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To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street Northwest and Fuller Street Northwest and 16th Street Northwest and Euclid Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Payá Way".

Bill: 118-hr-1239
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill designates the area in front of the Cuban embassy in the District of Columbia as 

 Oswaldo Pay&aacute; Way. (Oswaldo Pay&aacute; was a pro-democracy activist in Cuba.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Broadband Incentives for Communities Act

Bill: 118-hr-1241
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Broadband Incentives for Communities Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish a grant program to assist local governments and Indian tribes with efficient review and approval of zoning or permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure.
 
Grant recipients must use awarded funds to build application processing capacity or to purchase technology, software, and equipment to facilitate the processing of applications. 
 
The NTIA must also establish the Local Broadband Advisory Council to develop solutions to challenges faced by local governments, Indian tribes, and infrastructure providers in facilitating wireless and broadband deployment, including in unserved and underserved communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Agent Responsibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-1243
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Federal Agent Responsibility Act

 
This bill generally prohibits any federal law enforcement officer or individual employed by a federal law enforcement agency from providing financial or material aid in support of executing a nonfederal warrant requested by a state or local law enforcement agency. 
Nonfederal warrant
 refers to a warrant authorizing a search by a state or local law enforcement agency or office executing an ex parte judicial order to confiscate a firearm. 
 
The bill permits a federal law enforcement officer to forcibly enter a location subject to a warrant, in less than 30 seconds, if there is a threat or risk of serious, imminent life-threatening injury and the officer submits a formal written report to the judicial official responsible for authorizing the warrant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

Bill: 118-hr-1244
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the enslaved persons collectively in recognition of their service as the greatest contributors to the foundation of America's economic greatness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1245
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Idaho
Judicial review and appeals
Mammals
Montana
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.

action_date: 2023-09-20
text: 

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-204.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-204.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

Bill: 118-hr-1246
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill authorizes any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.

action_date: 2024-03-12
text: 
This bill authorizes any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2153)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2153)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2153-2154)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Ms. Hageman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-422.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-422.
action_date: 2024-01-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-01-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-01-17
text: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Bill: 118-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Travel and tourism
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill provides for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1248
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America. The bill also provides funding for removing any statue currently on display that depicts such a person and outlines procedures for returning and replacing such statutes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1249
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 202

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This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. 
 
The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture.
 
 A board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity may not engage in any
 
 
 act that may involve a conflict of interest; 
 
anticompetitive activity;
 
unfair or deceptive act or practice; or
 
act that may be disparaging to, or in any way negatively portray, another agricultural commodity or product. 
 
 
Upon approval of USDA, a board may enter directly into contracts and agreements to carry out generic promotion, research, or other activities authorized by law if the agreement or contract requires records accounting for the funds received to be submitted to the board. 
 
The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. 
 
The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

Bill: 118-hr-1250
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

 
This bill restores an exemption for certain family farms and small businesses under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill applies to the net worth of (1) a family farm on which the family resides, or (2) a small business with not more than 100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees that is owned and controlled by the family.
 
Prior to recent changes made to FAFSA, the net worth of these family farms and small businesses were excluded as assets when calculating a student's financial need to determine federal student aid eligibility. Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the net worth of these farms and businesses will be treated as an asset and therefore included in the calculation. This bill restores the exemption to exclude such net worth from the calculation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Bill: 118-hr-1251
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of valor as a member of the Navy during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1252
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Doris Miller in recognition of his acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
RUSSIA Act

Bill: 118-hr-1254
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Reparations for Ukraine through Sovereign nation Support and Integration Act or the RUSSIA Act

 
This bill directs the President to seek to enter into an agreement with other countries that have frozen the assets of Russia's central bank to (1) transfer the frozen assets into a single account at an international financial institution, and (2) distribute such assets to provide for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1255
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023

 
This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 GI bill benefits and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program by updating terminology related to certain Black veterans. Specifically, the bill explicitly includes the following individuals as eligible veterans under the programs:
 
 
Black veterans who served on active duty during World War II and can certify they were denied a specific benefit on the basis of race; and
 
the living surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, or other direct descendants of such veterans described above who can certify the veteran was denied a specific benefit on the basis of race.
 
 
 
Eligible veterans must apply for educational or home loan benefits within the five-year period after the bill is enacted.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the number of individuals who received VA educational or housing loan benefits due to the amendments made by the bill and the total value of such benefits. 
 
Finally, the VA must appoint a panel of independent experts to develop recommendations regarding additional benefits and assistance for female and minority members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act

Bill: 118-hr-1256
Sponsor: Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act

 
This bill modifies certain restrictions on appointments in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
Specifically, the bill limits the term of the Under Secretary for Health to five years. (Currently, there is no term limit.)
 
The bill also removes the cap on the number of Assistant Under Secretaries for Health, and provides that the VA may appoint as many as it determines are necessary. Additionally, the bill removes certain requirements for appointing Assistant Under Secretaries for Health (e.g., the requirement that at least one appointee must be a qualified doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Helicopter Noise in the District of Columbia Act

Bill: 118-hr-1257
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Reducing Helicopter Noise in the District of Columbia Act

 
This bill requires helicopters and other rotorcraft in the District of Columbia to fly at the maximum altitude permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration unless an exception applies. The exceptions specified in the bill allow for lower altitude flights if necessary to
 
 
ensure aviation safety,
 
transport the President or Vice President,
 
protect patients in medical-related flights,
 
take off or land, or
 
engage in active law enforcement or rescue operations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E163)
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House