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International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-920
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional committees
Cultural exchanges and relations
Foreign labor
Foreign loans and debt
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
International exchange and broadcasting
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Smuggling and trafficking
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes various international antitrafficking activities and foreign assistance programs; requires counter-trafficking strategies, activities, and efforts to be further integrated into projects supported by U.S. foreign assistance; and expands related reporting requirements. 

action_date: 2023-06-12
text:  

International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes various international antitrafficking activities and foreign assistance programs; requires counter-trafficking strategies, activities, and efforts to be further integrated into projects supported by U.S. foreign assistance; and expands related reporting requirements. 

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7005-7007)
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6984-6985)
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91.
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
DISCOURSE Act

Bill: 118-s-921
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Disincentivizing Internet Service Censorship of Online Users and Restrictions on Speech and Expression Act or the DISCOURSE Act

 
This bill limits federal liability protections for a user or provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) related to content provided by third parties. It also requires a provider that offers its service through a mass-market offering to the public to disclose information about its content moderation activities.
 
The bill removes liability protections (sometimes referred to as section 230 protection) for a provider with a dominant market share if the provider
 
 
promotes or suppresses a viewpoint through its content moderation, including by affecting a content creator's revenue;
 
uses automated processes (e.g., algorithms) to target and amplify content provided to a user who has not requested or searched for the content; or
 
solicits, funds, modifies, or otherwise contributes to content.
 
 
Currently, a provider retains liability protections even when it restricts access to materials that it considers objectionable. Under this bill, a provider retains protections if restricted materials fall, based on an objectively reasonable belief, into a prescribed list of harmful or unlawful categories.
 
Additionally, the liability protections shall not apply to providers that (1) restrict access to content in a manner that burdens the exercise of religion, or (2) fail to comply with an existing requirement to notify customers of options for limiting a minor's access to harmful online content (e.g., parental controls).
 
The bill also changes legal procedures related to the liability protections, including by specifying that the protection serves as an affirmative defense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-922
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

 
This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Management Board. Such a board has been established for Puerto Rico.
 
Specifically, a board must establish rules to disqualify any third-party advisory or consulting firm from advising the board for any period during which the firm has a client, or provides consulting services to, an individual, corporation, or other business entity that is competing for or performing a contract with the territorial government, the performance of which is within the board's jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act

Bill: 118-s-923
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act

 
This bill modifies programs and payment rates for behavioral health services under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
For example, the bill provides for specialized payment under the Medicare physician fee schedule of certain mental health and substance use disorder services that are integrated into primary care practice, such as preventive screenings and telehealth treatment. It also establishes and provides funds for a Medicaid demonstration program to provide such services to children in a variety of settings, including schools and hospitals.
 
The bill also requires Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug benefit plans to offer mental health and substance use disorder benefits in a manner that is no more restrictive than other benefits with respect to financial and treatment requirements (i.e., parity in benefits). Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must audit state Medicaid and CHIP programs with respect to parity requirements and post its related enforcement actions on its website; the bill provides funds for these purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act

Bill: 118-s-924
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Dams and canals
District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act

 
This bill extends the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission through FY2034.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.
action_date: 2023-12-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-143.
action_date: 2023-12-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-143.
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

Bill: 118-s-925
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that exempts workplaces with comprehensive safety and health management systems from certain paperwork and inspection requirements. It also designates that program as the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-926
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Allergies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Grain
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits persons associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States.
 
Specifically, the President must prohibit any person (individual or entity) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of these foreign governments from purchasing or leasing (1) public agricultural land that is owned by the United States and administered by a federal department or agency, or (2) private agricultural land that is located in the United States. 
 
A person that violates or attempts to violate this prohibition is subject to civil and criminal penalties. This prohibition does not require a person that owns or leases agricultural land as of the date of this bill's enactment to sell that land. 
 
Further, the President must prohibit a person associated with these foreign governments and who leases, or who has full or partial ownership of, agricultural land in the United States from participating in Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Exceptions are included to allow for participation in USDA programs related to food safety, the health and labor safety of individuals, or certain reporting and disclosure requirements. 
 
The restrictions established by the bill do not apply to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. 
 
The bill also amends the agriculture foreign investment disclosure reporting requirements to include reporting on security interests and leases.
 
Finally, USDA must submit a report every two years on foreign ownership of agriculture land in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-927
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Hawaii
Mammals
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements to research and control the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death, which has killed more than a million native trees in Hawaii.
 
 Specifically, the Department of the Interior must partner with the Department of Agriculture and Hawaii to control and address the fungus.
 
In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey must continue to research Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.
 
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must continue to partner with Hawaii and local stakeholders to manage ungulates (e.g., certain mammals such as deer) in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on federal, state, and private land.
 
Finally, the Forest Service must continue to provide (1) financial assistance to prevent the spread of the fungus and to restore the native forests of Hawaii, and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to research the fungus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Not Just a Number Act

Bill: 118-s-928
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Not Just a Number Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take specified actions related to its suicide prevention services.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to annually submit a National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and publish it on a VA website.
 
The VA must also analyze and report on which benefits and services from the VA have the greatest impact on suicide prevention among veterans.
 
The VA must collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a toolkit for state and local coroners and medical examiners that contains best practices for accurately identifying and reporting suicide deaths of veterans. The toolkit must be available on a publicly available website, and the VA and CDC must conduct outreach to state and local agencies to promote the availability and use of the toolkit.
 
The VA must review the findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office's management review of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention services and study the feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention office within the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-929
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes using certain foreign assistance funds to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services in developing countries, including abortion services, training, and equipment.
 
The bill also removes a statutory prohibition on using such funds in developing countries to (1) pay for abortions performed as a method of family planning, or (2) motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-930
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cancer
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Law enforcement officers
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023

 
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors.
 
The bill specifies that exposure-related cancer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty if
 
 
the public safety officer was exposed to or in contact with heat, radiation, or a carcinogen that is linked to an exposure-related cancer;
 
the officer began serving as an officer not later than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of an exposure-related cancer and the diagnosis occurred not later than 15 years after the last date of active service; and
 
the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately resulted in the death or permanent and total disability of the officer.
 
 
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) must periodically review the definition of 
exposure-related cance
r. It directs the BJA to add additional cancers to the definition under certain circumstances (e.g., a petition process).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
action_date: 2024-06-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-06-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-16
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Bill: 118-s-931
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Budget process
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

 
This bill addresses software asset management practices by federal agencies.
 
The bill requires each agency to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software entitlements and software inventories of the agency and submit the assessment to the head of the agency, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Congress.
 
Each agency must use the information developed pursuant to the assessment to develop a plan for the agency to (1) consolidate software licenses of the agency; and (2) adopt enterprise license agreements across the agency by type or category of software in order to improve the performance of, and reduce unnecessary costs across, the agency.
 
The OMB must submit to Congress a strategy that includes 
 
 
 proposals to support the adoption of governmentwide enterprise licenses for software entitlements identified through the assessments and plans; 
 
 opportunities to leverage government procurement policies and practices to increase interoperability of software entitlements acquired and deployed to reduce costs and improve performance; 
 
 the incorporation of data on spending by agencies on, the performance of, and management by agencies of software entitlements as part of certain required information; and 
 
 where applicable, directions to agencies to examine options and relevant criteria for transitioning to open-source software.
 
 
The GAO must report on governmentwide trends, comparisons among agencies, and other analyses of plans and strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-73.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-73.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-934
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 
This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to assign energy emergency and energy security functions to an Assistant Secretary, including responsibilities with respect to infrastructure and cybersecurity.
 
The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-935
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires manufacturers to report about certain price increases for prescription drugs and biological products with a wholesale cost of at least $100 per month. 
 
Such reports must include, among other information (1) the percentage price increase, (2) a justification for such increase, (3) the price history of the drug, (4) the total cost to develop the drug, and (5) the total revenue and net profit generated from the drug. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for failing to comply with the bill's requirements. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration must post the information on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate