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Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-908
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

 
 This bill requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for President and Vice President to disclose federal income tax returns for the ten most recent taxable years.
 
The returns must be disclosed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which must make the returns publicly available after redacting information that is necessary for protecting against identity theft, such as Social Security numbers. 
 
If the tax returns are not disclosed to the FEC as required by this bill, the Internal Revenue Service must provide the returns to the FEC upon receiving a written request from the FEC. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Biojet Fuel Research Act

Bill: 118-hr-909
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Canada
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Mexico
Motor fuels
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Biojet Fuel Research Act

 
This bill establishes a sustainable aviation fuel working group that includes, among others, representatives of specified federal entities, Canada, Mexico, and aviation fuel and manufacturing industries. The working group must report on research and other needs to develop biojet fuels that are comparable in cost and safety to petroleum-based jet fuel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Biofuel Cell Research Act

Bill: 118-hr-910
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Biofuel Cell Research Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program to expand the use of biofuels in vehicles. Under the program, DOE must develop a commercially viable fuel cell system that uses biofuel as a fuel source.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-911
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 20

23

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
COST Act

Bill: 118-hr-912
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Comparison of Sustainable Transportation Act or the COST Act

 
This bill requires the federal government to analyze the costs and impacts of replacing vehicles fueled by gasoline with electric vehicles or flex-fuel ethanol vehicles (e.g., vehicles capable of using fuel that contains a percentage of ethanol). Specifically, the Government Accountability Office must analyze the costs of replacing light-duty vehicles (i.e., vehicles weighing 8,500 pounds or less, such as passenger cars, minivans, and sport utility vehicles) in the federal fleet that are fueled with gasoline with electric vehicles or flex-fuel ethanol vehicles. The 
federal fleet
 means vehicles owned or operated by the federal government.
 
In addition, the Department of Energy (DOE) must analyze the overall greenhouse gas impacts of the following types of vehicles: (1) a conventional gasoline vehicle, (2) an E85 (a fuel containing 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) capable flex-fuel vehicle, or (3) a battery electric vehicle. In conducting the analysis, DOE must utilize the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the GREET model) developed by Argonne National Laboratory.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
RISEE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-913
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2023 or the RISEE Act of 2023

 
This bill increases revenue streams provided to states from offshore wind projects, offshore oil and gas leases, and onshore energy and mineral resources. States must use the revenue for specified purposes, such as coastal restoration, conservation, or infrastructure.
 
Specifically, the bill requires revenues generated from offshore wind projects carried out under a lease entered into on or after January 1, 2022, to be deposited into accounts for the U.S. Treasury, the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, and adjacent coastal states. Currently, this revenue is deposited in the U.S. Treasury. The Department of the Interior must disburse the revenue to a state in an amount that is based on a formula that is inversely proportional to a state's distance from the offshore wind site.
 
In addition, the bill removes the cap on the amount of revenue generated from offshore oil and gas leases that may be shared with states under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.
 
It also eliminates a fee under the Mineral Leasing Act that Interior currently collects to administer the onshore revenue sharing program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-914
Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

 
This bill sets forth procedures for simplifying the grant process for nonurbanized areas, for both existing and new grant programs. 
 
Each agency must make publicly available a checklist for covered local governments with respect to each grant program of the agency for which such governments are otherwise eligible that includes each requirement for every step of the grant process.
 
The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress (1) within 270 days of this bill's enactment, evaluating the extent to which agencies have simplified the requirements and made the checklist available; and (2) each April 1st, evaluating the amount of technical assistance provided and the amount of funds awarded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act

Bill: 118-hr-915
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor carriers
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act 

 
This bill establishes a standard of care for the selection of brokers and other entities that contract with motor carriers for the shipment of goods or household goods. A 
broker
 is a person, other than a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier, that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, negotiates for, or holds itself out by solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise as selling, providing, or arranging for, transportation by motor carrier for compensation.
 
Specifically, the bill requires such entities to verify that a transporting motor carrier (1) is properly registered with the Department of Transportation (DOT); (2) has obtained the minimum required insurance coverage; and (3) is not determined unfit to safely operate commercial motor vehicles, or otherwise ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or a state.
 
DOT must prescribe by regulation a process for revoking the registration of an owner or operator determined unfit to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 639.
action_date: 2024-11-26
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-773.
action_date: 2024-11-26
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-773.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 28.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-916
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023

 
This bill makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death a first degree murder. 
 
An individual who is guilty of first degree murder by distributing fentanyl is subject to death or life in prison. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Sgt. Fieldy Act

Bill: 118-hr-918
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Service animals
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Sgt. Fieldy Act

 
This bill authorizes the interment of a deceased military working dog in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-919
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Puerto Rico

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 
This bill makes Puerto Rico eligible to issue commercial driver's licenses. It also directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to work with Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with commercial driver's license requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act

Bill: 118-hr-920
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
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: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-921
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023 

 
This bill bars an individual who has been convicted of a crime from receiving asylum, with limited exceptions. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security may designate political offenses committed outside of the United States that shall not be considered a crime for this purpose.
 
Currently, an individual shall be barred from receiving asylum for only certain types of criminal convictions, such as if the individual is convicted for (1) an aggravated felony, or (2) a particularly serious crime and as a result deemed a danger to the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
RURAL Broadband Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-922
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2023 or the RURAL Broadband Act of 2023

 
This bill restricts the use of Rural Utilities Service grants or loans to deploy broadband infrastructure that would overbuild or otherwise duplicate existing broadband networks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-923
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Mining
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands. Specifically, approval must be obtained for new (1) oil and gas leases, drill permits, approvals, or authorizations; (2) coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations; and (3) mineral patents, leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations.
 
In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Delta Tunnel Act

Bill: 118-hr-924
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Stop the Delta Tunnel Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from issuing a federal permit that would be necessary to build the proposed Delta Conveyance Project in California. Specifically, the USACE may not issue a Section 404 permit (i.e., a permit that allows for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters) for the project.
 
The USACE published a draft environmental impact statement in December 2022 about the project, which involves constructing new California State Water Project diversion and conveyance facilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta Conveyance Project includes an underground tunnel to deliver water south of the delta.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act

Bill: 118-hr-925
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Legal fees and court costs
Military facilities and property
North Carolina
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyer's Scams Act or the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act

 
This bill limits attorney's fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
 
Specifically, it caps attorney's fees at
 
 
12% of a payment made in an administrative claim, and
 
17% of a payment for a judgment rendered or a settlement entered in a judicial claim. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House