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END CSAM Act

Bill: 118-s-823
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Everyone can Notice-and-Takedown Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material Act or the END CSAM Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful for social media companies to knowingly or recklessly host or distribute child sexual abuse material and subjects violators to civil penalties (ranging from $100,000 to $500,000). It also requires companies to establish a process for persons to notify companies of unlawful material and provides liability protections for companies that take down unlawful material.
 
The bill applies to companies that provide interactive computer services via web-based or mobile applications through which individuals create accounts to view, generate, or modify material that is viewable and sharable by others. The bill does not apply to companies that principally provide peer-to-peer messaging services.
 
A company must establish a process that a person may use to notify the company that it is hosting or distributing child sexual abuse material. As part of the process, a company must designate an agent to receive the notice.
 
If a company receives a notice but determines the material is not unlawful, the company must, within 10 days, respond to the person who sent the notice and explain the rationale for its determination.
 
The bill provides liability protection for companies that take down material because they believe in good faith it is child sexual abuse material. However, the liability protection shall not apply if the company received a notice but failed to take the material down within 10 days.
 
The bill also allows persons to bring private lawsuits on behalf of the government to enforce the bill. The person who brings the lawsuit may recover some of the civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Consumers from Bailouts Act

Bill: 118-s-825
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Protecting Consumers from Bailouts Act 

 
This bill places limitations on special assessments imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on banks. (After the FDIC assists an institution in an emergency such as a bank failure, these special assessments are levied by the FDIC to recover costs.) The bill also grants the FDIC authority to recover certain compensation paid to an officer. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the FDIC from imposing a special assessment on banks with assets under $10 billion. The bill also prohibits depository institutions that are required to pay a special assessment in connection with the March 2023 emergency involving Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank from increasing customer fees or charges to offset these costs. 
 
The bill also grants the FDIC the authority to seek reimbursement of any incentive-based compensation paid during the previous year to an officer of an institution in FDIC receivership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-826
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alliances
Asia
Burma
Buy American requirements
China
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Department of Energy
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy research
Europe
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Government lending and loan guarantees
India
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Latin America
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
North Korea
Nuclear power
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public-private cooperation
Radiation
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research and development
Russia
Strategic materials and reserves
Syria
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
Transportation safety and security
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses U.S. cooperation with other nations on nuclear energy-related issues. 
 
For example, the bill requires 
 
 
the President to launch an international initiative to modernize outreach to embarking civil nuclear nations, which may include establishing cooperative financing relationships for the export of civil nuclear technology and materials;
 
the President, in coordination with international partners, to hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability;
 
the Department of State to meet with ally or partner nations for the purpose of collaborating on research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy;
 
the State Department to provide financial assistance to embarking civil nuclear nations for developing civil nuclear energy programs; and
 
the establishment of a working group to develop a 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy with biennial targets for the export of civil nuclear technologies. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule of the Department of Justice entitled "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".

Bill: 118-s-827
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives titled 
Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached &quot;Stabilizing Braces.&quot;
 The rule establishes criteria for determining whether a firearm equipped with an attached stabilizing brace that facilitates shoulder fire is a rifle subject to regulation (e.g., registration) under the National Firearms Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Communications Security Act

Bill: 118-s-828
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Communications Security Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority and sets forth membership requirements for a council that provides advice and recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission regarding ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks. The bill further stipulates that an existing advisory committee may constitute the council if, within 90 days, the committee's membership aligns with the membership requirements for the council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Bill: 118-s-829
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

 
This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities.

action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

 
This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities.

action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

 
This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-06-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2251)
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2251)
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-13.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-13.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
SALT Deduction Fairness Act

Bill: 118-s-830
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 
 
SALT Deduction Fairness Act

 This bill increases to $20,000 the amount that a married couple filing a joint tax return may deduct for certain state and local taxes.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S827)
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Transnational Repression Policy Act

Bill: 118-s-831
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Transnational Repression Policy Act

 
This bill seeks to reduce transnational repression (the actions of foreign governments to intimidate, silence, or harm members of diaspora and exile communities to prevent them from exercising their human rights). 
 
This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) that directly engage in transnational repression. 
 
This bill also requires the Department of State to develop a strategy to promote initiatives that (1) enhance international awareness of transnational repression; (2) address transnational repression, including by raising the costs of perpetrating repressive activities and by protecting targeted individuals and groups; and (3) conduct outreach to those targeted by foreign governments. 
 
Additionally, the State Department and the Department of Justice must provide training to certain individuals (e.g., relevant federal employees and law enforcement partners) on specified aspects of transnational repression. 
 
The bill also directs the intelligence community to prioritize, to the extent feasible, the identification of those perpetrating transnational repression against communities in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
International Port Security Enforcement Act

Bill: 118-s-832
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Foreign aid and international relief
Marine and inland water transportation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

International Port Security Enforcement Act

 
This bill prohibits the Coast Guard from cooperating with a state sponsor of terrorism or foreign terrorist organization when assessing anti-terrorism security measures at a foreign port. It also requires the Coast Guard to apply sanctions to a port controlled by a state sponsor of terrorism. 
 
The bill specifies that the Coast Guard cannot (1) adopt a port security assessment conducted by a state sponsor of terrorism, or (2) enter into an agreement with a state sponsor of terrorism or foreign terrorist organization to assess a port's security measures or share information related to such an assessment. 
 
If a port is under the jurisdiction of a state sponsor of terrorism, the Coast Guard must deem the port to not have effective anti-terrorism measures and apply certain sanctions, such as requiring vessels arriving from the port to meet certain conditions for entry into the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-833
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Photography and imaging
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a framework to allow federal court proceedings&#8212;in district courts, in circuit courts, and at the Supreme Court&#8212;to be photographed, recorded, broadcast, or televised. Specifically, it authorizes the presiding judge to permit media coverage of court proceedings, subject to requirements and limitations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
ACE Agriculture Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-834
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act of 2023 or the ACE Agriculture Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) and expands the program's environmental sustainability goals. (The program supports innovative research and development of technology, research tools, and products to address long-term and high-risk challenges related to food and agriculture.)
 
 The bill expands the program's goals to include water conservation and responding to greenhouse gas emissions, as well as resilience to (1) drought, (2) infectious diseases, and (3) plant and animal pathogens and pests.
 
The bill also removes the current pilot program designation and requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain an AGARDA staff.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Pro Codes Act

Bill: 118-s-835
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Digital media
Intellectual property
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act or the Pro Codes Act

 
This bill addresses copyright protections for privately-developed technical standards that are incorporated into a law or regulation (e.g., a state law that requires buildings to comply with the electrical standards developed by a private standards development organization). 
 
Currently, there is not a consensus as to whether a technical standard that has been incorporated by reference into a law retains copyright protection. (A technical standard created by a private organization is typically eligible for copyright protection, but some courts have ruled that standards incorporated into law lose their copyright protections for various reasons. For example, some courts have held that incorporated standards effectively became law and therefore entered the public domain.)
 
Under this bill, a technical standard shall retain its copyright protection even if it has been incorporated by reference into a law or regulation, if the applicable standards development organization makes the standard available on a free publicly accessible online source.
 
If a party asserts that an incorporated technical standard has lost its copyright protection because it has not been made available for free online, the party making that assertion shall bear the burden of proof. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Sunshine in Product Safety Act

Bill: 118-s-836
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Sunshine in Product Safety Act

 
This bill repeals provisions that restrict the disclosure of certain information by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). 
 
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions that prohibit the CPSC from disclosing certain information about a consumer product that may reveal the identity of the product's manufacturer without first taking reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate, the disclosure of the information is fair in the circumstances, and that releasing the information to the public serves the purposes of the laws administered by the commission. The provisions also (1) require the CPSC to provide the manufacturer with an opportunity to comment on the accuracy of the information prior to disclosure, and (2) allow the manufacturer to file a lawsuit in federal court to block a disclosure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-837
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the maximum civil and administrative monetary penalties for securities laws violations.
 
The bill also adds a fourth tier of monetary penalties for violations by a person who, within the five-year period preceding the violation (1) was criminally convicted for securities fraud; or (2) became subject to a judgment or order imposing monetary, equitable, or administrative relief in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) action alleging fraud.
 
In addition, the bill expands penalties for violations of certain federal court injunctions or SEC orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S827-828)
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-838
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 

2023

 
This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare.
 
Additionally, the bill alters the definition of 
clinical social worker services
 as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulatory Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-839
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Regulatory Transparency Act of 2023

 
This bill requires agencies to determine that the benefits of a rule justify the costs of the rule before issuing a proposed, final, or interim final rule. The bill also requires agencies to complete a regulatory impact analysis that meets specified requirements before issuing an economically significant rule.
 
Economically significant rules are generally those with an annual effect on the economy of at least $100 million. Each regulatory impact analysis must include the potential benefits and costs of the rule and take into account the cumulative regulatory burden on the regulated entity. The analysis must also (1) be transparent, replicable, and objective; and (2) consider the potential effects on different types and sizes of businesses, if applicable. 
 
 The bill provides for judicial review of an agency's regulatory impact analysis.
 
Agencies also must consider a sunset date for an economically significant rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S828; text: CR S828-829)
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Respect for the Second Amendment Act

Bill: 118-s-840
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Respect for the Second Amendment Act

 
This bill prohibits enforcement of any federal, state, or local law that restricts or otherwise regulates privately owned firearms or ammunition, unless it is consistent with the historical tradition of firearm regulation in the United States. The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring civil actions and creates a private right of action for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate