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Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4278
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2023 or the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023

This bill modifies personnel action procedures regarding certain employees and executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 

The bill authorizes the VA to remove from civil service, demote, or suspend VA employees that are supervisors or managers if the VA determines by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of such individual warrants such action. This authority does not apply to certain appointees or individuals in their probationary or trial period.

Supervisors or managers who are subject to a removal, demotion, or suspension under this bill are entitled to (1) advance notice of the action and supporting evidence, (2) representation by an attorney or representative, and (3) grieve the action in accordance with an internal grievance process.

The bill also provides protections from removal, demotion, or suspension for supervisor or managers who are whistleblowers or are seeking corrective action for an alleged prohibited personnel practice such as discrimination.

The bill also modifies the procedures to remove, demote, or suspend VA employees or senior executives based on performance or misconduct, specifically by requiring the VA to determine by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of the individual warrants such removal, demotion, or suspension. Such procedures must apply retroactively, beginning on the date of enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (June 23, 2017).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
action_date: 2024-03-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-425.
action_date: 2024-03-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-425.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Critical Supply Chains Commission Act

Bill: 118-hr-4279
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional operations and organization
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Intellectual property
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Natural disasters
Strategic materials and reserves
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Critical Supply Chains Commission Act

 
This bill establishes a National Commission on Critical Supply Chains to identify and investigate the dependencies, limitations, and risks associated with critical supply chains.
 
The commission may hold hearings as appropriate and obtain relevant information directly from federal, state, and local governmental bodies as needed.
 
The commission must annually report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for actions to mitigate the risks of future American supply chain disruptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Fair Accounting for Condominium Construction Act

Bill: 118-hr-4280
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Fair Accounting for Condominium Construction Act 

 
This bill exempts certain residential construction contracts from the requirement to use the percentage of completion method of accounting. The
 percentage of completion method
 is a tax accounting method in which the revenues and expenses of long-term contracts are recognized as a percentage of the work completed in a particular period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4281
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake activities to promote access to sexual and reproductive health and well-being.
 
The bill renames HHS's Office of Population Affairs as the Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and modifies its responsibilities. Among other activities, the office must develop and implement a strategy to promote sexual and reproductive health and well-being. This strategy must include recommendations to integrate sexual and reproductive health equity and reproductive justice into federal programs.
 
HHS must also award grants for improving access to sexual and reproductive health care to nonprofit or community-based organizations that assist individuals seeking abortion services through programs that are unbiased and medically and factually accurate.
 
Additionally, HHS and the Director of the White House Gender Policy Council must jointly establish an interagency task force to coordinate and promote federal programs and activities related to sexual and reproductive health and well-being.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Equality for Families with Disabilities Act

Bill: 118-hr-4282
Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4283
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government trust funds
Hate crimes
Inflation and prices
Sales and excise taxes
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 
 
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2023

 
This bill increases by .5% the excise tax on firearms, including pistols, revolvers, and shells and cartridges. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Trust Fund into which the increased tax revenues are deposited to fund gun violence prevention programs. The Trust Fund creates separate accounts for violence prevention, gun violence research, hate crimes data collection and enforcement, and firearm forensics. 
 
The bill also requires an inflation adjustment to the amount of the special tax on importers, manufacturers, and dealers in firearms and the transfer tax on firearms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-4284
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act

 
This bill bans the development of commercial offshore wind energy in Lobster Management Area One in the Gulf of Maine. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the sufficiency of the environmental review processes of the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other relevant federal agencies for existing offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Bill: 118-hr-4285
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

 
This bill exempts Special Immigrant Juveniles visas from certain annual numerical limitations on such visas. (Generally, Special Immigrant Juvenile status is available to qualifying non-U.S. nationals under 21 years of age who are in the United States and have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

Bill: 118-hr-4286
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

 
This bill provides for coverage without prior authorization requirements of annual lung cancer screenings under Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance for individuals for whom screenings are recommended under U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines. It also expands Medicaid coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use to all individuals, rather than only pregnant women. 
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must conduct outreach on the importance of lung cancer screenings and who should be screened, and the Government Accountability Office must report on the demographics of those diagnosed with lung cancer and recommend ways the federal government can improve screenings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-22
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: 2023-06-22
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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Money Where Our Mouths Are Act

Bill: 118-hr-4287
Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Money Where Our Mouths Are Act

 
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 119th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act

Bill: 118-hr-4288
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal preemption
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pest management
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-4289
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act

Bill: 118-hr-4290
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural practices and innovations
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Infrastructure development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act

This bill specifies that agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems are eligible to receive assistance under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for all losses suffered as a result of drought, flood, or other natural disasters. Acequias, or community ditches, are community-operated and -organized water irrigation systems. 

The bill also provides that a special use permit shall not be required on Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Department of the Interior land for the (1) presence or use of water from an acequia, or (2) routine maintenance and minor improvements conducted by a community user or governing body of an acequia.

Further, USDA must submit a report to Congress on agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to modify the ZIP Code for Goose Creek, South Carolina, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4291
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 774 Sea Island Pkwy, in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, as the "Laura Matilda Towne Post Office Building".

Bill: 118-hr-4292
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 774 Sea Island Pkwy, in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, as the "Laura Matilda Towne Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4293
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023

 
This bill imposes limits and requirements on international food assistance provided under Title II of the Food for Peace Act and makes other changes to the assistance program.
 
First, the bill eliminates the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers as food as assistance under the program. 
 
Second, the bill restricts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from using more than 50% of its annual appropriations for program expenses other than the procurement of agricultural commodities and ocean transportation. 
 
Additionally, the bill limits the amount that USAID may provide to qualified organizations to be used for purposes such as administration, personnel, and program evaluation. Under current law, USAID must spend a minimum of 7.5% and a maximum of 20% of its annual appropriations for these purposes. The bill reduces the minimum to 5% and the maximum to 10%. The bill also cancels the Local and Regional Procurement assistance program, which funds field-based (i.e., outside the United States) agricultural projects. 
 
The bill also modifies some of the respective powers of USAID and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). For example, the bill transfers from USAID to USDA the authority to approve drawing emergency food aid from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.
 
The bill also renames the assistance program as the 
Peter O'Brien Food for Peace Program. 

 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To direct the President of the United States to designate one month each year as Fidelity Month for the purpose of rededicating our Nation to the values of faith, family, and patriotism.

Bill: 118-hr-4294
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4295
Sponsor: Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act

This bill provides $11.5 billion in emergency funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to major disasters.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in House