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Rural Health Innovation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1712
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Rural Health Innovation Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in rural areas. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy within the Health Resources and Services Administration must manage these programs.
 
First, the office must provide grants to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to enhance the provision of walk-in urgent care, triage, and other emergency services in rural areas.
 
Second, the office must provide grants to health departments in rural areas for emergency services (including triage and transport to emergency departments), primary care services, and similar services provided by emergency departments.
 
Recipients of these grants may use funds for staffing, equipment, and other necessary expenses to provide emergency services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
China Social Media Reciprocity Act

Bill: 118-hr-1714
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

China Social Media Reciprocity Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to impose sanctions by requiring social media companies to block certain individuals and entities from using the company's social media services. 
 
The bill also requires the President to impose such sanctions on certain individuals and entities, including those that a social media company knows or should have known are (1) on the Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons, (2) senior officials in China's government, or (3) agents or instrumentalities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or China's government. The President may waive such sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the CCP and China's government have removed all prohibitions on U.S. government officials participating in social media platforms in China. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-1716
Sponsor: Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act 

 
This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year. 
 
Further, mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations are required to meet certain minimum certification or licensing standards. The bill also prohibits certain agreements, contracts, and application approvals related to maintenance in a country that the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) International Aviation Safety Assessment program has classified as Category 2 (i.e., the country does not provide safety oversight in accordance with certain international standards). 
 
Air carriers must submit annual reports to the FAA with respect to heavy maintenance work on aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines) performed outside the United States.
 
The bill also prohibits FAA officials from traveling internationally if a previously mandated final rule on drug and alcohol testing of employees at repair stations has not been published, with specified exceptions. In addition, the bill requires the FAA to initiate rulemaking to require certain employees of foreign repair stations to undergo security threat assessments.
 
Finally, the bill directs the FAA to convene a foreign repair station working group with other civil aviation authorities to conduct a review of the certification and oversight of the stations and to identify any future enhancements to strengthen oversight of such stations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1717
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on activities relating to patents for human drugs and biological products. 
 
The task force's duties shall include sharing information about (1) the processes of each agency, including how each agency evaluates applications (e.g., patent applications at the PTO and new drug applications at the FDA); and (2) new approvals of patents, human drugs, biological products, and new technologies. The task force must also establish a process that requires (1) the PTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties, (2) the FDA to provide such information to the PTO, and (3) the PTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
AI for National Security Act

Bill: 118-hr-1718
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

AI for National Security Act

 
This bill modifies Department of Defense policy related to its enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services, including by providing for the use of artificial intelligence-based endpoint security that prevents cyber-attacks and does not require constant internet connectivity to function. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1719
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cancer
Disability assistance
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023

 
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors.
 
The bill specifies that exposure-related cancer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty if
 
 
the public safety officer was exposed to or in contact with heat, radiation, or a carcinogen that is linked to an exposure-related cancer;
 
the officer began serving as an officer not later than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of an exposure-related cancer and the diagnosis occurred not later than 15 years after the last date of active service; and
 
the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately resulted in the death or permanent and total disability of the officer.
 
 
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) must periodically review the definition of 
exposure-related cance
r. It directs the BJA to add additional cancers to the definition under certain circumstances (e.g., a petition process).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gimenez asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1719, a bill originally introduced by Representative Pascrell, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II

Bill: 118-hr-1720
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: California
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Licensing and registrations
Marine pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II

 
This bill revises requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, California.
 
Currently, the plant must meet standards established under the NPDES permit program for the primary and secondary treatment of wastewater discharged by the plant into marine waters. The city of San Diego may apply for permit modifications, which offer alternatives to certain secondary treatment standards. 
 
