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FILM Act

Bill: 118-hr-1576
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Digital media
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Photography and imaging
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Federal Interior Land Media Act or the FILM Act

 
This bill rewrites provisions for commercial filming activities or similar projects in National Park System units and on other federal lands. 
 
Specifically, the bill provides exceptions from permitting and fee requirements for content creation, including still photography, digital or analog video, or digital or analog audio recording activities, on land under the jurisdiction of the Departments of Agriculture or the Interior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
BUILDER Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1577
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

BUILDER Act of 2023 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023

 
This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions.
 
Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents.
 
The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. The lead agency must supervise the preparation of one environmental document (e.g., environmental impact statement), which satisfies the document requirement for all involved agencies, and prepare a schedule to complete the review of the action. If the lead agency is unable to meet the deadlines, it must pay $100 per day to the applicant until the applicant approves a new deadline. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances.
 
Additionally, the bill limits judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Success in the Middle Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1578
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Success in the Middle Act of 

2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program and take other specified actions to improve student learning and academic achievement for students in the middle grades (i.e., grades 5-8).
 
Specifically, the bill directs ED to
 
 
make formula grants to states, based on their proportion of children aged 5 to 17 living below the poverty line, to implement state middle grades need analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, create statewide improvement plans to improve student academic achievement in the middle grades; and
 
award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or designated LEA partnerships to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school (based on graduation rates and specified risk factors).
 
 
Among other activities, ED must also (1) study and identify promising practices for the improvement of middle grades education, (2) create a national clearinghouse and national middle grades database, (3) establish an educational research and development center, and (4) provide grants to turn around low-performing schools that serve middle grade students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Accredited Investor Definition Review Act

Bill: 118-hr-1579
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Accredited Investor Definition Review Act 

 
This bill revises who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. 
 
Specifically, the bill allows the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discretion in determining what certifications, designations, or credentials investors must possess for purposes of investor protection, provided that the credentials are at least as broad as the existing regulations. Additionally, the SEC must review these credentials every five years. 

action_date: 2023-06-05
text: 

Accredited Investor Definition Review Act 

 
This bill revises who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. 
 
Specifically, the bill allows the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discretion in determining what certifications, designations, or credentials investors must possess for purposes of investor protection, provided that the credentials are at least as broad as the existing regulations. Additionally, the SEC must review these credentials every five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2719)
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2719)
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1579.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2719-2721)
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 69.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-92.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-92.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 2.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
CEASE Overdose Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1580
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2023 or the CEASE Overdose Act of 2023 

 
This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on December 31, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
America Works Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1581
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

America Works Act of 2023

This bill expands applicability of the work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). (SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.)

Specifically, this bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 65 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 50 years old.

Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted to a dependent child under the age of seven. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.

The bill also amends an ABAWD waiver program that allows state exemptions based on an area having an unemployment rate of over 10% or an insufficient number of jobs. Specifically, the bill repeals the second basis for a state exemption, which applies to areas that have an insufficient number of jobs.

Under current law, a state agency may exempt up to 12% of SNAP recipients from the ABAWD work requirements for each fiscal year; unused exemptions may be carried over and used in a subsequent fiscal year. Under the bill, unused exemptions may not be carried over.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
PHIT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1582
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2023 or the PHIT Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines 
qualified sports and fitness expenses
 as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-1583
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Alice Paul Voter Protection Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of not more than five years, or both.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must develop best practices for states to deter and prevent unlawful interference with voter registration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Plum Island National Monument Act

Bill: 118-hr-1584
Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Monuments and memorials
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Plum Island National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes Plum Island, New York, as a national monument for the purpose of ecological conservation, historical preservation, and the discovery and celebration of our shared cultural heritage.
 
The Department of the Interior must prepare a general management plan for the monument.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 707.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-866.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-866.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Prohibiting Parental Secrecy Policies In Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1585
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Prohibiting Parental Secrecy Policies In Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill requires each state, in order to receive specified federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to implement a state policy prohibiting school employees from certain actions regarding a minor's gender identity without parental consent.
 
In particular, a state policy must prohibit employees from the following activities without the consent of a minor student's custodial parent or legal guardian:
 
 
using pronouns for a minor that are inconsistent with the minor's biological sex for the purpose of recognizing or promoting a self-professed gender identity that is incongruent with their biological sex; 
 
providing, promoting, referring to, or otherwise assisting in the use of medical or other devices that promote changes to the minor's physical appearance so that it aligns with the opposite biological sex for the purpose of recognizing or promoting a self-professed gender identity that is incongruent with their biological sex; and
 
carrying out any other action designed to assist a minor in the promotion or adoption of their self-professed gender identity and denial of their biological sex.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act

Bill: 118-hr-1587
Sponsor: Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act

 
This bill limits cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicaid for individuals who are 26 years of age or younger.
 
Specifically, the bill caps cost-sharing under private health insurance and Medicaid for these individuals for a month's supply of selected insulin products at $35 or 25% of a plan's negotiated price (after any price concessions), whichever is less, beginning in 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
ACTION for National Service Act

Bill: 118-hr-1588
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises various national and community volunteer service programs.
 
Specifically, it (1) renames the Corporation for National and Community Service as the AmeriCorps Administration, converts it from a government corporation into an executive department, and revises its membership, leadership, and authority; (2) reauthorizes programs carried out by the administration; (3) establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; (4) generally increases the living allowance amounts for program participants and excludes the amounts from taxable income; and (5) makes the national service educational award amount equal to twice the national average yearly cost for in-state tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions of higher education.
 
Additionally, the bill creates an interagency Civilian Climate Corps, operated by the administration, to conduct service projects addressing climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1589
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands access to free and reduced school meals in tribal areas.
 
Specifically, the bill makes a child who is an enrolled member (or who has one or more parents who are enrolled members) of an Indian tribe categorically eligible for free school breakfasts or lunches.
 
Additionally, the bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adjust reimbursement rates for breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and supplements served in Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools and elementary and secondary schools on or near an Indian reservation.
 
The bill also directs USDA to establish a pilot program to award grants to 10 tribal entities for operating and implementing the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Bureau-funded schools, schools on or near an Indian reservation, and early care and education facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House