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Advancing America’s Interests Act

Bill: 118-hr-3535
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Advancing America's Interests Act

 
This bill limits the ability of certain persons (e.g., patent or trademark holders) to bring complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and it requires the ITC to consider the public interest when determining whether to exclude articles that are under investigation.
 
A complainant before the ITC must satisfy a domestic industry requirement obliging them to have made significant investment in the United States related to the articles that are the subject of the matter. One method to establish domestic industry is through reliance on licensing activities.
 
The bill requires a complainant attempting to demonstrate domestic industry through licensing activities to show that those activities led to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design at issue. Further, the bill prohibits a complainant from relying upon activities by a licensee to demonstrate domestic industry unless the license leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the claimed patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design for sale in the United States.
 
In addition, the bill requires the ITC to determine that any exclusion of articles pursuant to an investigation is in the public interest. The ITC must also identify at the beginning of an investigation whether the matter involves a dispositive issue that is appropriate for expedited initial determination and direct the assigned judge to issue such determination not later than 100 days after the investigation is instituted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act

Bill: 118-hr-3536
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text:  

Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act

 
This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress on fugitives and other individuals with respect to whom the United States is seeking extradition from other countries. The report shall contain information on the number of such individuals, U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure their return, and the factors that have prevented the resolution of outstanding cases.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 118-hr-3537
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States Foreign Service. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training to support the collection, curation, and sharing of diplomatic history in the United States via oral history, books, social media, and other means. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act

Bill: 118-hr-3538
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act

 
This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress for any day that the public debt limit is reached or there is a government shutdown.
 
During the 118th Congress, any salary earned by Members during these events must be held in escrow and released on the last day of that Congress. For subsequent Congresses, a Member shall not be paid for any day that these events occur.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act

Bill: 118-hr-3539
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
INFANT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3540
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2023 or the INFANT Act of 2023

 
This bill requires a state to select two infant formula manufacturers as suppliers under the competitive bidding process for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 
 
Specifically, the bill redefines 
competitive bidding
 to mean a procurement process under which a state agency selects two manufacturers for a product; a state may designate one of the manufacturers as the primary manufacturer and one as the secondary manufacturer. Currently, a state may only select a single infant formula manufacturer as a supplier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3541
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program for accounting education. In particular, LEAs may use these grant funds to implement programs to teach accounting, including by increasing access to high-quality accounting courses through 12th grade for students who are members of underrepresented groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act

Bill: 118-hr-3542
Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Aquaculture
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act

 
This bill amends certain limitations on the use of Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for indirect costs for aquaculture assistance programs. The bill also reauthorizes USDA aquaculture assistance programs through FY2028, which includes research and extension programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Grow Your Own Food Act

Bill: 118-hr-3543
Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Income tax exclusion
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Remote Naturalization Act

Bill: 118-hr-3544
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Remote Naturalization Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish procedures to provide for remote oath ceremonies for naturalization, including through the use of videoconferencing technology. 
 
Under this bill, the option to participate in a remote oath ceremony shall be available to an individual with an approved naturalization application who is unable to attend a ceremony in person, including if in-person ceremonies have been cancelled due to a declared national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Ritchie Boys Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-3545
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Ritchie Boys Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the military intelligence professionals at Camp Ritchie, commonly known as the &quot;Ritchie Boys,&quot; in recognition of their contributions to the field of human intelligence and their service during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Study To Observe and Prevent (STOP) Human Trafficking Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3546
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Study To Observe and Prevent (STOP) Human Trafficking Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Justice, in coordination with the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to study and report on the prevalence and instances of human trafficking at adult entertainment clubs in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Doxing Threat Assessment Act

Bill: 118-hr-3547
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Right of privacy
Technology assessment
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Doxing Threat Assessment Act 

 
This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding the use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors.
 

Doxing
 means knowingly publishing the personally identifiable information of another individual, without the individual's consent and with intent to
 
 
threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person; 
 
facilitate another to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person;
 
incite or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against any person; or
 
place any person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.
 
 
The threat assessment (1) shall be developed in coordination with the DHS Privacy Office and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and (2) may be informed by existing products.
 
I&A shall, consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information (1) disseminate the threat assessment with state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials; and (2) ensure that a version of the assessment is published on the DHS website within 30 days of dissemination to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Bill: 118-hr-3548
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

 
This bill sets out activities and modifies existing programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must implement a strategy for promoting behavioral and mental health and reducing stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance use disorder among racial and ethnic minority groups. HHS must consult with appropriate advocacy groups and behavioral health organizations on this strategy. Additionally, HHS must seek to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a study on research gaps related to mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups.
 
Modifications to existing programs include (1) permitting HHS to prioritize health care facilities that serve a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups when awarding grants for integrating physical and behavioral health care, and (2) extending the authorization for the grants from FY2027 through FY2029. The bill also permits the use of funds available through the Minority Fellowship Program for developing best practices or core competencies to address mental health disparities in curricula for training social workers, psychologists, and other behavioral health professionals. (This program supports the education and training of minority students who are studying for advanced degrees in a mental or behavioral health profession.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
PACE Part D Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3549
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

PACE Part D Choice Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows Medicare-only beneficiaries who are enrolled in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to choose prescription drug plans that are not operated by PACE. (PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care.)
 
Specifically, the bill allows PACE enrollees who are Medicare (but not Medicaid) beneficiaries to choose a prescription drug plan that is not a Medicare Advantage plan or operated by PACE and for which annual out-of-pocket costs and federal subsidies are equal to or less than that under the applicable PACE prescription drug plan. The bill also allows for disenrollment from a chosen plan upon a change in medication or demonstration of an unexpected increase in out-of-pocket costs.
 
PACE programs must conduct outreach, monitor data, and coordinate benefits with respect to such options. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-18
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: 2023-05-18
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: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Safe Interactions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3550
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Safe Interactions Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs for law enforcement officers who may encounter individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Kids Fly Safe Act

Bill: 118-hr-3551
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government studies and investigations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Kids Fly Safe Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation in consultation with Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Transportation Security Administration. The study must evaluate issues that include
 
 
the usage and aircraft compatibility of age-appropriate child safety seats and restraints,
 
procedures for evacuating children safely and efficiently from aircraft,
 
 the extent to which airport terminal design requirements include measures to ensure the general physical safety of children in the terminal and while on airport property, and
 
the extent to which airport and airline policies protect children from contagious diseases or in-flight respiratory issues.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in House