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To amend title 5, United States Code, to require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5069
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 
This bill provides statutory authority for provisions of the executive order titled 
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees
, which was issued on January 28, 2017, and was revoked on January 20, 2021, by President Donald J. Trump. The order required political appointees in the executive branch to sign an ethics pledge that restricted lobbying and related activities during and after government employment, including a prohibition on appointees lobbying their former agencies for five years post-employment.
 
On January 20, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a new executive order titled 
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
, which requires appointees to sign an ethics pledge with both similar and different provisions. Among other differences, the order's pledge restricts appointees from accepting cash payments or non-cash benefits from former employers that are contingent on government employment (also known as 
golden parachutes
).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
USDA CROP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5070
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural research
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Pest management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act

Bill: 118-hr-5071
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Peace through Strength Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5072
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act

Bill: 118-hr-5073
Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5074
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrology Treatments Act of 2023 or the Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023

 
This bill delays a change to the payment methodology under Medicare for oral drugs that are used to treat end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
 
Under current regulations, beginning January 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will incorporate payments for oral-only ESRD drugs into the ESRD prospective payment system rather than issuing separate payments to ESRD facilities. The bill delays implementation of this policy until January 1, 2033, or until an approved intravenous drug is available, whichever is earlier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-548, Part I.
action_date: 2024-06-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-548, Part I.
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 10.
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
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: 2023-07-28
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: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Ethics in Energy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5075
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Business ethics
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Oil and gas
Political parties and affiliation
Public utilities and utility rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Discrimination in Title X Act

Bill: 118-hr-5076
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health programs administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

Prevent Discrimination in Title X Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring recipients of Title X Family Planning Grants to provide abortion counseling or referrals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
CREATE AI Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5077
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Employment and training programs
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Industrial policy and productivity
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
User charges and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5079
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish food safety criteria, and review requests, for meat and poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates. (Under the bill, 
alternate inspection rates
 are any rates in excess of the maximum rates permissible under regulations implementing the post-mortem inspection requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act.)

The bill requires USDA to approve or deny a request to operate at alternate inspection rates within 90 days of submission. If USDA fails to respond within 90 days, the establishment’s request shall be deemed approved by USDA.

Once USDA approves a request, an establishment may continue to operate pursuant to the terms of the request (i.e., the approval does not expire).

The bill establishes written notice requirements and a timeline for USDA to revoke an establishment's authority to operate at alternate inspection rates. As part of the revocation timeline, USDA must consult with the establishment to minimize the negative impacts of adjusting the inspection rates.

Further, USDA must authorize establishments currently operating under alternate inspection rates (e.g., under a USDA pilot program) to continue operating at such rates (1) so long as the establishment maintains effective process control, or (2) until USDA approves or denies a submitted request to operate at alternate inspection rates.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5080
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 
 
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 

 
This bill excludes from taxpayer gross income, for income tax purposes, amounts attributable to Nurse Corps scholarships and loan repayment programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5081
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
REPORT Act

Bill: 118-hr-5082
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Internet, web applications, social media
Pornography

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act or the REPORT Act

This bill makes changes to the federal framework governing the reporting of crimes involving the online sexual exploitation of children.

Specifically, the bill makes changes to the requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) to submit reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (INCOME) when they become aware of violations involving the online sexual exploitation of children.

Among the changes, the bill

increases the amount of time—from 90 days to 1 year—that a provider must preserve the contents of a report,

requires (currently, authorizes) providers to report on a violation that may be planned or imminent, and

extends the requirement for providers to report apparent violations involving the sexual exploitation of children to instances involving child sex trafficking or coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution or any other illegal sexual activity.

Additionally, the bill increases the maximum fines for providers who knowingly and willfully fail to submit reports.

Finally, the bill limits the liability of vendors that contract with INCOME for claims arising from storing and transferring visual depictions of child sexual abuse material (i.e.., child pornography). It also limits the liability of minors, or persons acting on behalf of minors, for reporting to Income's Cyber apparent violations involving child sexual abuse material in which the child is depicted, including a copy of the visual depiction of the minor. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-21
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
action_date: 2024-03-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To extend Federal recognition to the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians of South Carolina, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5083
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 
This bill extends federal recognition to the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians of South Carolina.
 
Specifically, the bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe. The delivery area for services and benefits shall be determined in coordination and consultation with the Department of the Interior.
 
Next, the bill sets forth requirements for the tribe regarding its membership roll, governing documents, and governing body.
 
Upon request of the tribe, Interior (1) must take into trust certain land in Orangeburg, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester Counties in South Carolina for the benefit of the tribe; and (2) may take into trust land in specified counties for the benefit of the tribe. Land taken into trust shall be considered part of the tribe's reservation.
 
Further, the bill prohibits the tribe from conducting gaming activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the "Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office".

Bill: 118-hr-5084
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the "Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act

Bill: 118-hr-5085
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Personnel records
Pest management
Product safety and quality
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for various purposes, including to modify definitions, cancel or limit the registration of certain pesticides and active ingredients, and create a cause of action for individuals for FIFRA violations. 
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must immediately suspend the registration of any active ingredient or pesticide product that is banned or otherwise prohibited from entering the market by the European Union, one or more countries in the European Union, or Canada.
 
The EPA must not permit the continued sale or use of existing stocks of a pesticide with a suspended or canceled registration or that is vacated or set aside by judicial decree. 
 
The bill implements a reporting requirement and other protections related to farmworkers who are exposed to certain pesticide elements (e.g., active ingredients) that result in illness, injury, disability, or death. 
 
Among other elements, the bill also
 
 
creates a process by which an interested person may submit a rulemaking petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide product as a dangerous pesticide;
 
requires entities that have been granted conditional pesticide registrations to satisfy the conditions of the registration within two years; 
 
limits the ability of the EPA to grant emergency exemptions for certain active ingredients or pesticide products;
 
cancels the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat;
 
requires the disclosure of inert ingredients in the ingredient statement for pesticide products; and
 
authorizes individuals to bring a civil action against the EPA for alleged failures to comply with provisions under FIFRA. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5086
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Food assistance and relief
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Railroads
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

COLAs Don't Count Act of 2023 

This bill revises requirements for determining eligibility and benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to exclude income received from certain (1) cost-of-living adjustments under the Social Security Act and to railroad retirement and veterans' benefits, and (2) supplementary payments under the Social Security Act.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
SEAS Act

Bill: 118-hr-5087
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: 

Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood Act or the SEAS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase support for aquaculture grants and assistance. (Aquaculture is the controlled breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables.)

Specifically, the bill directs USDA to give aquaculture producers the same consideration as animal agriculture producers in awarding grants or other assistance. Further, USDA must ensure adequate and fair funding levels for aquaculture producers under USDA programs. USDA must also provide its staff with specific education and trainings on aquaculture. 

USDA must submit to Congress (1) an annual report that includes information on USDA seafood and aquaculture purchases and grants, and (2) a report on USDA's role in supporting aquaculture and the seafood industry.

USDA must make competitive grants (e.g., to regional aquaculture centers or nonprofit organizations) to develop next generation technology to reduce pollution and fuel usage in the seafood and aquaculture industries. Further, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative program grants must address methods of increasing the survival rate and adaptability of shellfish, including resistance to heat, disease, salinity, and acidification.

In addition, the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) must research and develop a policy to insure aquaculture products and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (the agency that finances FCIP operations) must establish a policy to insure aquaculture products. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Introduced in House