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Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-3215
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act

 
This bill increases the term of imprisonment for drug trafficking offenses involving large quantities of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues.
 
Specifically, the bill requires life imprisonment for illegally importing or exporting, or illegally manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, 400 grams or more of fentanyl or 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, regardless of prior offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs. (Currently, such offenses carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for a first offense; penalties increase with subsequent offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3216
Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Internet, web applications, social media
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill merges the pilot ReConnect Loan and Grant Program with existing loans and grants provided by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to facilitate broadband access to rural areas that lack sufficient access to broadband. Unobligated amounts available for the pilot program must be transferred and made available, without further appropriations, to this merged program.
 
The bill specifies eligibility criteria and other requirements that apply to the merged program. For example, the bill limits funds from the merged program to projects in areas where at least 90% of the households lack sufficient access to broadband services, which is currently required under the pilot program. 
 
Other changes in the bill address procedures for contesting the accuracy of broadband maps that are used to identify eligible areas. It also requires efforts to increase coordination concerning broadband initiatives between USDA, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Telecommunications Information Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
USA Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3217
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

 Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies standards and requirements related to individuals seeking asylum. 
 
For an individual to establish a credible fear of persecution, the bill requires it to be more probable than not that the statements in support of the claim are true.
 
The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters. For example, the Department of Homeland Security must establish procedures to ensure that individuals subject to expedited removal are questioned in a uniform manner and that the questions and answers are recorded in a uniform fashion. 
 
The bill also bars an individual from seeking asylum if that individual may be safely removed to a third country (i.e., not the individual's country of nationality), whereas currently this bar only applies if such removal is to a third country pursuant to an agreement with the United States. 
 
If an individual is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the individual shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. 
 
Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Air Traffic Control Tower Replacement Process Report Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3218
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Air Traffic Control Tower Replacement Process Report Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit a report to Congress on the process by which air traffic control tower facilities are chosen for replacement. The FAA must also establish, maintain, and publish on the FAA website a list of all of the air traffic control tower facilities replaced within the previous 10-year period and any such facilities in the process of being replaced or under consideration for replacement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3219
Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Landlord and tenant
Natural disasters

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3220
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Labor standards
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023

 
This bill extends federal workplace safety and health protections to incarcerated workers. These are individuals who (1) are incarcerated or detained in a federal, state, or local correctional facility (or a private facility operating under government contract); and (2) perform work offered or required by the correctional facility, such as prison work programs or work release programs.
 
States and territories that enforce their own workplace safety and health laws and standards under a plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must include workplace protections for incarcerated workers in the plan. In addition, the Department of Labor must establish a grant program to assist states with amending their occupational safety and health laws to cover incarcerated workers and with enforcing those laws.
 
Furthermore, the Bureau of Prisons must ensure that its workplace safety and health program applies to incarcerated workers in the same manner as it applies to employees of the bureau.
 
Additionally, states and localities that participate in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must have workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers that are appropriately monitored and enforced. The bill reserves a portion of the grants for recipients to use to set up workplace safety and health protections for incarcerated workers.
 
The bill also requires periodic reports to Congress and the Department of Justice about the workplace and safety conditions at correctional facilities, including any potential noncompliance with relevant standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

Bill: 118-hr-3221
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

 
This bill establishes requirements regarding congressional redistricting, including that redistricting plans must be developed by an independent redistricting commission.
 
A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Representatives may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 
Each state must establish an independent redistricting commission to develop redistricting plans that meet specified criteria. If such a plan is not enacted into law, a state's highest court may select a plan developed by the state's commission. If the state court does not select a plan, a U.S. district court must develop a plan.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states to carry out redistricting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Bill: 118-hr-3222
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

 
This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
CASE LOAD Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3223
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Creating Additional Seats to Ease Legally Overburdened Adjudicators' Dockets Act of 2023 or the CASE LOAD Act of 2023 

 
This bill increases the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the Eastern District of California. Specifically, the bill incrementally increases the number from 6 to 11 by 2029. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3225
Sponsor: Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver for Veterans Act of 2023 or the BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) capital asset management, planning, and investment.
 
Among other requirements, the VA must 
 
 
ensure it has dedicated offices or entities and sufficient staff to conduct relevant critical responsibilities for the life cycle of capital asset management at the local, regional, and central office levels;
 
establish a staffing model to ensure a minimum base level of capital asset staffing;
 
develop goals and metrics to assess and improve the performance of VA capital asset management programs;
 
comprehensively review the climate resilience of its facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets;
 
submit the Strategic Plan to Improve VA's Delivery and Management of Capital Assets; and
 
review all relevant authorities of the VA to determine whether the provisions are meaningful, relevant, and reflect current operational needs, organization structure, and all other necessary requirements for the full life cycle of effective and efficient management of capital assets.
 
 
The Inspector General of the VA must examine and report on the management and performance of relevant capital asset projects of the VA.
 
The Government Accountability Office must review and report on the VA's progress toward meeting the goals, metrics, and other plans set forth in this bill.
 
The bill also requires various reports from the VA relating to capital asset improvement and the implementation of capital asset directives (e.g., reports on the VA's physical infrastructure and information technology needs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-3227
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Employee performance
Employment and training programs
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical education
Medicare
Nursing
Performance measurement
Personnel records
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act

 
This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission.
 
The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 18.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-05-16
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.
action_date: 2024-05-16
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3228
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a program to expand the mental health services workforce in schools. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to contract with graduate institutions to pay a share of the cost of attendance for graduate students pursuing careers in the school-based mental health profession (e.g., school counseling).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

Bill: 118-hr-3229
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

 
This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

action_date: 2023-12-14
text: 

Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

 
This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives, referenda, or recall elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-318.
action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-318.
action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Buck Stops Here Act

Bill: 118-hr-3231
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

Buck Stops Here Act 

 
This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on an entity or activity determined to be of primary money-laundering concern in connection with illicit fentanyl trafficking. Specifically, if Treasury determines that a foreign financial institution, class of transaction, or type of account is of such concern, Treasury may (1) require domestic financial institutions and agencies to take special measures, such as reporting certain financial transactions involving that entity or activity; or (2) prohibit, or impose certain conditions upon, the transmittal of funds involving any domestic financial institution or agency and that entity or activity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Respect for Grieving Military Families Act

Bill: 118-hr-3232
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
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: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House