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San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2461
Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Utah
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023

 
This bill approves, ratifies, and confirms a specified treaty entered into by the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, thus settling land claims and other disputes. (The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe is a federally recognized tribe occupying lands within the Navajo Indian Reservation. In 2000, the tribes entered into a treaty to set aside lands for the exclusive use of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and to address other matters. This treaty requires ratification and approval by Congress.)
 
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to approve, execute, and implement the treaty. Further, the bill delegates authority to Interior to approve amendments to the treaty without further action by Congress.
 
Additionally, the bill proclaims approximately 5,400 acres of land within the Navajo Indian Reservation (described in the treaty as the San Juan Paiute Northern Area and the San Juan Paiute Southern Area) as the San Juan Southern Paiute Reservation. These lands shall be held in trust as a reservation for the exclusive benefit of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. Interior must survey, mark, and fence lands to establish the boundaries of the reservation.
 
The transfer of these lands shall also include the transfer of associated water rights, which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe. The bill also outlines water rights associated with the San Juan Paiute Northern Area and the San Juan Paiute Southern Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Protect American Energy From China Act

Bill: 118-hr-2462
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Protect American Energy From China Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for implementing or administering the memorandum of understanding reached in 2011 between the Department of Energy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences on facilitating cooperation in nuclear energy science and technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Junk Fee Prevention Act

Bill: 118-hr-2463
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Junk Fee Prevention Act

 
This bill establishes requirements related to the fees charged by specified covered businesses, including those providing short-term lodging, ticketing services, internet service, mobile service, or video programming. It also requires air carriers to seat each young child next to an accompany adult during flights.
 
Specifically, businesses providing short-term lodging or ticketing services must display the total price (including mandatory fees) of the offered good or service in each advertisement and when the price is first shown to the consumer. Further, ticketing services must (1) disclose any guarantee or refund policy for an event before the transaction is completed, and (2) disclose when they do not possess the ticket for an event at the time of sale. The bill also prohibits excessive or deceptive mandatory fees and provides the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general authority to enforce these requirements.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits internet service, mobile service, or video programming providers from charging excessive or unreasonable termination fees. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also must conduct a rulemaking to consider requiring such providers to disclose mandatory fees or prohibiting the services from imposing mandatory fees. The bill provides the FCC authority to enforce these requirements.
 
Finally, the bill establishes requirements for air carriers to seat each child who is age 13 or younger next to an accompanying adult, subject to limited exceptions. The bill also requires air carriers to provide specified alternatives or a full refund in the event that such seating is not available. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation Act

Bill: 118-hr-2464
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Special Operations Command to seek to carry out a training program between its special operations forces and the special forces of the Polish Army, to be known as the General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation. Officers and enlisted members may participate the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act

Bill: 118-hr-2465
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act 

 
This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information resulting in monetary sanctions. 
 
Whistleblowers claiming an award are permitted to have legal representation. Anonymous whistleblowers claiming an award are required to have legal representation and must disclose their identity to the bureau. The bureau may not disclose an anonymous whistleblower's identity except in limited circumstances, including to other government agencies in the course of an investigation.
 
The protections in this bill may not be waived by any employment agreement, including by a predispute arbitration agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Essential Air Service Reform Act

Bill: 118-hr-2466
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Essential Air Service Reform Act

 
This bill modifies the Essential Air Service (EAS) program's applicant selection process for air service providers. (The EAS program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.)
 
Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must consider the overall cost of a submitted bid when selecting an EAS applicant to provide basic essential air service to a community.
 
The bill also removes a current requirement that, in selecting an EAS applicant, DOT give substantial weight to the views of elected officials who represent air transportation users.
 
Finally, DOT must notify Congress when it enters into an EAS contract with an air service provider and include an explanation for awarding the contract with the notification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Middle America’s Airports Act

Bill: 118-hr-2467
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Supporting Middle America's Airports Act

 
 This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program to allow additional communities to apply for assistance. The EAS program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service. 
 
Under current law, new communities have generally not been permitted to enter the program since October 1 2012, unless they are located in Alaska or Hawaii. The bill removes this restriction and allows DOT to accept new applications for a three-year period. After the three-year period, DOT may only compensate an air carrier for the provision of essential air service to a place if the place previously received essential air service under the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Toxic Exposure Education for Servicemembers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2469
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Toxic Exposure Education for Servicemembers Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a new risk assessment for toxic exposure for members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to work near burn pits (i.e., areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment). DOD must also establish an outreach program to inform such members regarding toxic exposure.
 
Additionally, DOD must publish on its website a list of resources for members and veterans who experienced toxic exposure while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, dependents and caregivers of such members and veterans, and survivors of such members and veterans who received death benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act

Bill: 118-hr-2470
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act

 
This bill expands the allowable uses of grants for Hispanic-serving institutions. Specifically, grants may be used for (1) support programs that facilitate student advancement to doctoral degree programs in health care occupations; and (2) the development of, or expanded access to, dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high school programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Vote Without Fear Act

Bill: 118-hr-2471
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Vote Without Fear Act

 
This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for possessing a firearm or causing a firearm to be present in or within 100 yards of a federal election site.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-hr-2472
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Air quality
Asia
Fires
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in certain locations (e.g., Afghanistan or Iraq).
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2473
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 

2023
 
 
This bill directs the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to report annually to Congress and the public on health care fraud that targets seniors. 
 
Specifically, the report must include (1) the 10 most prevalent health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors, (2) steps being taken to combat such schemes, and (3) policy suggestions to improve protections for seniors. The report may omit information or details that would compromise an ongoing investigation or would serve criminals rather than seniors.
 
The report must be posted on certain agency websites and disseminated to Medicare beneficiaries, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

Bill: 118-hr-2474
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

 
This bill modifies certain adjustments to payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule.
 
Payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule are based on a service's relative value, a conversion factor, and a geographic adjustment factor. Current law provides for separate conversion factors for physicians that are qualifying participants in advanced alternative payment models (also known as qualifying APM participants) and for other physicians beginning in 2026, with an annual update of 0.75% and 0.25%, respectively.
 
The bill replaces the separate conversion factors for qualifying APM participants and other physicians with a single conversion factor and provides for an update that is equal to the annual percentage increase in the Medicare Economic Index, beginning in 2024. (The Medicare Economic Index is a specialized index that is generally used to determine allowed charges for physician services based on annual price changes.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
MAKERS Act

Bill: 118-hr-2475
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Making Advances Kinetic Education, Research, and Skills Act or the MAKERS Act

 
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education for researching and developing makerspaces to grow the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Makerspaces are community spaces that provide learners and entrepreneurs with tools, technology, and knowledge for prototyping or creating physical goods and support educational opportunities for personal growth, workforce training, and early-stage business ventures. 
 
When awarding the grants, the NSF must prioritize certain recipients, including (1) community colleges and minority-serving institutions; and (2) those that partner with workforce development entities, high-need local educational agencies, or independent nonprofit or academic makerspaces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Protect Our Children's Schools Act

Bill: 118-hr-2476
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Protect Our Children's Schools Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education's unobligated COVID-19 funds to be made available to local educational agencies for the purpose of keeping elementary and secondary schools safe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
PASS Act

Bill: 118-hr-2477
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Protect Against School Shootings Act or the PASS Act

 
This bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry concealed firearms in a school zone.
 
Specifically, the bill exempts the following categories of individuals from the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone:
 
 
certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms under federal law, and
 
individuals who are allowed to carry concealed firearms under the law of a state. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
School Resource Officer Compensation Act

Bill: 118-hr-2478
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 
 
School Resource Officer Compensation Act

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, compensation paid to a qualified school resource officer. The bill defines 
qualified school resource officer
 as a retired law enforcement officer who is employed as an armed school resource officer at an elementary or secondary school. The bill also exempts such compensation from employment taxation and withholding requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2480
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-06
text: 

Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to support coverage of prenatal and postpartum pelvic health services under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), (2) the Government Accountability Office to study gaps in Medicaid coverage of these and other services for postpartum women, and (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to educate health professionals and postpartum women on pelvic health services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-06
text: Introduced in House