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VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7275
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish policies and procedures for the detection and prevention of duplicate billings and payments of non-VA health care providers under the Veterans Community Care Program 
 
Such policies and procedures should compare billings or payments made by the VA for a medical service to a billing or payment made for the same service by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Medicare program or the Department of Defense (DOD) under the TRICARE program.
 
The VA, the CMS, and DOD must (1) enter into data-matching agreements to share and match relevant data in the systems of records for the purposes of this bill, and (2) establish and implement policies that clarify which department or agency is financially responsible for payment or reimbursement for a medical service. The established policies must also provide for the recoupment of payments if duplicate payments are made for the same medical service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act

Bill: 117-hr-7278
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act

 
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their disability.
 
Further, the bill prohibits the disqualification of individuals from jury service who fail to meet certain qualifications (e.g., adequate proficiency in English) on the basis of their disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Research Accelerator Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7279
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Mental Health Research Accelerator Act of 2022

 
This bill allows a tax credit through 2031 for 25% of expenses for translational research regarding neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions. The credit amount is subject to limitations, including an aggregate national limitation of $1 billion in 2022, $2 billion in 2023-2027, and $1 billion in 2028.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Prison to Proprietorship Act

Bill: 117-hr-7280
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Prison to Proprietorship Act

 
This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in House
REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act

Bill: 117-hr-7281
Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Reversing Every Vaccine Emergency Requirement and Stopping Employee OSHA Mandates Act or the REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act

 
This bill limits the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate workplace safety and health matters.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals OSHA's authority to issue emergency temporary standards related to workplace safety and health. The bill further specifies that OSHA may not, under its authority to regulate workplace safety and health, require the administration of any drug, vaccine, or other biological product to an employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4014)
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include a public airport in use by an air reserve station as a primary airport.

Bill: 117-hr-7282
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 
This bill designates any public airport in use by an air reserve station military facility as a primary airport (i.e., a commercial service airport that has more than 10,000 passenger boardings each year).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Informed Savers Act

Bill: 117-hr-7284
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Informed Savers Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Unleashing American Energy Act

Bill: 117-hr-7285
Sponsor: Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Unleashing American Energy Act

 
This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.
 
Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region. 
 
In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
CEASE Act

Bill: 117-hr-7286
Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

COVID-19 Excess Accountability and Surplus Expenditures Act or the CEASE Act

 
This bill establishes the COVID-19 Funding Accountability Commission.
 
The commission terminates after it reports on spending by the federal government related to relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the total amount of money (1) spent by the government on such relief, and (2) designated by the government for such relief that has been unspent as of enactment of this bill.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-7287
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act 

 
This bill revises the waiver authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for polygraph examinations of applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. 
 
Any individual who receives such a waiver and holds a current background investigation may be subject to further background investigation.
 
The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for employment or an employee who is eligible for a waiver if information is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation that makes necessary a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

Bill: 117-hr-7288
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

 
This bill addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans.
 
The bill revises requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over a period of 10 years, or (2) an income-based repayment plan with monthly payments equal to 10% percent of their income above the poverty level. The income-based plan is capped at 20 years of payments.
 
The bill also revises requirements concerning student loan disclosures and student loan counseling for borrowers. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Education to maintain online counseling tools that provide borrowers with entrance and exit student loan counseling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act

Bill: 117-hr-7290
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Belarus
China
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Estonia
Europe
Latvia
Lithuania
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military operations and strategy
Poland
Russia
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish and implement an initiative to increase security and economic ties with the Baltic countries (i.e., Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). The bill also requires the Department of Defense to establish and implement an initiative to deepen security cooperation with the Baltic countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
American Beef Labeling Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7291
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

American Beef Labeling Act of 2022

 
This bill reinstates mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to develop a means of reinstating the requirements that complies with the rules of the World Trade Organization. The USTR and the Department of Agriculture must implement the means within one year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7292
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct certain sales of oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf by a specified deadline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Energy Permitting Certainty Act

Bill: 117-hr-7293
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Energy Permitting Certainty Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-7294
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Pregnant Students' Rights Act

 
This bill requires a public institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to provide information to admitted and enrolled students on the rights and resources for students who are pregnant or may become pregnant. These rights and resources must exclude abortion services.
 
Additionally, the IHE must establish a protocol to meet with students who believe they were discriminated against based on pregnancy.
 
The IHE must also provide pregnancy-related questions to enrolled students and annually submit compiled responses to the Department of Education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Saving Americans from Vehicle Energy Costs Act

Bill: 117-hr-7295
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Saving Americans from Vehicle Energy Costs Act

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers a new refundable tax credit for owning or leasing a vehicle treated as a motor vehicle under the Clean Air Act and registered for highway use. The monthly amount of the credit is $300 times the number of such vehicles owned or leased by the taxpayer. Taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($400,000 in the case of a joint tax return) in any taxable year are not eligible for the credit.
 
The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for advance monthly payments of the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
GOOD AI Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7296
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence Act of 2022 or the GOOD AI Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to (1) incorporate specified considerations and principles, and the input of specified individuals and entities, in developing an update of guidance for federal agency use of artificial intelligence; and (2) establish an Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
VA Flood Preparedness Act

Bill: 117-hr-7297
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

VA Flood Preparedness Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to VA medical facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7298
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to take certain actions related to parcels of land that have been nominated for future sales of onshore oil and gas leases and related drilling permits. Specifically, Interior must (1) report to Congress about the status of the parcels, (2) publish on its website information concerning expressions of interest in nominated parcels and drilling permits, and (3) issue certain pending applications for drilling permits within 30 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in House