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National Seafood Supply Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2208
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

National Seafood Supply Act of 2023

This bill expands Department of Agriculture (USDA) support for domestically harvested seafood.

USDA must establish an Office of Seafood Policy and Program Integration to coordinate USDA's seafood policies and activities and to work in coordination with the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to support domestically harvested and processed wild and farmed seafood.

The bill establishes requirements that must be met to label fish as
 wild USA seafood
 or 
wild American seafood
. 

The bill also includes commercial fishing in the definition of farming for the purposes of certain USDA farm loans.

Further, the bill expands the Agricultural Marketing Service's Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements to include cooked king crab and tanner crab and cooked and canned salmon. Under COOL, retailers must provide their customers with information regarding the source of certain foods (e.g., wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish).

In addition, the bill requires a school food authority to receive a waiver of Buy American requirements to purchase foreign seafood commodities and products under the National School Lunch Program unless the commodities or products are not produced domestically or available domestically. Further, the newly created Office of Seafood Policy and Program Integration must develop a plan to increase seafood in the school lunch program to levels commensurate with federal dietary guidelines.

Finally, USDA must conduct a study to identify barriers to local and regional food production, processing, and market delivery in locations facing food security challenges, including Alaska and Hawaii.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Act

Bill: 118-s-2209
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

Bill: 118-s-2210
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Iran
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

 
This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally undertake certain actions with respect to Iran and increases congressional oversight of those actions.
 
Specifically, the President must report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions related to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S. foreign policy with respect to Iran.
 
Each report must (1) describe the proposed action and its rationale, and (2) indicate whether or not the action is intended to significantly alter foreign policy concerning Iran. If the intention is to alter that policy, the report must provide additional information about the policy objectives and anticipated effects of the action.
 
After the President submits a report, the bill provides Congress with a 30-day period to review it; this period is extended to 60 days for reports submitted between July 10 and September 7. During this period, Congress may enact a joint resolution approving or disapproving the action.
 
During the review period, the President may not take the action unless Congress passes a joint resolution of approval; if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval, the bill prohibits the President from taking the action.
 
The bill also outlines procedures for the introduction and consideration of these types of joint resolutions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act

Bill: 118-s-2211
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aquaculture
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Seafood
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act or the SHELLS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Office of Aquaculture and an Aquaculture Advisory Committee. The term 
aquaculture
 means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including ocean ranching (with exclusions).
 
Specifically, the Office of Aquaculture must encourage and promote aquaculture operations that promote U.S. food security and limit adverse environmental effects.
 
USDA must also establish a 14-member Aquaculture Advisory Committee to advise USDA on (1) developing policies and outreach relating to sustainable aquaculture practices; and (2) the history, use, and preservation of indigenous and traditional aquaculture practices and ecological knowledge. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2212
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 202

3

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations for expanding SBA assistance provided through Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs). SBICs are privately owned companies, licensed and regulated by the SBA, which invest in small businesses through debt and equity.
 
Composed in part of representatives of and partners with small businesses in low-income communities and rural areas, the advisory committee must make recommendations for SBICs to invest in (1) underlicensed and underfinanced states; and (2) small businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals, veterans, and women.

action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 202

3

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations for expanding SBA assistance provided through Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs). SBICs are privately owned companies, licensed and regulated by the SBA, which invest in small businesses through debt and equity.
 
Composed in part of representatives of and partners with small businesses in low-income communities and rural areas, the advisory committee must make recommendations for SBICs to invest in (1) underlicensed and underfinanced states; and (2) small businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals, veterans, and women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

Bill: 118-s-2213
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of services for cancer survivors, including health care, employment, and supportive services.

For example, the bill provides for Medicare coverage of cancer care planning and coordination services (i.e., treatment plans that are developed by physicians or other providers). It also establishes grant programs for navigation services for cancer survivors with respect to follow-up services (e.g., screenings) and other support. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation must test a model to provide cancer survivorship care planning for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The bill also provides for other services and support for cancer survivors, including (1) a grant program to provide employment assistance for cancer survivors, including trainings, transportation, and childcare; and (2) Medicaid and CHIP coverage of fertility services for those with cancer and for cancer survivors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Legal Access Grants Act

Bill: 118-s-2214
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Fort Gordon Cyber Center Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-2215
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Fort Gordon Cyber Center Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Defense to construct a cyber instructional facility, including classrooms, at Fort Gordon in Georgia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

Bill: 118-s-2216
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Land use and conservation
Montana
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

 
This bill releases the Middle Fork Judith, Hoodoo Mountain, and Wales Creek wilderness study areas from further study for wilderness designation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-156.
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-156.
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
IDEA Full Funding Act

Bill: 118-s-2217
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

IDEA Full Funding Act

 
This bill provides permanent, mandatory funding for the grant program that assists states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-2218
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Defense to construct a battle management combined operations complex at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
PUMP Technical Correction Act

Bill: 118-s-2219
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child health
Congressional officers and employees
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Nutrition and diet
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

PUMP Technical Correction Act

This bill extends the rights and protections of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act), enacted in 2022, to congressional employees and other legislative branch staff. Under the act, a covered employee must be provided with break time and private space for expressing breast milk during work hours. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-115.
action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-115.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
PREVAIL Act

Bill: 118-s-2220
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Evidence and witnesses
Higher education
Intellectual property
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Product development and innovation
Small business
Specialized courts

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.
action_date: 2024-12-02
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-12-02
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2221
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Digital Defense Content Provenance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2222
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
SHOPP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2223
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act of 2023 or the SHOPP Act of 2023

This bill modifies the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables. 

Specifically, the bill amends GusNIP to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program.

The bill also amends the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh and fresh frozen legumes. Currently, only fresh fruits and vegetables are covered under the program. (This program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fruit and vegetable prescriptions on increasing procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing individual and household food insecurity, and reducing healthcare usage and associated costs.) 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Predatory Investing Act

Bill: 118-s-2224
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Real estate business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: 
 
Stop Predatory Investing Act 

 
This bill denies taxpayers owning 50 or more single family properties any tax deduction for interest paid or accrued in connection with any single family residential rental property. It also disallows depreciation of residential rental property owned by such taxpayers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-18
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
TLDR Act

Bill: 118-s-2225
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act

Bill: 118-s-2227
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: 

Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study illicit financing in connection with the trafficking of synthetic drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, fentanyl- and methamphetamine-related substances, Captagon, and fentanyl and methamphetamine precursors, and to report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act

Bill: 118-s-2229
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act

Bill: 118-s-2230
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: 

Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring a national securities exchange, association, or a member of either to provide a market participant's personally identifiable information to satisfy the reporting requirements of the Consolidated Audit Trail (i.e., data used to track market activity). However, this information must be provided to the SEC upon request if the information is related to a securities investigation. The SEC must destroy the information not later than one day after the conclusion of the matter for which this information was required. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act

Bill: 118-s-2231
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: 

Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act

 
This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.

action_date: 2023-09-30
text: 

Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act

 
This bill expands the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include research and activities to prevent stillbirths.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4895; text: CR S4895)
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4895; text: CR S4895)
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4895)
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4895)
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate