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Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4359
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Air quality
Alcoholic beverages
California
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.
 
Specifically, ARS must 
 
 
conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke exposure, 
 
conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines,
 
establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke exposure compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes,
 
develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke exposure, and
 
study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Rural America Act

Bill: 118-hr-4360
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act or the ACCESS Rural America Act 

 
This bill increases the shareholder registration threshold for issuers (1) that did not issue securities in the previous fiscal year and do not intend to do so in the current fiscal year, and (2) that are receiving federal support to provide communication services to underserved areas. The bill also requires these issuers to make available certain financial information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4361
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023

 
This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act

Bill: 118-hr-4362
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly issue regulations, as necessary, to enable air carriers to transport human organs for transplant above wing (i.e., in the cabin of an aircraft). 
 
Among other things, the regulations must include
 
 
consideration of protocols for air control outages;
 
a requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for a person to accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights; and
 
a standardized process for commercial air carriers to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit.
 
 
The TSA and the FAA must also consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to identify metrics for the handling of organs and organ-related tissue by air carriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

Bill: 118-hr-4363
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of services for cancer survivors, including health care, employment, and supportive services.

For example, the bill provides for Medicare coverage of cancer care planning and coordination services (i.e., treatment plans that are developed by physicians or other providers). It also establishes grant programs for navigation services for cancer survivors with respect to follow-up services (e.g., screenings) and other support. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation must test a model to provide cancer survivorship care planning for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The bill also provides for other services and support for cancer survivors, including (1) a grant program to provide employment assistance for cancer survivors, including trainings, transportation, and childcare; and (2) Medicaid and CHIP coverage of fertility services for those with cancer and for cancer survivors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
PANELS Act

Bill: 118-hr-4369
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
PREVAIL Act

Bill: 118-hr-4370
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act or the PREVAIL Act

This bill addresses various issues relating to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), including by imposing additional requirements on administrative patent validity challenges (proceedings to review and potentially cancel issued patents) at the PTO.

The bill modifies provisions relating to inter partes reviews (IPRs) and other administrative patent validity proceedings, including by

prohibiting an administrative patent judge who participated in deciding whether to institute an IPR (i.e., whether to allow the IPR to proceed based on the initial petition) from also participating in deciding the final outcome of the same IPR;

prohibiting a person (individual or entity) from petitioning for an IPR against a patent unless the person has been sued for or charged with infringing that patent, whereas currently any person may petition for an IPR;

prohibiting a person who has challenged a patent's validity in an IPR from raising the same challenges against the patent in other proceedings (e.g., district court) if the IPR has been instituted; and

raising the burden that the petitioner in an IPR must meet to invalidate a previously-issued patent claim.

This bill also makes institutions of higher education (IHEs) and nonprofit entities that hold patents on behalf of IHEs eligible for reduced patent-related fees, including filing fees. (Currently, employees of IHEs are eligible for reduced fees but not the IHEs themselves.)

The bill also makes fees collected by the PTO available for the PTO's use without further appropriations from Congress, whereas currently some of the collected fees are subject to appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
School Sports Safety Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-4371
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

School Sports Safety Study Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study and recommend ways to prevent deaths and catastrophic injuries in high school and collegiate sports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office".

Bill: 118-hr-4372
Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Weather Information for Agriculture Act.

Bill: 118-hr-4373
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

Weather Information for Agriculture Act

This bill reauthorizes, revises, and establishes programs related to weather forecasting, monitoring, and research for agriculture.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA's) National Integrated Drought Information System program, which coordinates drought monitoring and forecasting at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels.

The bill also (1) requires NOAA to integrate advanced technology (e.g., artificial intelligence) into the program, and (2) provides statutory authority for the program's National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Energy Opportunities for All Act

Bill: 118-hr-4374
Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Land use and conservation
Mining
New Mexico

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 756.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-925.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-925.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Survival Aid For Emergencies through Medicare Act

Bill: 118-hr-4375
Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Environmental health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

Survival Aid For Emergencies through Medicare Act or the SAFE through Medicare Act

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of medically necessary services for beneficiaries who are determined to be medically at-risk during a climate or manmade disaster (i.e., home resiliency services), such as heat pumps, batteries for medical equipment, and energy efficient storage for medical supplies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-27
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: 2023-06-27
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: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4376
Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2023

This bill requires the Coast Guard to study and report to Congress on recreational vessel operator training. The study must include a review of Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron training programs, existing state boating education programs, and other recreational vessel operator training programs.

The report must analyze, among other topics,

minimum standards for education of recreational vessel operators;

how a federal training and testing program can be harmonized with state programs;

how the Coast Guard would administer a federal boating education, training, and testing program; and

the extent to which a federal boating education, training, and testing program should be required for all waters of a state.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 with respect to extensions, additions, and revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona.

Bill: 118-hr-4377
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Geography and mapping
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 772.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-747, Part I.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-747, Part I.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

Bill: 118-hr-4378
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text:  

Strengthening Manufactured Appliance Requirements towards Thoughtful Energy Efficiency Standards Act or the SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

 
This bill modifies the date that regional energy efficiency standards established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) apply to furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps. EPCA applies the standard on the date such products are installed. The bill applies the standard on the date such products are manufactured or imported.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4379
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: 

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a 
school closure period
 means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year.

The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed.

USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program.

USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act

Bill: 118-hr-4380
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Introduced in House