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To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1070
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 
This bill gives a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource an interim status permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act until (1) the final administrative disposition of its permit application, or (2) it is proven that the facility failed to provide information needed to process the permit application. 

action_date: 2023-03-23
text: 
This bill gives a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource an interim status permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act until (1) the final administrative disposition of its permit application, or (2) it is proven that the facility failed to provide information needed to process the permit application. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-21.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-21.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 6 .
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1071
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Labor standards
Noise pollution
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023

 
This bill sets forth requirements for commercial air tour flights.
 
Among other requirements, the bill
 
 
prohibits tour flights within a half mile of military installations, national cemeteries, national wilderness areas, national parks, and national wildlife refuges; 
 
prohibits tour flights from operating at an altitude of less than 1,500 feet; 
 
requires tour flights over occupied areas (e.g., residential, commercial, and recreational areas) to be no louder than 55dbA; and 
 
allows states and localities to impose additional requirements that are stricter than the minimum federal requirements. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act

Bill: 118-hr-1072
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act

 
This bill permits the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award supplemental funds to certain health centers that care for medically underserved populations for addressing primary social determinants of health (i.e., nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as transportation, food security, and economic security).
 
To receive the supplemental funding, health centers must be recipients of other HRSA grants that support health center operations and activities. Health centers must use the supplemental funds to implement a community-based network of organizations capable of addressing the social determinants of health. Additionally, HRSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance on sustaining these networks after the supplemental funding terminates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 118-hr-1073
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.
 
 The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Women’s Public Health and Safety Act

Bill: 118-hr-1074
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Women's Public Health and Safety Act

 
This bill allows a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Baseball Diplomacy Act

Bill: 118-hr-1075
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Baseball Diplomacy Act

 
This bill waives various embargo and immigration restrictions in order to allow Cuban nationals to enter the United States to play organized professional baseball. 
 
U.S. embargo authority may not regulate or prohibit various transactions by or on behalf of a Cuban national entering to play professional baseball, nor may the individual be prohibited from returning to Cuba with the earnings made from playing baseball. The President's authority to bar an alien whose entry is deemed to be detrimental to U.S. interests may not be used to deny a visa to a Cuban national entering to play baseball.
 
An individual entering to play baseball may obtain a visa to remain in the United States only for the duration of the baseball season. The visa need not be renewed for reentry into the United States during the term of a contract between the individual and the team for which the individual played in the preceding season.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1077
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Federal district courts
Judges
Lawyers and legal services
Members of Congress
New York City
New York State
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 

2023

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Constance Baker Motley in recognition of her contributions and service to the United States in advancing civil rights as an attorney, elected official, and judge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Bill: 118-hr-1078
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers. 
Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, improve, or operate a student veteran center. A student veteran center is a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, their children, and veterans in the community; and (2) a centralized office for student veteran services that serves as a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for student veterans.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Work Requirements Act

Bill: 118-hr-1079
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Medicaid Work Requirements Act

 
This bill establishes work requirements under Medicaid for able-bodied adults. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires individuals who are between the ages of 18 and 65 and who are not otherwise unable to work due to a medical condition, family situation, or other listed reason to work at least 120 hours per month, participate in a work program or volunteer at least 80 hours per month, or some combination of these at least 80 hours per month, based on a monthly average, in order to qualify for Medicaid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act

Bill: 118-hr-1080
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

COVID-19 Federal Employee Reinstatement Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to reinstate or compensate former employees who separated from the agency due to COVID-19 vaccination requirements during a certain period. 
 
Specifically, agencies must reinstate or compensate employees who voluntarily or involuntarily separated from the agency between September 9, 2021, and January 24, 2022, due to the COVID-19 vaccination requirements of Executive Order 14043. (The executive order required all federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A federal court blocked implementation of the order on January 21, 2022. An appellate court reinstated the order on April 7, 2022.)
 
Employees may choose to be reinstated to their former position (or a comparable position) or to receive a payment that is commensurate with any lost pay during this time period. Employees who subsequently obtained a new federal position are entitled to payment that is commensurate with any difference in pay, if the new position pays less than the previous position. The bill also provides for the treatment of such payments or service with respect to taxes and retirement annuities, including allowing the months in which an employee was separated from service during this time period to count as qualifying service for purposes of retirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act

Bill: 118-hr-1081
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act or the ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on TikTok, its parent company ByteDance Ltd., and larger social media companies with ties to certain foreign countries.
 
Specifically, the sanctions shall apply if the relevant property interests are (1) in the United States; or (2) in the possession or control of a U.S. person, if blocking the transaction is necessary to prevent the company's commercial operation in the United States. 
 
These sanctions shall also apply to larger social media companies involved with countries or persons (entities or individuals) of concern, generally defined as any foreign government or person engaged in activities adverse to U.S. security and safety and includes specific countries such as China, Russia, and North Korea. For the purposes of this bill, a 
person of concern 
also includes private companies and individuals domiciled in a country of concern and subject to the substantial influence of the government. 
 
Specifically, in addition to TikTok and ByteDance, the sanctions shall apply to any social media company 
 
 
that is based in or organized under the laws of a country of concern; 
 
where a country or person of concern owns 20% of its outstanding voting stock or shares; 
 
that uses software or algorithms controlled by a country or person of concern, including through export controls; or 
 
where a country or person of concern has substantial influence over the company's data sharing or content moderation practices. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

Bill: 118-hr-1082
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

 
This bill expands eligibility for certain special compensation to disabled uniformed services retirees who are survivors of military sexual trauma.
 
Specifically, the bill renames 
 combat-related special compensation
 as 
trauma-related special compensation 
and makes eligible for such compensation trauma-related disabled uniformed services retirees (i.e., members of the uniformed services who have a trauma-related disability and are entitled to retired pay).
 
The bill expands the former definition of a combat-related disability (now a trauma-related disability under this bill) to include a disability that is compensable under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is determined by the VA to be the result of military sexual trauma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Caring for Survivors Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1083
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Marriage and family status
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Caring for Survivors Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
 Dependency and indemnity compensation is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors (i.e., spouses, parents, or children) of (1) certain veterans who died as a result of a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed while on active military duty or active or inactive duty for training; or (3) veterans who did not die from a service-connected condition, but were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period of time.
 
The bill also (1) reduces, from 10 years to 5 years, the period of time that certain veterans must have been rated totally disabled due to a service-connected disability in order for a survivor to qualify for benefits; and (2) specifies the amount that is payable to survivors of veterans who were rated totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Bill: 118-hr-1084
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Labor standards
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Flexibility for Workers Education Act

 
This bill excludes from hours worked certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any productive work for the employer during the training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
REFINER Act

Bill: 118-hr-1085
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Industrial facilities
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: 

Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States. The report must include information concerning (1) the contributions of such refineries to U.S. energy security, (2) a projection for expanding the capacities of the refineries, (3) any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in their capacities, and (4) any recommendations to increase such capacities. 

action_date: 2023-03-23
text: 

Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States. The report must include information concerning (1) the contributions of such refineries to U.S. energy security, (2) a projection for expanding the capacities of the refineries, (3) any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in their capacities, and (4) any recommendations to increase such capacities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-20.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-20.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 18.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11 .
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Introduced in House