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Ensuring Peace Through Strength in Israel Act

Bill: 118-s-1504
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: 

Ensuring Peace Through Strength in Israel Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to make annual assessments from 2024 through 2028 with regards to the quantity and type of munitions Israel needs to defend itself and prevail in the event of sustained armed confrontation with specified adversaries (for example, Iran or Hamas). The assessment must address subjects such as (1) whether sufficient quantities and types of such munitions exist in Israeli and U.S. stockpiles, and (2) the pace at which the United States could replenish Israeli stockpiles in the event of such conflicts.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Tim’s Act

Bill: 118-s-1505
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Air quality
Congressional oversight
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Environmental health
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Labor standards
Mental health
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
FAA Advancements Act

Bill: 118-s-1506
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: 

FAA Advancements Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and improve the type certification process. Type certification is the approval of the design of the aircraft and all component parts, including propellers, engines, control stations, etc.

The FAA must enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center, or other independent nonprofit organization, to review and provide recommendations on the future state of type certification, including whether the use of advanced digital tools and techniques would improve the type certification process and enhance aviation safety. The FAA must brief Congress on what actions the FAA will take as a result of the report and the FAA rationale for not taking action on any specific recommendation.

DOT must evaluate the performance of the FAA's type certificate validation program under bilateral agreements, with reference to agreed implementation procedures.

DOT must also establish an internal regulatory process review team to develop recommendations to improve the timeliness of, and performance accountability in, the development and promulgation of regulatory materials related to aviation safety, training, and the operation of aeronautical products. The review team must include outside experts and academics and may consult with industry stakeholders.

The FAA must develop an action plan to implement the review team's recommendations and publish the action plan on the FAA's website. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
POWER Act

Bill: 118-s-1507
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemistry
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employment and training programs
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: 

Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act

 
This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and interpret data collected by, such device.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1508
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Regional and metropolitan planning
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 202

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This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island. The bill also increases the number of members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 13 to 14.

The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that are responsible for managing fishery resources in federal waters in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1605-1606)
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Conservation Reserve Program Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1509
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Campus Free Speech Restoration Act

Bill: 118-s-1511
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Campus Free Speech Restoration Act

 
This bill addresses expressive activities (e.g., peacefully assembling, distributing literature, or carrying signs) on college campuses.
 
First, the bill generally prohibits a public institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs from restricting noncommercial expressive activities in outdoor areas on campus.
 
Further, the bill prohibits a public IHE from receiving federal funds if the Department of Education determines that the public IHE (1) maintains a policy that infringes upon the expressive rights of students; or (2) maintains or enforces time, place, or manner restrictions on expressive activities, except in limited circumstances. 
 
In addition, the bill prohibits retaliation against an individual because the individual reported or complained about restrictions on expressive activities or participated in an investigation or hearing. 
 
The bill also requires a private IHE that receives federal funds to provide students with its policies related to expressive rights.
 
The bill also establishes a framework for investigating complaints and for IHEs to regain eligibility for federal funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
DIRECT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1512
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2023 or the
 
DIRECT Act
 
of 2023

This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country). The state-inspected meat and poultry products must be shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities (e.g., do not exceed 300 pounds for beef, 100 pounds for pork, and 27.5 pounds for lamb).

(Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-1513
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 
This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office in the District of Columbia the Taiwan Representative Office. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States.)
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
HELPER Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1514
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Housing finance and home ownership
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2023 or the HELPER Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a first-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment. Instead, the mortgage is subject to a one-time, up-front mortgage insurance premium. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 118-s-1515
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1516
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 

2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs for (1) expanding or supporting outreach to high schools, local businesses, local workforce development boards, and apprenticeship intermediaries; and (2) providing advising and support services to students who are enrolled in these apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-1517
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act

This bill expands a Department of Defense (DOD) program that focuses on improving cyber readiness and cooperation with the military forces of certain Southeast Asian countries.

DOD currently has authority to conduct a pilot program to (1) enhance the cyber security, resilience, and readiness of the military forces of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia; and (2) increase regional cooperation on cyber issues between the United States and these countries. The bill expands this program to include the military forces of the Philippines and Malaysia, extends the program through 2029, and specifies that the cyber enhancements are to be defensive.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Sensible Classification Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1518
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1519
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of State and the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement a multiyear Western Hemisphere Security Strategy.

The strategy must include elements such as (1) a proposal for increasing U.S. bilateral and multilateral security assistance and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, (2) activities to counter transnational criminal organizations and malign influence from state actors, (3) efforts to expand bilateral and multinational military training exercises with partner countries, (4) humanitarian assistance and disaster relief initiatives, (5) continued support for State Department programs to ensure the safety and rights of women and girls, and (6) a detailed assessment of the resources to carry out the strategy.

The bill also requires the State Department to provide technical assistance to partner countries to help them address the long-term implications of investments in strategic sectors by entities controlled by adversarial governments, such as China and Russia.

The State Department and DOD must jointly report the strategy to Congress and also provide periodic briefings on the strategy's implementation. The State Department must also report to Congress on efforts by the Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
CRACK Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1520
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits Act of 2023 or the CRACK Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds that are made available for treating substance use disorders to procure or distribute pipes (or other cylindrical objects) for smoking or inhaling illegal substances.
 
Currently, some harm reduction programs distribute safe smoking kits that include glass stems, alcohol swabs, and other materials to prevent infectious diseases or injury from contaminated drug paraphernalia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Community and Hydropower Improvement Act

Bill: 118-s-1521
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government trust funds
Industrial facilities
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Community and Hydropower Improvement Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for hydropower projects, including by
 
 
 accelerating and coordinating the environmental review of the licensing of hydropower projects; 
 
expediting the licensing process for closed-loop or off-stream pumped storage projects;
 
expediting the licensing process for certain nonfederal hydropower projects at existing nonpowered dams;
 
increasing the involvement of Indian tribes in the licensing process;
 
directing federal agencies and Indian tribes to consider certain effects of dams, such as any adverse effects on fish species; 
 
requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue regulations that establish procedures for license surrender proceedings initiated by licensees; and 
 
establishing a Licensing Administration Reimbursement Fund.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the designation of biosimilar biological products as interchangeable.

Bill: 118-s-1522
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to report on its designation of biosimilars as interchangeable, including the applicable standards, authorities, evidence, and other factors involved in such designations. (Biosimilars that are designated as interchangeable may be substituted for the reference product at a pharmacy without a new prescription, depending on state pharmacy laws.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1523
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1606)
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-1524
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Defense
Employment discrimination and employee rights
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-29
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.
action_date: 2024-07-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-202.
action_date: 2024-07-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-202.
action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
COLLUDE Act

Bill: 118-s-1525
Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act or the COLLUDE Act

 
This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.
 
Specifically, the bill removes the protection if a provider restricts access to or availability of content containing political speech because of a governmental request unless the request serves a legitimate law enforcement or national security purpose.
 
In addition, the bill changes legal procedures for applying the protection. Currently, the protection serves as broad immunity that typically allows the early dismissal of lawsuits, thereby preempting lawsuits and statutes that impose liability for third-party content. This bill makes the protection an affirmative defense, which means the provider or user must prove that the protection applies before the lawsuit may be dismissed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

Bill: 118-s-1526
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze and develop policies related to internet and communications technologies.
 
Specific activities of the office include, for example, developing policies that promote (1) innovation, competition, and other elements of the communications, media, and technology markets; (2) security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents while fostering innovation; and (3) commercialization of communications technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate