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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding.

Bill: 118-hr-1108
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 
This bill extends through May 19, 2023, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (The authority currently expires on March 9, 2023.)

action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 
This bill extends through May 19, 2023, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (The authority currently expires on March 9, 2023.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H890)
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H890)
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1108.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H890-891)
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1109
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the coordination of state banking agencies with federal banking agencies in regulating and examining the activities of bank service companies. It also allows for the sharing of information related to examinations and regulations between federal and state agencies. 

action_date: 2023-12-01
text: 

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2023

This bill requires the coordination of state banking agencies with federal banking agencies in regulating and examining the activities of bank service companies. It also allows for the sharing of information related to examinations and regulations between federal and state agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 234.
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-290.
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-290.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1110
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2023 or the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on telehealth expansion under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the COVID-19 public health emergency and through December 31, 2024. The report must include information relating to the types of services available, the utilization of services, and the effects on public health. 
 
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must also report on any improvements or barriers with respect to such expanded services, as well as any associated risks of fraudulent activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-21
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: 2023-02-21
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: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Military Readiness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1112
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Ensuring Military Readiness Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to prescribe regulations regarding military service by individuals who identify as transgender. 
 
Under the regulations, individuals who identify as transgender with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria must be disqualified from military service, with some exceptions. (The bill defines 
gender dysphoria
 as a marked incongruence between one's experienced or expressed gender and biological sex.)
 
The regulations must provide exceptions for such individuals if they have been
 
 
stable for 36 consecutive months in their biological sex prior to accession, or
 
diagnosed with gender dysphoria after entering into service if they do not undergo transition procedures and remain deployable within applicable retention standards for their biological sex.
 
 
Under the regulations, members of the Armed Forces who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria may continue to serve in their biological sex (regardless of any changes previously made to their gender marker in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS) and receive medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria. However, such treatment may not include gender transition procedures.
 
Individuals who identify as transgender and who seek or have undergone gender transition are disqualified from military service.
 
Additionally, individuals who identify as transgender, do not have a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and are otherwise qualified for service may serve in the Armed Forces in their biological sex.
 
DOD must prescribe regulations updating DEERS to require the gender markers for members of the Armed Forces to match their biological sex, regardless of any previous changes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-1113
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act

 
This bill revises the procedures related to enrollment in health insurance affordability programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and state-operated Basic Health Programs. The bill provides funding to support the changes.
 
Specifically, the bill permits individuals who do not have minimum essential coverage to, in conjunction with filing their tax return, determine whether any members of their household are eligible for an insurance affordability program and enroll in minimum essential coverage.
 
The bill makes individuals eligible for Medicaid or CHIP based on a prior finding of eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
 
Additionally, the bill provides access to certain information to support enrollment in insurance affordability programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-21
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: 2023-02-21
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: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act

Bill: 118-hr-1114
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Long COVID Response is Care Optimized and Vitally Essential Resources that Yield New Opportunities for Wellness Act or the Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act

 
This bill establishes grants and requires actions to support treatment, research, and other efforts to address Long COVID (persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 infection).
 
Specifically, the bill establishes grants for treating individuals with Long COVID. These include grants for
 
 
certain health clinics and primary care providers to treat patients, including by addressing food insecurity and other social needs that could interfere with treatment;
 
health care providers or public health departments to set up or expand specialized clinics or programs using a multidisciplinary approach; and
 
primary care providers to support the development of evidence and other resources related to treatments.
 
 
The bill also establishes grants for Long COVID patient registries and research on Long COVID in pediatric populations.
 
Additionally, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must convene stakeholders to identify best practices to make de-identified data related to Long COVID available to researchers. The office must also recommend policies for data standardization and related approaches to further a greater understanding of Long COVID.
 
Further, the Department of Health and Human Services must (1) set up a website to educate health care providers and the public about Long COVID, and (2) issue guidance on ways to assist individuals with Long COVID through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
The bill also expands access for treating Long COVID through Medicaid, CHIP, and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

Bill: 118-hr-1116
Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Disability assistance
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government lending and loan guarantees
Human trafficking
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Smuggling and trafficking
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

 
This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for or charged with a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits.
 

Covered trafficking offense
 refers to a human trafficking offense or a drug trafficking offense occurring at an international border, or within the territorial waters, of the United States.
 

Federal benefit
 refers to (1) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by a U.S. agency or by appropriated U.S. funds; and (2) any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit.
 
The bill requires the federal government to provide retroactive benefits payments for an individual who has the charge dismissed or is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1117
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research.
 
For example, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to align the Food and Drug Administration's regulations for human subjects in clinical trials with other departmental regulations for pregnant women in clinical research. 
 
The bill also establishes (1) a national online clearinghouse with information about clinical trials that enroll pregnant and lactating women, (2) an advisory committee to help coordinate federal activities with respect to clinical research for pregnant and lactating women, and (3) an educational campaign on the importance of including pregnant and lactating women in clinical research.
 
The National Institutes of Health must also prioritize certain research projects on new and existing medications for pregnant and lactating women based on need, feasibility, and the potential impact of the research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act

Bill: 118-hr-1119
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to consider environmental, social, governance, or similar factors when making investment decisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
DEMOCRACIA Act

Bill: 118-hr-1120
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Denying Earnings to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and Restricting Activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus Act or the DEMOCRACIA Act

 
This bill provides for asset- and visa-blocking sanctions for conduct relating to Cuba. It also establishes an interagency task force to facilitate access to uncensored internet in Cuba.
 
The President must sanction foreign persons that provide financial support to specified Cuban government sectors (e.g., the defense sector) or any other government sector that the President certifies is involved in human rights abuses or terrorism. This includes foreign persons that (1) are military contractors or mercenaries operating on behalf of the Cuban government, or (2) violate laws restricting trade with Cuba. Specified transactions, including remittances to immediate family members (subject to some limitations) and payments related to U.S. military and diplomatic sites, are not subject to these sanctions.
 
The President must also sanction (1) foreign persons complicit or engaged in human rights abuses or corruption, (2) foreign persons supporting such conduct, and (3) specified Cuban government officials and their affiliates. The bill provides humanitarian exceptions to these sanctions, for example, donating food or agricultural commodities to organizations or individuals unaffiliated with the Cuban government.
 
The President may not license sanctionable conduct, and U.S. persons seeking to engage in a permitted transaction must submit a written request to the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury. The President may waive the sanctions in the interest of U.S. national security.
 
To terminate the sanctions, the President must certify that the Cuban government has legalized all political activities and taken other steps to promote political rights and freedoms. Congress must then enact a joint resolution approving the termination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

Bill: 118-hr-1122
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act 

 
This bill limits the ability of the Federal Reserve to (1) provide direct services to individuals, and (2) use a central bank digital currency. A central bank digital currency is a digital currency (e.g., Bitcoin or Ether) issued by a government-backed central bank.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Market Committee from using any central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy. In addition, a Federal Reserve bank is prohibited from offering products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency directly to an individual. 
 
The Federal Reserve must (1) consult with each Federal Reserve bank with respect to any central bank digital currency study or pilot program, and (2) issue quarterly reports on the findings and determinations of any such study or program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1124
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Espionage and treason
Firearms and explosives
Military law
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.
 
It eliminates statutory authority for the death penalty as a sentencing option for federal offenses. 
 
It also requires a person who was sentenced to death before enactment of this bill to be resentenced.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
STUDENT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1125
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: 

Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms Act or the STUDENT Act

 
This bill requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to include the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of the loan based on a standard 10-year repayment plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Introduced in House