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Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1371
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements related to breaches of data belonging to small businesses.
 
Specifically, a consumer reporting agency must promptly report any breach of nonpublic small business data. In the event of a breach, a consumer reporting agency may not charge a small business for a credit report. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the economic harm to small businesses resulting from data breaches at consumer reporting agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1372
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act 
 
of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1373
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study health insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs for naloxone as an over-the-counter medication.
 
Naloxone is a medication that temporarily reverses opioid overdoses. Historically, naloxone required a prescription and so was typically covered by health insurance. However, the Food and Drug Administration approved a naloxone nasal spray (sold under the brand name Narcan) for use without a prescription on March 29, 2023, and health insurance does not generally cover over-the-counter medications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Patient Right to Shop Act

Bill: 118-s-1374
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
HELP Copays Act

Bill: 118-s-1375
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act or the HELP Copays Act

 
This bill requires health insurance plans to apply certain payments made by, or on behalf of, a plan enrollee toward a plan's cost-sharing requirements. Specifically, plans must apply third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses toward the requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act

Bill: 118-s-1376
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act

 
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act

Bill: 118-s-1377
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 
 
Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act 

 
This bill increases the low-income housing tax credit to serve the housing needs of older people and people with disabilities. Specifically, the bill increases state allocations of the credit and credit amounts for projects for assisting households with disabled individuals.
 
The bill requires each state housing finance agency to establish and operate a Resource Center for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program to support new program applicants and recipients. It also establishes a National Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Advisory Council to provide best practice recommendations to state housing finance agencies and other entities relating to affordable housing trends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care

Bill: 118-s-1378
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Mental health
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care or the COMPLETE Care Act

 
This bill modifies payments and establishes certain requirements to support integrated behavioral health services under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill increases payments for integrated behavioral health services that are provided by physicians under Medicare for 2025-2027, with payments increased by 175% in 2025, 150% in 2026, and 125% in 2027. 
 
The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish reporting requirements for physicians and practitioners who participate in certain alternative payment models under Medicare in order to measure the extent to which behavioral health services are integrated into primary care under these models.
 
The bill provides funds for FY2024-FY2027 for the CMS to contract with entities to provide technical assistance to primary care practices that want to adopt models for behavioral health integration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1379
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing and community development funding
Lighting, heating, cooling
Regional and metropolitan planning
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a grant program for state, tribal, territorial, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; and certain nonprofits (or consortia of nonprofits) to carry out activities to mitigate or manage heat in urban areas.
 
 Eligible activities under the program include the implementation, construction, or maintenance of tree planting, green roofs, shade structures, cooling centers, and community gardens, as well as outreach to the community and education efforts. 
 
HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development must coordinate on the program with the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, and the Forest Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Neighborhood Tree Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1380
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Policy sciences
Racial and ethnic relations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Neighborhood Tree Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for additional assistance to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, approved organizations, and local community tree volunteer groups to plant and maintain trees. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a Neighborhood Tree Fund from which to provide assistance to such entities to increase and improve the overall health of the tree canopies in their communities. 
 
In providing the assistance, USDA must give priority to those entities with proposed projects that include and prioritize tree planting and tree maintenance in underserved communities and neighborhoods, including those that are low-income or have a lower tree canopy.
 
The bill modifies the composition of the membership of the Forestry Advisory Council by (1) increasing the number of council members to 16, and (2) including as a member of the council one individual who is the resident of a low-income community. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1381
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores
Watersheds
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Coastal Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Under the voluntary program, the FWS works with partners to provide technical and financial assistance for habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, and related activities in priority coastal areas.

action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Coastal Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Under the voluntary program, the FWS works with partners to provide technical and financial assistance for habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, and related activities in priority coastal areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-127.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-127.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1382
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
First Amendment rights
Judges
Protest and dissent
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2023 

 
This bill enhances the prison term for an individual who pickets or parades in or near a U.S. court or a judge's residence with the intent of (1) interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice; or (2) influencing a judge, juror, witness, or court officer. Specifically, the bill increases the maximum prison term from one to five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
HEAR Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1383
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023 or the HEAR Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.
 
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, including the following: 
 
 
importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; and 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials. 
 
 
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish and implement a buy-back program to purchase firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. States and local governments may use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender firearm silencers and firearm mufflers under this buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Living Donor Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1384
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Living Donor Protection Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits certain insurance carriers from discriminating against, and provides other protections for, living organ donors.
 
Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, or otherwise impose conditions on policies for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
 
The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits of living organ donation and about access to insurance for living organ donors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Recreation for All Act

Bill: 118-s-1385
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: 

Recreation for All Act

 
This bill addresses ways to increase recreation and youth visits to federal land.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to develop and make public a national strategy to increase the number of youth recreation visits to federal land. Such strategy shall meet specified requirements, including to emphasize increased recreational opportunities on federal land for underserved youth. 
 
Further, the departments must 
 
 
establish pilot protocols at not fewer than 10 land management units to model recreation use patterns that may not be effectively measured by existing general and opportunistic survey and monitoring protocols; and 
 
 alert the public to any closure or disruption to public campsites, trails, roads, and other public areas and access points in a timely manner, through an online alert system.
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget must make public online a report that describes and itemizes the total amount of funding relating to outdoor recreation that was obligated in the preceding fiscal year in Treasury accounts for the departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act

Bill: 118-s-1386
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: 

Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act

 
This bill provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques.
 
An individual claimant who has resided on the island of Vieques for not less than five years before this bill's enactment and files a claim for compensation with the Special Master shall be awarded monetary compensation if it is more likely than not that the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness as a result of the U.S. government having used the island for military readiness.
 
Total amounts awarded under this bill shall not exceed $1 billion dollars. 
 
A claim to which this bill applies shall be barred unless filed within 15 years of this bill's enactment. 
 
Notwithstanding any contract, a representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with a claim of the individual, more than 20% of a payment made under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
UAS Integration Research Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1388
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2023-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: 

UAS Integration Research Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into contracts to demonstrate or validate technology related to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. The FAA must solicit proposals from applicants who describe a project that relates to a topic of interest identified by the FAA, demonstrate technical merit, and involve a contract with a test range. 
 
The FAA must also identify topics of interest related to the integration of UAS into the national airspace, including detect and avoid capabilities, beyond visual line of sight operations, UAS traffic management, and UAS safety standards.
 
The bill also extends the authority for the FAA's UAS Test Site Program though FY2028. The program provides verification of the safety of public and civil UAS, operations, and related navigation procedures before their integration into the national airspace system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1389
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Indian social and development programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Performance measurement
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1390
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Iran
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: 

Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023

 
 This bill eliminates a sunset clause in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 , thereby making permanent the requirement for the President to impose sanctions on certain individuals or entities engaged in specified transactions related to Iran's energy sector or Iran's efforts to acquire or develop certain weapons (such as chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Election Mail Act

Bill: 118-s-1391
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: 

Election Mail Act

 
This bill addresses the delivery and processing of election mail for federal elections, including by establishing certain standards for mail-in ballots. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to
 
 
ensure (to the maximum extent practicable) same-day processing of mail-in ballots,
 
postmark each ballot,
 
carry election mail (e.g., voter registration applications and mail-in ballots) as first-class mail that is free of postage, 
 
appoint an election mail coordinator at each area office and district office, and
 
consult annually with Indian tribes regarding barriers to voting for eligible voters living on Indian lands.
 
 
The bill prohibits the USPS, within 120 days of a federal election, from making any operational change that would restrict the prompt and reliable delivery of election mail. 
 
Each state and jurisdiction must provide with each mail-in ballot a return envelope with an intelligent mail barcode. This requirement does not apply to a state or jurisdiction that uses an alternative system that enables voters to track the ballot through the mail. 
 
The bill requires election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within seven days after the election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate