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7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act

Bill: 118-hr-1644
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA provides loans and loan guarantees to small business borrowers who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions.
 
The required report must include (1) the number and type of agents assisting applicants for 7(a) loans, (2) the number of fraudulent loans made for which an applicant used the services of a 7(a) agent, and (3) the number and aggregate dollar value of referral fees paid to 7(a) agents.

action_date: 2023-06-05
text: 

7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA provides loans and loan guarantees to small business borrowers who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions.
 
The required report must include (1) the number and type of agents assisting applicants for 7(a) loans, (2) the number of fraudulent loans made for which an applicant used the services of a 7(a) agent, and (3) the number and aggregate dollar value of referral fees paid to 7(a) agents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-99.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-99.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Biochar Research Network Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1645
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Biochar Research Network Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to establish a biochar research network of not more than 20 research sites or facilities to test the impact of biochar across various soil types, application methods, and climates to learn more about its potential to benefit agriculture, forestry, and the environment. 
 
Eligible entities for the research network include (1) state agriculture and forestry experiment stations, and (2) research facilities of the ARS, the Forest Service, and the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and the Interior.
 
 Biochar is created by heating biomass (e.g., wood, grass, and manure) in a low-oxygen environment and can be applied to soil to sequester carbon and improve soil health.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1646
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of

 2023

 
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. 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: 2023-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-1647
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Massachusetts
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

 
This bill redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park and directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a boundary study and report to Congress.
 
Such study shall be to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park, sites and resources in the study area associated with its maritime history, coastal defenses, and military history.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 682.
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-835.
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-835.
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Airport Technology and Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1648
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Airport Technology and Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes and reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant programs to support internet of things and security technologies in airports. (The term 
internet of things
 is often used to refer to a system of interrelated devices that are connected to a network and/or to one another and exchange data without necessarily requiring human-to-machine interaction.)
 
The FAA must establish a new pilot program to provide grants to airports for the acquisition and installation of airport sensor systems, software, and passenger signals that facilitate the modernization of technologies and provide efficiency gains in airports (e.g., shortened security lines, Wi-Fi and Global Positioning System [GPS] upgrades, and use of smart signals in security lines). The FAA must prioritize projects that do not collect facial and biometric data of passengers who are not identified as security threats.

The bill also reauthorizes an FAA grant program to acquire and install qualifying surveillance surface display systems and sensors to secure non-movement areas (the portion of the airfield surface not controlled by air traffic control). The FAA must prioritize projects that use sensors that in low-light and degraded visual conditions can categorize and distinguish between humans, animals, and other objects.
 
Also, the bill makes light detection and ranging (commonly known as LIDAR) sensors eligible for funding as part of the Department of Transportation's airport terminal development program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
EAGLE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1649
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2023 or the EAGLE Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies for activities related to obtaining qualified accreditation or recertification. Such accreditation or recertification shall be provided by a professional law enforcement organization involved in developing standards for law enforcement at the national, state, regional, or tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Bill: 118-hr-1650
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

 
This bill specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-1651
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Licensing and registrations
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act

 
This bill provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents whereby certain data may be collected and by mandating that such agents register with the system and pay an annual registration fee.
 
These agents provide referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA provides loans and loan guarantees to small business borrowers who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions.

action_date: 2023-06-05
text: 

Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act

 
This bill provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents whereby certain data may be collected and by mandating that such agents register with the system and pay an annual registration fee.
 
These agents provide referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA provides loans and loan guarantees to small business borrowers who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 77.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-100.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-100.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Access to White House Visitor Logs Act

Bill: 118-hr-1652
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Access to White House Visitor Logs Act

 
This bill directs the President to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains records of
 
 
the name of each visitor at the White House, the residence of the Vice President, or any other location at which the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business;
 
the name of each individual with whom the visitor met; and
 
the purpose of the visit.
 
 
The President shall not include in the database any such record (1) the posting of which would implicate personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or threaten national security, or (2) relating to a purely personal guest. 
 
For a particularly sensitive meeting, the President shall (1) include in the database the number of visitors, and (2) post the applicable records in the database when their release is no longer sensitive. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
PAST Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1653
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2023 or the PAST Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
DEPOSIT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1654
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 
 
Deliver Executive Profits On Seized Institutions to Taxpayers Act or the DEPOSIT Act

 
This bill imposes an increased tax rate on bonuses paid after March 1, 2023, and profits from sales of bank stock received by highly-paid bank executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been appointed conservator or receiver. The bill expresses the sense of the Congress that revenues from such increased taxes be returned to the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Jobs to Compete Act

Bill: 118-hr-1655
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Jobs to Compete Act

 
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Workforce Pell Grants Program.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award Workforce Pell Grants to students enrolled in eligible short-term programs. 
 
The bill outlines eligibility requirements for programs seeking to offer their students these Workforce Pell Grants. An eligible program is one that
 
 
provides at least 150 clock hours of instruction, but less than 600 clock hours of instruction, during a minimum of 8 weeks, but less than 15 weeks; 
 
provides an education aligned with the requirements of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state or local area of the program (as determined by an accrediting agency or association recognized by ED);
 
provides a student with a recognized postsecondary credential that is stackable and portable across multiple employers and geographical areas;
 
has a verified completion rate of at least 70%; 
 
has a verified employment placement rate of at least 70%; and
 
meets other eligibility criteria.
 
 
ED shall have the final determination of whether a program meets the bill's eligibility requirements.
 
Additionally, the bill requires ED and the Department of Labor to coordinate and collect data related to these workforce programs.
 
ED must annually collect and publish information on the College Scorecard regarding each eligible program, including job outcomes. The College Scorecard is a comparison tool for information on school sizes, settings, graduation rates, average costs, and salary ranges per field of study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
USA Workforce Tax Credit Act

Bill: 118-hr-1656
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 
 
USA Workforce Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers and business entities a new tax credit for charitable contributions to a workforce development or apprenticeship training organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Manage VA Act

Bill: 118-hr-1658
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Manage VA Act

 
This bill establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Under Secretary for Management.
 
Under the bill, the Under Secretary for Management must serve as the Chief Management Officer of the VA and the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters related to the management of the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1659
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an entity to independently verify and validate the modernization efforts of certain VA programs (e.g., the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Establishment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1660
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Establishment Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada, consisting of approximately 445,000 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 
 
It is the purpose of the monument to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, dark sky, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the monument. 
 
The Department of the Interior shall manage the monument as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. 
 
Interior shall ensure access to the monument by members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural purposes.
 
Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the monument. 
 
The bill withdraws federal land located in the monument from
 
 
entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
 
location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and
 
operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
 
 
Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the monument that is acquired by the United States shall become part of the monument and be withdrawn as specified above. 
 
Interior shall establish the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Advisory Council to advise Interior on the preparation and implementation of the management plan, including budgetary matters related to the monument.
 
Interior shall transfer administrative jurisdiction of any Bureau of Reclamation land within the monument to the BLM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1661
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2023

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on wagering. The term 
wager
 includes bets on a sporting event or contest that is conducted for profit and a lottery conducted for profit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House