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Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act

Bill: 118-hr-217
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act

 
 This bill requires retail sellers of products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products. 
 
 This requirement does not apply to individuals selling products through third-party websites or mobile applications.
 
The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-218
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a July 23, 2019, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice that expanded the classes of non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who are subject to expedited removal (i.e., removal without further hearing or review). 
 
DHS published another notice on March 21, 2022 , rescinding the July 2019 notice. Thus, this bill in effect restores the expanded version of expedited removal under the July 2019 notice. 
 
The July 2019 notice expanded expedited removal to cover certain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals who were apprehended in any part of the United States and who have been in the United States for less than two years. By contrast, with the March 2022 rescission, expedited removal is generally limited to certain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals apprehended near or at a border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
No Patient Left Alone Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-219
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

No Patient Left Alone Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to have certain written policies and procedures that provide for patient visitation rights and to inform patients of such rights, including any applicable restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Aviation Act

Bill: 118-hr-220
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Research and development
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Advanced Aviation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to redesignate the Office of NextGen as the Office of Advanced Aviation within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new office duties include the coordination of rulemaking and approval processes on matters relating to advanced aviation systems (e.g., drones, supersonic aircraft technologies, counter-unmanned aircraft systems).
 
The bill also establishes an Office of Advanced Integration within the Office of Advanced Aviation.
 
Additionally, DOT must establish an Advanced Aviation Coordination Unit within the FAA whose responsibilities shall include the promotion of the safe and responsible integration of advanced aviation systems into the national airspace system.
 
Further, DOT must redesignate the William J. Hughes Technical Center as the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aviation. The center must establish and manage a program to evaluate new aviation-related technologies proposed to be used in the national airspace system and facilitate the integration of such technologies into the national airspace system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
PROPEL Act

Bill: 118-hr-221
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Professional Pell Education Learning Act or the PROPEL Act

 
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by allowing students to use these grants for enrollment in educational programs that consist of vocational or technical training, flight training, apprenticeship, or other on-job training. In addition, the bill expands institutional eligibility under the Federal Pell Grant program, including by allowing these vocational and training programs to be unaccredited.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
No Oil for CCP Act

Bill: 118-hr-222
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Asia
China
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Iran
Middle East
North Korea
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

No Oil for CCP Act

 
This bill bans exports of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, North Korea, Iran, and other specified recipients. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that (1) the oil not be exported to such countries; and (2) the recipient of the oil is not under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Adoption Information Act

Bill: 118-hr-223
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Adoption and foster care
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Adoption Information Act

 
This bill requires federally funded family planning programs to provide each person who inquires about their services with specified information about adoption centers in their state. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide the programs with pamphlets containing the required information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Inaction Has Consequences Act

Bill: 118-hr-224
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Inaction Has Consequences Act 

 
This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not passed each of the annual appropriations bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, beginning with FY2024. Salaries are released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the chamber of Congress passes the bills, or (2) the last day of the Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
No Budget, No Pay Act

Bill: 118-hr-225
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

No Budget, No Pay Act 

 
This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2024 by April 15, 2023, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
 
Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2023, until the earlier of (1) the day on which the chamber of Congress agrees to a budget resolution, or (2) the last day of the 118th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Collaboration Act

Bill: 118-hr-226
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Legal fees and court costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Veterans Collaboration Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program in states with the highest veteran populations to promote collaboration between the VA, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher learning. 
 
The VA shall emphasize collaboration with (1) veterans service organizations that provide personnel with appropriate credentials to assist veterans in filing disability compensation claims and appeals with the VA, and (2) educational institutions that provide veterans with pro bono legal assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act

Bill: 118-hr-227
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax exclusion
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, the compensation of a federal employee who served in a combat zone or was hospitalized as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone. The bill terminates the exclusion two years after the end of combatant activities in such zone. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act

Bill: 118-hr-228
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act

 
This bill addresses the sharing of medical information and disability examination procedures between the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). It requires that if a member of the Armed Forces who is required to receive a physical examination upon separation from active duty has or is believed to have a medical condition that may make the member eligible for veterans' disability compensation and benefits, the examination must be performed by a VA-certified health care provider.
 
If the condition is discovered during the physical examination and the examining health care provider is not VA-certified, the examination must be completed by a VA-certified provider. 
 
An eligibility determination made as part of such an examination shall be binding on the VA and be used as the basis for assigning the member's disability rating.
 
The VA and DOD shall jointly establish a system to share data and maintain the medical and personnel records of Armed Forces members and veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States whose visionary leadership secured passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965.

Bill: 118-hr-230
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to President Lyndon B. Johnson in recognition of his contributions to the nation.
 
The bill requires such medal to be given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum following its award, where it will be available for display and research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H146-147)
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Terminate TikTok on Campus Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-231
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Higher education
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Terminate TikTok on Campus Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds unless the IHE takes certain actions to ban the use of the social media video application TikTok.
 
Specifically, the IHE must develop and implement standards and guidelines (1) prohibiting the use of TikTok on electronic devices owned or issued by the IHE, and (2) requiring the removal of TikTok from these devices.
 
The bill includes an exception for research that (1) is conducted, supervised, or authorized by an IHE's faculty; and (2) pertains to national security, law enforcement, telecommunications, or cybersecurity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Real Justice for Our Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-232
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Specialized courts
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Real Justice for Our Veterans Act of 2023 

 
This bill expands data collection on the effectiveness of veteran treatment court programs, incentivizes local governments to improve retention rates in veteran treatment court programs and drug court programs, and expands options for veterans to participate in drug court programs. 
 
First, the bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on the effectiveness of veteran treatment court programs. The report must assess the population served by the programs, whether the programs use evidence-based treatments, the recidivism rates of participants, and program completion rates. The report must also assess whether women and racial and ethnic minorities have equal access to the programs and an equal opportunity to participate. 
 
Second, the bill requires DOJ's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a pilot program to make grants for local governments to improve retention in veteran treatment court programs and drug court programs.
 
Finally, this bill allows a veteran (including a veteran who is a violent offender) to participate in a drug court program instead of a veteran treatment court program if a jurisdiction does not operate a veteran treatment court program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Qualified Immunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-233
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Government liability
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Qualified Immunity Act of 2023
 
 This bill provides statutory authority for qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in civil cases involving constitutional violations. 
 Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors (e.g., law enforcement officers) for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The Supreme Court has also found an implied cause of action against federal law enforcement officers in certain situations (e.g., Fourth Amendment violations), also known as 
Bivens
 lawsuits. However, under the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity, government officials performing discretionary duties are generally shielded from civil liability, unless their actions violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person would have known. 
The bill provides statutory authority for these principles with respect to law enforcement officers. Specifically, under the bill, law enforcement officers are entitled to qualified immunity if (1) at the time of the alleged violation, the constitutional right at issue was not clearly established or the state of the law was not sufficiently clear for every reasonable officer to know that the conduct was unconstitutional; or (2) a court has held that the specific conduct at issue is constitutional. 
The bill applies to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. It also specifies that law enforcement agencies and local governments may not be held liable if their officers are entitled to qualified immunity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House