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To provide for the closure of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located in New York City, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2865
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 
This bill requires the President to close China's consulate in New York City and expel all diplomatic personnel assigned there within 72 hours of the bill's enactment. The bill also requires the President to close the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City and cancel the visas or other entry documents of all Chinese citizens assigned there within the same 72-hour period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Critical Technology Security Centers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2866
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 

Critical Technology Security Centers Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to support the establishment of at least two cybersecurity-focused Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test the security of critical technology.
 
The centers shall leverage risk-based evaluations to focus on activities that have the greatest effect on the security of the critical technologies within each center's scope.
 
Each center must establish, in coordination with CISA, coordinated vulnerability disclosure processes. Vulnerabilities discovered by a center must be reported to the National Vulnerability Database of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
 
Any center addressing open source software security may award grants to individual open source software developers and maintainers, nonprofit organizations, and other nonfederal entities to fund improvements in the security of the open source software ecosystem. 
Open source software
 is defined as software for which the human-readable source code is made available to the public for use, study, re-use, modification, enhancement, and redistribution.
 
Each center must report to the directorate on a biennial basis. The directorate shall then report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Bruce’s Law

Bill: 118-hr-2867
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 

Bruce's Law

 
This bill reauthorizes certain grants through FY2028 and sets out other activities to address the dangers of fentanyl-related drug overdoses, with a particular focus on drug contamination with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) reauthorizes grants that are available through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for community-based coalitions to address local drug crises, and (2) authorizes new grants for coalitions to implement education and prevention strategies in communities that face significant levels of drug overdoses related to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. The ONDCP may delegate authority to execute the new grants to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the dangers of fentanyl, including the risk of contamination of counterfeit drugs with fentanyl or other synthetic drugs.
 
The bill also establishes an interagency work group to coordinate and improve federal efforts to reduce and prevent drug overdoses involving contamination with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids. Work group members include the ONDCP, HHS, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

Bill: 118-hr-2869
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.
 
The report must collect specified information, including 
 
 
 the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
 
the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
 
the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim; 
 
the motivation of the shooter;
 
 how the shooting was stopped; 
 
the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
 
the response time of law enforcement.
 
 
ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.
 
 The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, an active shooter response plan, and a trauma response plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Raise the Age Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2870
Sponsor: Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Raise the Age Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes new restrictions on the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals under 21 years of age. 
 
Specifically, this bill makes it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle or semiautomatic center-fire shotgun that has (or has the capacity to accept) an ammunition feeding device with a capacity of more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21.
 
The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.
 
The bill also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report on the operation of its public access line, including a description of information sharing protocols and recommendations for improving such protocols.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956-1957)
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2871
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies the above-the-line tax deduction for the expenses of performing artists (including commissions paid to managers or agents) to provide for a phaseout of such deduction for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $100,000 ($200,000 for joint return filers). The $100,000 phaseout threshold is adjusted for inflation annually for taxable years beginning after 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

Bill: 118-hr-2873
Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

 
This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met.
 
Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill repeals those provisions and instead applies the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to gaming activities on Indian lands of the tribes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Flight Education Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-2874
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Flight Education Access Act

 
This bill increases federal student loan limits for students in undergraduate flight education and training programs. It also establishes a grant program to support the education of future pilots and to diversify the pilot training workforce.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans to $111,000 for dependent students and $137,500 for independent students. It also increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Stafford Loans to $65,000.
 
The bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to collect data and annually calculate the completion rate of each undergraduate flight education and training program at each eligible institution.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to (1) examine and review the implementation of this bill, (2) develop recommendations for ED on any changes to improve the bill's implementation, and (3) submit a report to Congress on its findings and recommendations.
 
The bill directs ED to award grants to eligible partnerships to (1) support the education of future airline and commercial pilots, (2) diversify the pilot training workforce, and (3) generate interest and support for a career as an airline and commercial pilot. An eligible partnership is a collaboration between at least one workforce partner (e.g., a labor organization representing aircraft pilots or an entity that employs pilots) and at least one educational partner (e.g., a local or state educational agency).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Grid Reliability and Resiliency Improvements Act

Bill: 118-hr-2875
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Grid Reliability and Resiliency Improvements Act

 
This bill directs the North American Electric Reliability Organization to biennially submit a report to Congress that identifies (1) risks to the long-term reliability of the electric grid and electricity generation, (2) whether increased electricity generation from natural gas and increased natural gas transportation is essential to the reliability of the electric grid, and (3) other related risks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To cancel certain proposed changes to loan level price adjustments by the Federal National Mortgage Association and credit fees charged by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

Bill: 118-hr-2876
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 
This bill prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from implementing their January 2023-announced changes to the single-family pricing framework for fees on purchase, rate-term refinance, and cash-out refinance loans. The changes revise the fee charts that provide percentage adjustments based on a borrower's credit score and other factors.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
CREEPER Act 2.0

Bill: 118-hr-2877
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Sex offenses
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act 2.0 or the CREEPER Act 2.0

 
This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for conduct involving child sex dolls. 
 
Specifically, it makes it a crime to import, transport, buy, sell, distribute, or possess a child sex doll. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term, or both. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
CARE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2878
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Medical research
Research ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2023 or the CARE Act of 2023

 
This bill requires, as a condition of receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, entities that carry out animal-based research to establish adoption policies for dogs, cats, and rabbits when they are no longer used for research. It also limits, under certain conditions, an entity's liability related to these adoptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2879
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2023 

This bill establishes the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation to (1) develop a skilled and robust U.S. aviation and aerospace workforce; (2) serve as a national independent forum to support collaboration and cooperation between governmental, nongovernmental, and aviation and aerospace industry stakeholders regarding the advancement of the U.S. aviation and aerospace workforce; and (3) serve as a repository for research conducted by institutions of higher education, research institutions, or other stakeholders regarding the aviation and aerospace workforce, or related technical and skill development.

The center must perform the following duties

improve access to aviation and aerospace education and related skills training to help grow the U.S. aviation and aerospace workforce;

support Armed Forces personnel and veterans seeking to transition to a career in civil aviation or an aerospace-related field through outreach, training, apprenticeships, or other means; and

amplify and support the research and development efforts conducted as part of the National Aviation Research Plan and work done at the Federal Aviation Administration Centers of Excellence and Technical Centers regarding the aviation and aerospace workforce.

Additionally, the center may issue grants to certain entities to, among other things, (1) establish new education programs that teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance; (2) establish scholarships, internships, or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry; and (3) support outreach about educational opportunities and careers in the aviation maintenance industry.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E356-357)
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act

Bill: 118-hr-2880
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for Medicare pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with respect to remuneration, payments, and fees.
 
Specifically, the bill restricts PBMs that are under contract with plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit or Medicare Advantage from (1) receiving income for their services other than flat dollar amount service fees; (2) basing any service fees on the prices of covered drugs or any associated discounts, rebates, or other remuneration; (3) charging plan sponsors for ingredient costs or dispensing fees in amounts that are different than what is reimbursed to the pharmacy; or (4) reimbursing network pharmacies for less than that what is reimbursed to PBM-affiliated pharmacies. 
 
Such PBMs must also report on the difference between certain costs for drugs on the plan's formulary and those that are not on the formulary but are therapeutically equivalent. PBMs must also report certain information regarding rebates and fees they receive from drug manufacturers; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish this and other information that is currently reported by PBMs online. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-26
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: 2023-04-26
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: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-2881
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Customs enforcement
Government information and archives
Hawaii
Horticulture and plants
Intergovernmental relations
Pest management
Postal service
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act 

This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to conduct preclearance quarantine inspections for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials on persons, baggage, cargo, and any other articles destined for direct movement to or from the state of Hawaii.

The visual, x-ray, and canine inspections must be conducted at airports, ports, and postal sorting facilities.

APHIS must also consult with the state of Hawaii to develop and publish a list of items subject to inspection.

User fees must be prescribed and collected to cover the cost of the inspections. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E359-360)
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House