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Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

Bill: 118-hr-3734
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2023-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: 
 
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act 
 

 
This bill establishes a new nonimmigrant visa for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2C visa) to fill jobs that have remained open for a certain amount of time and are located in an area where the unemployment rate is 7.9% or less. This visa shall only be available for certain occupations, and those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher level of education shall not be eligible.
 
The bill imposes various requirements related to H-2C positions, such as requiring that the employer make certain efforts to recruit a U.S. worker beforehand. The employer must register the opening before filling it with an H-2C worker, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall maintain a publicly available registry of registered positions. 
 
For the first fiscal year after the bill's enactment, no more than 65,000 positions may be registered. For subsequent fiscal years, the number shall be increased or decreased depending on how many positions were registered the previous year and how quickly the allotment was filled. A certain number of allocations shall be reserved for small businesses.
 
An employer seeking to hire H-2C workers shall register with DHS and provide documentation establishing that the employer meets various qualifications. An employer may become ineligible for registration for certain actions, such as having been penalized for a pattern of willful violation of wage and hour laws.
 
H-2C workers shall not be entitled to certain federal public benefits.
 
The Bureau of the Census shall report to Congress on the impact of the H-2C program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-3735
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2023-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: 

Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act

 
This bill exempts certain workers involved with providing care for veterans from the annual cap on H-1B visas (specialty occupations). 
 
Specifically, an H-1B visa shall not count against the annual cap if the visa holder is employed (or has received a job offer) at the Department of Veterans Affairs or a State home (generally, a facility established by a state or Indian tribe for disabled veterans). 
 
(The annual H-1B cap is 65,000 visas with various exemptions and additional visas available to certain categories of workers.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act

Bill: 118-hr-3736
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2023-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: 

Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act

This bill extends through September 30, 2035, the requirement that state Medicaid programs cover medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders. (The requirement is set to expire on September 30, 2025.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
High School Sports Injury Reporting Act

Bill: 118-hr-3737
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2023-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text:  

High School Sports Injury Reporting Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to report to Congress about sports injury reporting requirements in high schools. The report must address topics including the availability of and tools used to collect data on sports injuries and recommend policies and other means of improving student athlete safety through sports injury reporting.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
FAIR TARIFF Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3739
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: 

For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2023 or the FAIR TARIFF Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products (e.g., wine, spirits, and food) of European Union countries imported into the United States during specified time periods.
 
A request for liquidation or reliquidation must be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A request must contain sufficient information for CBP to (1) locate the entry or, if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry; and (2) verify the eligibility of the request.
 
Further, CBP must develop and make publicly available an application process for requesting these refunds.
 
The bill also requires the U.S. Trade Representative to provide advance notice with respect to certain increases in tariff rates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-3740
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: 

Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

This bill requires certain executive branch employees to disclose their federal student loan debt in an annual report.

The bill's requirement applies to an employee serving in a Senior Executive Service position or a position of a confidential or policy-determining nature (i.e., a Schedule C position). Covered employees must file a report detailing the principal and interest owed on loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Perkins Loan Program. 

The bill also requires the Office of Government Ethics to submit an annual report to Congress that contains (1) the total amount owed by all covered employees, and (2) the name of any covered employee who failed to report the required information.

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funds under such title from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services.

Bill: 118-hr-3741
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: 
This bill generally prohibits Title X grants for family planning services, research, and training from being used for a hotline, website, or other system that provides individuals with counseling and referrals regarding abortion services. However, the prohibition does not apply (1) in cases of rape or incest, or (2) when a physician certifies that the individual suffers from a physical condition that is life-threatening unless an abortion is performed.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2506-2507)
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Government's collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies.

Bill: 118-hr-3742
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chemical and biological weapons
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text:  

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate data collection and sharing by the federal government during public health emergencies that involve infectious disease outbreaks or biological threats (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic).
 
In particular, the evaluation must (1) address various matters pertaining to the authorities, policies, and tools used to collect public health data from and share it with nonfederal governments, health care providers, and other partners; and (2) compare federal data collection, sharing, and modeling during the COVID-19 pandemic with similar activities carried out by nonfederal stakeholders.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the advisory committee on the air travel needs of passengers with disabilities.

Bill: 118-hr-3743
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: 
This bill reauthorizes for five years the Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee, which advises the Department of Transportation on issues related to the air travel needs of passengers with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Avionic Students Housing Act.

Bill: 118-hr-3744
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Computers and information technology
Employment and training programs
Housing supply and affordability

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: 

Avionic Students Housing Act

 
This bill allows an airport, school, or other airport operator to provide housing on the non-aeronautical area grounds of an airport for students enrolled in an accredited avionic program. The bill defines an
 avionic program
 as leading to a degree, certification, or qualifications for a career as a pilot, mechanic, air traffic controller, airline support personnel, or other avionics-related field. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-3745
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2023-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: 

Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act

This bill requires any state that received advances from the Federal Unemployment Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund and owes more than $1 billion as of January 1, 2023, to report on how the state intends to repay the funds. The report must be provided to Congress and the Department of Labor no later than 90 days after the bill's enactment.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To rename the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3747
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 
This bill renames the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as the National School Lunch Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3748
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023

This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to preemptively negotiate regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Foreign Agricultural Service, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, are authorized to negotiate the regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other trade agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.

In addition, USDA must promulgate a regulation requiring that, within three days of removing any language from the FSIS Import and Export Library, FSIS notify each state department of agriculture, each lead state agency for animal disease, and any state and national producer organizations representing impacted livestock producers. (The FSIS library provides country and product specific information for (1) meat and poultry exports, and (2) products eligible for import to the United States.) 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Retail Revitalization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3749
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 
 
Retail Revitalization Act of 2023

 
This bill amends tax rules for real estate investment trusts (REITs). It increases (1) the share of equity investments a distressed retail tenant may receive from a REIT from 10% to 50%, and (2) the equity share for regular tenants from 10% to 30%. 
 
The bill also allows taxable REIT subsidiaries to accept equity in a retail tenant's businesses as a form of rent, subject to certain restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
To provide a 1-week extension of the public debt limit.

Bill: 118-hr-3750
Sponsor: Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 
This bill suspends the federal debt limit through June 12, 2023, and requires the debt limit to be increased to accommodate certain obligations issued during the suspension period.

The adjustments to the debt limit for obligations issued during the suspension period are limited to obligations necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before June 11, 2023.

The bill also prohibits the Department of the Treasury from issuing obligations during the suspension period for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of the suspension period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3751
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report annually on the number of overdoses among servicemembers. DOD must also contract with a federally funded research and development center to prepare a report that includes, among other elements, an assessment of current barriers to determining overdose data and recommendations for increasing access to treatment and preventing overdoses.

DOD must also establish standards for the distribution of, and training for the use of, naloxone (or other similar medication), opioid disposal materials, fentanyl test strips, and other materials to prevent or reverse overdoses, substance use disorder, or impacts related to substance misuse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Parity Enforcement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3752
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

Parity Enforcement Act of 20

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 This bill provides authority for the Department of Labor to enforce the parity requirements for group health plans with respect to the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

Bill: 118-hr-3753
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

 
This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to legislate the terms and conditions under which clemency may be granted for violations of District criminal laws. Under the bill, 
clemency
 is defined as a pardon, reprieve, or a commutation of a sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E503-504)
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Vehicle Market Freedom Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3754
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House