This bill eliminates the need for the city to obtain a separate permit for such modifications. Instead, the city may apply to obtain the permit modifications under the main NPDES permit if the plant meets certain conditions, such as the implementation of a pretreatment program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 759.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-929.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-929.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 7.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Healthy H2O Act

Bill: 118-hr-1721
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program under which USDA awards grants for improving the quality of drinking water in certain rural areas. Grants may be given to individuals or entities, such as home owners, renters, and licensed child-care facilities, that have demonstrated the presence of one or more health contaminants in their drinking water. Grants may also be given to nonprofit organizations to help individuals and entities test their water, analyze the results of the tests, and reduce the contamination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1723
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes using certain foreign assistance funds to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services in developing countries, including abortion services, training, and equipment.
 
The bill also removes a statutory prohibition on using such funds in developing countries to (1) pay for abortions performed as a method of family planning, or (2) motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Securing Maritime Data from Communist China Act

Bill: 118-hr-1724
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Securing Maritime Data from Communist China Act

 
This bill imposes restrictions on the use of LOGINK, China's state-sponsored and state-supported logistics platform.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Defense from entering into or renewing contracts with entities that use (1) LOGINK, (2) any logistics platform associated with the Chinese government, or (3) any logistics platform that shares data with LOGINK or logistics platforms associated with the Chinese government. The bill requires the President to enter into negotiations with allies and partners (such as Japan, Australia, and NATO members) to prohibit entities in their jurisdictions from using any of these platforms.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the President to prohibit entities that own or operate a port (or any other critical infrastructure designated by the President) in the United States from using or sharing data with LOGINK or logistics platforms associated with the Chinese government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
End Zuckerbucks Act

Bill: 118-hr-1725
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

End Zuckerbucks Act

 
This bill prohibits tax-exempt charitable organizations from providing direct or indirect funding (e.g., below-cost services, scholarships, subsidies) to official election organizations, including any state or local government entity or any government election organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Agent Orange Service Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1728
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Agent Orange Service Medal Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to design and produce the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal to honor veterans who receive compensation for service-connected conditions related to exposure to herbicide agents (e.g., Agent Orange) in Vietnam or other areas. DOD must prepare and distribute an application for veterans or their next of kin to apply to receive the medal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1730
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Employee hiring
Higher education
Small business
Vocational and technical education
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 
 
2023

 
This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.

action_date: 2023-06-05
text: 

Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 
 
2023

 
This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-101.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-101.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
LOAN Act

Bill: 118-hr-1731
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now Act or the LOAN Act

 
This bill makes various changes to federal student aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
 
Specifically, the bill revises the Federal Pell Grant program by
 
 
providing funding to increase the maximum Pell Grant award for each eligible student,
 
requiring the award amount to be adjusted for inflation,
 
allowing students who receive means-tested federal benefits (e.g., Medicaid) to automatically qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award plus an additional award amount,
 
raising from 12 to 18 the total number of semesters during which a student may receive a Pell Grant, and
 
allowing income-eligible graduate students who received Pell Grants during their undergraduate education to utilize their remaining Pell Grant eligibility toward their first graduate degree. 
 
 
Additionally, the bill revises the PSLF program by
 
 
reducing the number of monthly loan payments required for loan forgiveness, and 
removing the requirement that a borrower must be employed in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness. 
 
 
The bill makes Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) who entered the United States before the age of 18 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal financial aid.
 
The bill also (1) establishes refinancing programs for federal student loans and private student loans; and (2) repeals origination fees for Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
BNA Fairness Act

Bill: 118-hr-1732
Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 
 
BNA Fairness Ac
t
 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Kids in Classes Act

Bill: 118-hr-1733
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2023-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: 

Kids in Classes Act

 
This bill prohibits a state educational agency from receiving specified federal education funds unless funds are provided directly to a parent or guardian of an eligible child for certain qualified educational expenses (e.g., educational materials, tutoring, or private school tuition). 
Eligible child 
refers to a child who attends a public elementary or secondary school and such school (1) receives specified federal education funds; and (2) does not provide, for more than three days during a school year and for reasons related to a public health emergency or collective bargaining action, in-person instruction for all students who wish to attend.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Equality and Fiscal Accountability Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1736
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: 

Equality and Fiscal Accountability Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits expending federal funds to provide assistance to any country that has enacted laws that criminalize or discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, including laws that criminalize homosexuality or same-sex marriage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Introduced in House