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Respect for Grieving Military Families Act

Bill: 118-s-1588
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Respect for Grieving Military Families Act

 
This bill addresses the overpayment of retired or retainer pay to a joint account (bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary) during the month of the death of a retired member of the armed forces.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to forgive or offset the overpayment if the decedent was enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). In the case of an offset, each of the first 12 SBP annuity payments after the death of the retired service member must be reduced by one-twelfth of the overpayment. If the decedent was not enrolled in the SBP, DOD is authorized to forgive the overpayment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Safeguarding Patients and Taxpayers Act

Bill: 118-s-1589
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Safeguarding Patients and Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to annually report certain information on its use of funds to implement the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. (The program requires the CMS to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs under Medicare beginning in 2026.)
 
Specifically, the CMS must annually report (for as long as funds are available) on the amounts expended, the use of funds, and the projected and actual unused funds from amounts appropriated to implement the program. The CMS must also report on relevant contracts, efforts to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and other implementation activities and associated expenditures.
 
The bill also explicitly restricts the CMS from using program funds for other programs or purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1590
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023

 
This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1591
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.
 
It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.
 
The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.
 
DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Additionally, DOJ must make training on prosecuting domestic terrorism available to its prosecutors and to assistant U.S. attorneys. 
 
It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.
 
Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1649-1650)
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act

Bill: 118-s-1592
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct outreach on Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services to treat substance use or mental health disorders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Extending WIC for New Moms Act

Bill: 118-s-1593
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Extending WIC for New Moms Act

This bill amends the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to extend the eligibility periods for breastfeeding and postpartum women. 

Specifically, a state program may elect to certify a breastfeeding woman for up to 24 months (currently 1 year) postpartum. The bill also expands the eligibility period for postpartum women
 
to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months).

The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress evaluating the effect of these changes to the WIC program on (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, (2) breastfeeding rates, and (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under WIC. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Determinants for Moms Act

Bill: 118-s-1594
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Family services
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Social Determinants for Moms Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a task force and a grant program to address social determinants of maternal health. 
 
The task force, composed of federal and nonfederal stakeholders, must develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities.
 
Additionally, HHS must award grants to community-based organizations, nonprofits, tribal organizations, public health departments, or consortia of these entities to address social determinants of maternal health and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1595
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
REAL Political Advertisements Act

Bill: 118-s-1596
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Require the Exposure of AI-Led Political Advertisements Act or the REAL Political Advertisements Act

 
This bill expands certain disclosure and disclaimer requirements for political campaigns, including by requiring disclaimers on advertisements containing content generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
 
Specifically, the bill requires a communication (e.g., a political advertisement) to include, in a clear and conspicuous manner, a statement if the communication contains an image or video footage that was generated in whole or in part with the use of AI. The bill outlines the requirements for determining a clear and conspicuous manner as it applies to specified communications (e.g., text or video communications).
 
The bill directs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to issue a regulation related to generative AI, including the criteria for determining whether an advertisement contains an image or video footage created through generative AI.
 
The bill also requires reporting to the FEC of paid internet or digital communications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1597
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for health care professionals who perform or provide referrals for gender transition procedures on minors. 
 
A physical or mental health care professional who performs or provides a referral for a gender transition procedure on a minor is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
 
The bill authorizes civil remedies for a minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure. 
 
A minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1598
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text:  

Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights Act of 2023

 
This bill requires each military department to maintain authority over and responsibility for any of member of the Armed Forces under its jurisdiction while a medical evaluation board is considering the member or during any other part of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) must also modify its policies and procedures for the IDES to ensure appeals made by wounded warriors (i.e., members of the Armed Forces being processed for potential medical separation at any point in the IDES) include, at the demand of the member, a full and fair hearing on the determination conducted in a timely manner by the military department concerned.
 
DOD must brief Congress on the implementation of the modified responsibilities related to the IDES and medical evaluations.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Data to Save Moms Act

Bill: 118-s-1599
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Air quality
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Environmental health
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. history
Unemployment
Violent crime
Water quality
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Data to Save Moms Act

 
This bill expands data collection and research on maternal morbidity and mortality among racial and ethnic minority groups.
 
Specifically, the bill adds requirements to certain grants awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for maternal mortality review committees. To the extent practicable, grant-funded committees must
 
 
use the most up-to-date indicators of severe maternal morbidity;
 
review deaths caused by suicide, overdose, or other behavioral health conditions attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth; and
 
consult with representatives of communities disproportionately affected by adverse maternal outcomes about nonclinical factors that may contribute to those outcomes.
 
 
The CDC may also award grants to committees to increase their engagement with local communities, such as by bringing on community representatives as committee members.
 
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must consult with stakeholders to review maternal health data collection processes and quality measures and make recommendations to improve them.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must also support studies on adverse maternal health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native populations and other racial and ethnic minority groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1600
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR S1650-1653)
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

Bill: 118-s-1601
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

 
This bill establishes requirements and grants that address risks associated with climate change, particularly for vulnerable individuals (i.e., members of racial and ethnic minority groups, pregnant or postpartum individuals, and children younger than age three).
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to award grants to partnerships of community-based organizations and other entities to identify and address climate-change-related risks to these individuals at a county level.
 
HHS must also establish a program to award grants to health professional schools for developing&#8212;and integrating into their curriculums&#8212;education and training on identifying risks associated with climate change for vulnerable individuals.
 
In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must establish the Consortium on Birth and Climate Change Research. The consortium must coordinate research on such risks conducted and supported by various NIH institutes and offices.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must also develop a strategy to designate areas that have a high risk of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes among vulnerable individuals due to risks associated with climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Moms Matter Act

Bill: 118-s-1602
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Mental health
Minority education
Minority employment
Minority health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Moms Matter Act

 
This bill establishes two grant programs to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, with a focus on demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes.
 
First, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants for maternal behavioral health services and education and training for health care providers about maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders in pregnancy. Eligible grantees include (1) state, tribal, and local governments; (2) health care providers; and (3) organizations that serve pregnant and postpartum individuals.
 
Second, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health workforce by establishing or expanding schools and training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Maternal Vaccinations Act

Bill: 118-s-1603
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Minority health
Performance measurement
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Maternal Vaccinations Act

 
This bill includes a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals in existing public health activities to increase vaccination rates.
 
First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must incorporate a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals, including by disseminating information to obstetric health care providers, into its existing public awareness campaign about the importance of vaccinations. The bill also reauthorizes this campaign through FY2028.
 
Second, the bill expressly allows certain project grants for preventive health services to be used for activities to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals (and their children).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
WIC Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1604
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Wise Investment in Children Act of 2023 or the
 
WIC Act of 2023

 
This bill expands eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
 
Specifically, the bill 
 
 
 extends eligibility for the program until the period that ends on the earlier of the sixth birthday of a child or when the child enters kindergarten;
 
extends the certification period under the program for infants to up to two years, instead of the current one year; and 
 
increases the certification time under the program for postpartum women to a period of up to two years.
 
 
The bill also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to a state, on request, that waives certification deadline requirements for the eligibility extensions if such state demonstrates there are unusual technological barriers to implementation, operational costs are not affordable within the nutrition services and administration grant of the state, or it is in the best interest of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

Bill: 118-s-1605
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Computers and information technology
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

 
This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies.
 
Specifically, the bill supports (1) various programs and initiatives carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data about maternal health, including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data; and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
 
Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected through federal surveillance systems during public health emergencies. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location.
 
Further, the CDC must carry out a program to educate pregnant individuals, their employers, and their health care providers about maternal and infant health risks during public health emergencies.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate