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Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-295
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Foreign aid and international relief
Free trade and trade barriers
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Countering Economic Coercion Act of 

2023

 
This bill authorizes the President to take certain actions to assist foreign trading partners affected by economic coercion and penalize foreign adversaries. 
Economic coercion
 refers to actions, practices, or threats undertaken by a foreign adversary to unreasonably restrain, obstruct, or manipulate trade, foreign aid, investment, or commerce with the intent to cause economic harm to achieve strategic political objectives or influence sovereign political actions.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President (upon a determination that a foreign trading partner is subject to economic coercion) to exercise specified authorities to support or assist the foreign trading partner. These authorities include, among others, decreasing duties or modifying tariff-rate quotas on imports from the foreign trading partner, requesting appropriations for foreign aid, and expediting export licensing decisions and regulatory processes.
 
Further, the bill authorizes the President to exercise specified authorities to penalize a foreign adversary engaged in economic coercion. The authorities include increasing duties and modifying tariff-rate quotas.
 
The bill outlines consultation and notification requirements. It also provides a process for an expedited determination regarding economic coercion.
 
Any determination of economic coercion must be revoked at the earliest of (1) two years from the date of determination, (2) upon a joint resolution of disapproval, or (3) when the President revokes the determination. 
 
The bill also directs the President to endeavor to coordinate with other foreign trading partners to broaden economic support for the foreign trading partner and condemn the actions of the foreign adversary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-296
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-297
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Employment and training programs
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Public-private cooperation
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 
This bill provides for the construction of nurseries on public lands. 
 
Using funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined land on federal and nonfederal lands, the Department of the Interior shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on lands under its jurisdiction.
 
Likewise, the Forest Service shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System lands.
 
Interior shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states, and (2) one state that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.
 
The Forest Service shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states; and (2) one state, including Vermont, that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Americans Safe Act

Bill: 118-s-298
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Keep Americans Safe Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments;
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer.
 
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture.
 
 Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-299
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2023

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect. 
 
For an initial 90-day period, the bill provides continuing appropriations at 99% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
LOAN Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-300
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Leveraging Opportunities for Americans Now Act of 2023 or the LOAN Act of 

2023

 
This bill revises interest rates and repayment plans for federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to set the interest rate on federal student loans made on or after July 1, 2024, at 0% and replace the interest with a one-time financing fee.
 
Further, the bill permits ED to credit or refund borrowers who pay the balance of their loan earlier than required by their repayment plan with the amount of the financing fee.
 
In addition, the bill establishes an income-dependent education assistance repayment plan as the default repayment plan for federal student loans. A borrower may select either this new plan or a 10-year fixed repayment plan.
 
ED must calculate annual repayment amounts and provide annual statements to borrowers. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must transmit tax information to ED as necessary to determine a borrower's repayment obligations and financing fee adjustments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Educational Opportunities Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-301
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Educational Opportunities Act 

of 2023

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. The bill allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). A 
scholarship granting organization
 is a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other education expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low-income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines).
 
The bill allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization. It also imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Barbosa Act

Bill: 118-s-302
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

CPT Rafael Barbosa Enhanced Colorectal Cancer Screening Standard for Toxic Exposed Members of the Uniformed Services Act or the Barbosa Act

 
This bill entitles certain members of the uniformed services to a colorectal cancer screening through the Military Health System. Specifically, the bill provides such entitlement to members who, during active service, were deployed during specified time frames in certain locations where burn pits are or were used (e.g., Iraq from August 2, 1990, to February 28, 1991). A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Presidential Budget Accountability Act

Bill: 118-s-303
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Presidential Budget Accountability Act

 
This bill restricts the use of federal funds for presidential travel if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law. 
 
Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for the cost of travel by the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.
 
For the purposes of this bill, 
federal funds
 includes funds provided for
 
 
the expense allowance of the President,
 
 travel expenses of the President,
 
entertainment expenses of the President, and
 
subsistence expenses in connection with the travel of the President. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
PAYSTUB Act

Bill: 118-s-304
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Presidential Accountability for Yearly Submission of The United States' Budget Act or the PAYSTUB Act

 
This bill restricts the use of federal funds for the salaries or expenses of political employees if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law. 
 
Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for a political employee's salary or expenses for service by the employee during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.
 
On the earliest possible date after the President's budget is submitted, political employees whose salaries or expenses were not paid for service during a period in which the President's budget had not yet been submitted must be paid for that period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 118-s-305
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Military history
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.

action_date: 2023-06-13
text: 

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2077)
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2077)
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2076-2077)
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-307
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: 

Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes and extends certain rules related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and operations.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a regulatory pathway for certification or approval of UAS to enable commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, including a risk assessment methodology.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes the Office of Associate Administrator of UAS Integration within the FAA. It also establishes the UAS Certification Unit to develop and implement the UAS certification or approval processes for BVLOS operations.
 
Further, the bill extends the special authority for the Department of Transportation to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

Bill: 118-s-308
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Economic development
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing nation by international organizations. (Generally, international organizations provide developing nations certain rights and beneficial treatment. For example, the World Trade Organization provides developing nations with so-called 
special and differential treatment
, which includes measures that aim to increase trading opportunities for those nations.)
 
Under this bill, the State Department must advocate for international organizations to (1) change China's status from developing nation to developed nation, or (2) develop a mechanism to change China's status to developed nation if no mechanism currently exists. 
 
The President may waive this requirement if doing so is in the national interest of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act

Bill: 118-s-309
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Caribbean area
Crime prevention
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Puerto Rico
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy in its National Drug Control Strategy. This strategy must include measures for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including measures to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
 
The bill also revises ONDCP's authorization to (1) add definitions for 
state
 and for 
United States
 to specify that its authorization includes U.S. territories and possessions, and (2) revise the definition for 
supply reduction
 to ensure that the National Drug Control Strategy includes efforts to disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-312
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 

2023

 
This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements relating to Medicare payments for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the payment system for ASC services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revises quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so.
 
With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, the CMS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.)
 
The bill also limits the copayment amount for ASC services under Medicare to that of the inpatient hospital deductible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in Senate
National Cold War Center Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-313
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Military facilities and property
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

National Cold War Center Act of 2023

 
This bill designates the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the National Cold War Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in Senate