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A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2784
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park to include approximately one acre of land in Dayton, Ohio.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7218; text: CR S7220)
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2785
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023

This bill increases the federal minimum wage, permanently establishes the E-Verify system and requires its use, and contains other related provisions.

Specifically, the bill increases the minimum wage to $11 per hour, phased in over five years (six years for businesses with fewer than 20 employees), from the current rate of $7.25 per hour. The bill also phases in over three years an increase of the minimum wage for new employees younger than 20 years old from $4.25 to $6 per hour, and increases the length of time an employee may be paid this lower minimum wage. Both minimum wages shall be adjusted according to the rate of inflation every two years thereafter.

The bill also requires employers to use E-Verify to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new employees, with phased-in deadlines that generally require all employers to comply within 18 months of this bill's enactment. This bill provides for various requirements related to E-Verify, including requiring employers to examine and verify certain identifying documents belonging to the employee.

The bill increases civil penalties for various violations related to hiring, recruiting, and referring ineligible individuals. Repeated violators may be debarred from receiving federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. The bill also increases criminal fines for violators that engage in a pattern or practice of violations.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2786
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023

This bill includes tree nuts as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). 

The Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2788
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4443)
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2789
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2023

This bill requires the President to designate by proclamation African Diaspora Heritage Month. The proclamation shall be issued every year and urge the observation of African Diaspora Heritage Month by state and local governments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2790
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Indian social and development programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Performance measurement
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Pay Our Coast Guard Act

Bill: 118-s-2791
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Pay Our Coast Guard Act

This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Coast Guard for pay and benefits when there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.

Under the bill, a 
Coast Guard-specific funding lapse
 occurs when (1) a bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year, and no joint resolution providing continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect; and (2) a bill providing appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for the fiscal year has been enacted before the beginning of the fiscal year, or a joint resolution providing continuing appropriation for DOD is in effect. 

If a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs, the bill provides appropriations to the Coast Guard for

pay and allowances for military members of the Coast Guard who perform active service or inactive-duty training;

pay and benefits for certain civilian employees and contract employees;

the payment of a death gratuity;

payments for travel related to funerals, the dignified transfer of remains, and unit memorial services; and

the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty.

The bill generally provides the appropriations to the Coast Guard until the earlier of (1) the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation, or (2) the termination of the availability of appropriations for DOD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Local Meat Economies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2792
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2793
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Connecticut
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
New York State
Water quality
Watersheds
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound programs through FY2028. The programs, which include a stewardship grant program, focus on conserving and restoring the estuary off the coast of New York and Connecticut.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

Bill: 118-s-2794
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4443)
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2796
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 
This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year.
 All other claims, including any future claims, of the tribe to land in Illinois are extinguished.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-211.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-211.
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-08
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-416.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Conscience in Our Health Care Act

Bill: 118-s-2797
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in Senate
BUFFER Act

Bill: 118-s-2798
Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Farmland
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
State and local government operations
Water quality
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act

This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices. 

Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible under the program if the implementation requirement has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order.

Current regulations exclude from enrollment eligibility (with exceptions) land that is subject to tribal, state, or other local laws, ordinances, or other regulations that require any resource-conserving or environmental protection measures or practices.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2799
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Rural conditions and development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Check Tax Cut Act

Bill: 118-s-2800
Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 
 
Social Security Check Tax Cut Act 

 
This bill provides for a reduction in 2024 and 2025 of the inclusion in gross income of social security and railroad retirement benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2801
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Family planning and birth control
Genetics
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Educating Responsible Future Hunters Act

Bill: 118-s-2802
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Educating Responsible Future Hunters Act

 
This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. 
 
Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill removes this prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Wounded Warrior Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2803
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Wounded Warrior Access Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a secure online tool or website to enable a claimant or their representative to make records requests related to VA claims and benefits. Requests for records must specify in which format the copy is desired. The VA must notify a requester within 10 days that their request has been received and must fulfill the request within 120 days.
 
The bill also requires the VA to ensure that each time a claimant logs in to a website or online tool of the VA, the website or online tool displays in plain language (1) a warning regarding violations of laws related to agents and attorneys, (2) a link to an online tool to report violations, (3) a link to an online tool to search for a VA-recognized agent or attorney, and (4) a link to a website or online tool providing final decisions on discipline of agents and attorneys for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4528)
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

Bill: 118-s-2804
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

 
This bill prohibits the application of, and repeals authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2805
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

Bill: 118-s-2806
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Help Our Kelp Act

Bill: 118-s-2807
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Help Our Kelp Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a grant program to fund projects to conserve, restore, or manage kelp forest ecosystems. (A kelp forest is a dense grouping of large brown algae which also serves as a habitat for marine life.)

Eligible projects include those that address the greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems, focus on kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices into the restoration and monitoring of kelp forest ecosystems.

The bill specifies that members of the fishing industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, state agencies, and local governments are eligible to receive grants.

The bill prohibits a grant from exceeding 85% of the total project cost. However, NOAA may waive this restriction in limited circumstances.

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act

Bill: 118-s-2808
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act

This bill authorizes through FY2027 construction grants under the Impact Aid program. The Impact Aid program provides funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED), based on applications submitted by LEAs that are eligible to receive payments under the Impact Aid program, to establish a priority listing for grant awards based on facility condition.

Further, ED must comply with specified requirements when making grant payments under this bill. For example, ED must provide a grant in full to an LEA that (1) has a facility in violation of a building code that represents a health hazard and which fails to meet other standards, and (2) has no capacity to issue bonds. ED must also require an LEA that has the capacity to issue bonds to pay a percentage of the total cost of the project supported with grant funds.

ED must annually report to Congress on the projects carried out under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
HEAL Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2809
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Connect Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2810
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Tribal Connect Act of 2023

 
This bill expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide broadband internet access service to essential community-serving institutions (e.g., community centers) located on tribal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in Senate