeshores
South Carolina
South Dakota
Sports and recreation facilities
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington State
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
West Virginia
Wetlands
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: 

Water Resources Development Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out activities concerning water resources development projects, ecosystem restoration, flood control, water supply and wastewater infrastructure, or navigation.

action_date: 2022-05-04
text: 

Water Resources Development Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out activities concerning water resources development projects, ecosystem restoration, flood control, water supply and wastewater infrastructure, or navigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-124.
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-124.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Carper. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Carper. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate