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HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5035
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Enhancement for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2023 or the HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2023

 
This bill extends trade preferences for certain U.S. imports of textile and apparel products from Haiti. 
 
Specifically, the bill extends through FY2035 the special duty-free rules for Haiti. It also extends through December 19, 2035, the duty-free treatment provided for certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.
 
Furthermore, the bill also expands the definition of 
core labor standards
 to include a safe and healthy work environment. (Generally, in order to qualify for preferential treatment, the goods must come from a producer that complies with specified core labor standards. Currently, these core labor standards pertain to freedom of association, recognizing collective bargaining rights, eliminating forced labor, abolishing child labor, and eliminating employment discrimination.)
 
 Any interested party may file a request to have individual producers reviewed for compliance with the core labor standards and with Haitian labor standards and laws. 
 
The bill also requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to provide technical assistance to Haitian government agencies, employers, labor unions, and others to increase and diversify exports to the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

Bill: 118-hr-5036
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

 
This bill provides an annual inflation adjustment after 2023 to the $5,000 tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 118-hr-5037
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act

This bill eliminates a limitation on the amount of leave that spouses working for the same employer may access under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Under current law, an eligible individual may access up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year, but spouses with the same employer are required to share a total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year if the leave is taken for the birth of a child, the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, or to care for a parent with a serious health condition. The bill repeals this limitation, making each spouse eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave per year in these situations. 

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5038
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Assault and harassment offenses
Consumer credit
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
HIV/AIDS
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Indian social and development programs
Landlord and tenant
Lawyers and legal services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Public housing
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Payments Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5039
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Payments Modernization Act of 2023

This bill requires depository institutions to make deposits available for withdrawal in real time. Under current law, deposits must be made available according to specified schedules based on the type of deposit. 

The Government Accountability Office must publish a study on the impact payment delays have on disadvantaged communities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
CURE Act

Bill: 118-hr-5040
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility Act or the CURE Act

This bill prohibits a federal agency from considering past or present marijuana use to determine whether an individual is suitable for federal employment or eligible for a security clearance. It also establishes a review process for past applications.

Under the bill, every federal agency must establish a process for reviewing any decision on or after January 1, 2008, to deny an individual (1) a security clearance, or (2) employment as a result of an adverse suitability determination. The process must be posted on the agency's website. The bill provides that an individual who was denied employment or a security clearance may ask the agency to review its decision. Within 90 days after the request is received, the agency must complete its review. If the denial was due to marijuana use, the agency must reconsider the security clearance or employment application. The bill specifies that the agency's decision may be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 14.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5041
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement for Animals Act of 2023 or the Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act, including by allowing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring civil actions against violators of the act for appropriate relief, such as removing animals, revoking violators' licenses, or issuing civil penalties. DOJ must use the penalties to pay for the temporary care for animals pending the disposition of civil or criminal proceedings that allege violations of the act with respect to such animals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

Bill: 118-hr-5042
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

 
This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of institutions of higher education (IHEs).
 
Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education (ED). 
 
The bill requires IHEs to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by IHEs and submit a report containing the results. Further, the bill prohibits the disclosure of personally identifiable information and directs ED to establish penalties for violations.
 
Additionally, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers.
 
Lastly, the bill requires an IHE to pay a default rate fine for a fiscal year in an amount that is equal to the applicable percentage of outstanding loans (i.e., the total amount of loans issued to students for attendance at the IHE for which regular on-time payments are not being made). An IHE shall receive a credit for each graduate of the IHE who received a Federal Pell Grant while enrolled at the IHE during the fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5043
Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Soil pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2023

This bill modifies the Environmental Quality Incentives Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide permanent incentive payments to producers to adopt practices designed to increase organic carbon levels in soil.

USDA must

conduct a study regarding changes in soil health and soil organic carbon levels as a result of the adopted practices;

develop ranking and scoring criteria under the program that prioritize soil health practices that score highest in soil carbon sequestration on eligible land;

create a soil organic carbon conservation activity plan under the program to measure and monitor sequestration and mitigation improvement levels from the practices;

provide for streamlined and coordinated procedures for the program and the Conservation Stewardship Program, including for contracting, conservation planning, conservation practices, and related administrative procedures; and

establish a program to provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science and to conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science at its agricultural research stations.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act

Bill: 118-hr-5044
Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Higher education
Manufacturing
Performance measurement
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Vocational and technical education

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act

Bill: 118-hr-5045
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Chesapeake Bay
Geography and mapping
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Maryland
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Virginia
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act

This bill establishes the Chesapeake National Recreation Area in Maryland and Virginia as a unit of the National Park System (NPS).

The Department of the Interior may acquire land and land-based resources within the recreation area boundaries by (1) donation, (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, (3) exchange, or (4) transfer from another federal agency.

Interior, in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, must prepare a management plan for the recreation area as specified by the bill. Interior must also conduct transportation planning, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and state transportation agencies, to minimize traffic in the surrounding community. Additionally, Interior must establish an advisory board for the recreation area.

Finally, the bill directs NPS's Chesapeake Bay office to administer the Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Network in coordination with the recreation area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5046
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Preventing Election Subversion Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits the removal or suspension of local election administrators except for specified reasons and sets forth additional requirements for federal elections. 
 
Specifically, the bill restricts the ability of a statewide election administrator to remove a local election administrator. A statewide election administrator may suspend, remove, or relieve the duties of a local election administrator only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office.
 
Further, the bill directs statewide election administrators to report any removals or suspensions of local election administrators to the Department of Justice.
 
 The bill also establishes certain requirements for challenging an individual's eligibility to register to vote or vote in federal elections. In particular, the bill prohibits any person (other than an election official) from challenging an individual's voting eligibility unless the challenge is supported by personal knowledge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Juveniles Act

Bill: 118-hr-5047
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5049
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities. 
 
First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school facilities. Further, the bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including carrying out major repairs, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to disabled individuals.
 
Additionally, the bill requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction, modernization, or renovation projects to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency. Further, the bill requires such LEAs to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products that are made in the United States (Buy America).
 
The bill restores school infrastructure tax credit bonds.
 
The bill also sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of selected projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools.
 
The bill also establishes the Office of School Infrastructure and Sustainability within the Department of Education.
 
Next, the bill extends through FY2028 the Impact Aid Construction program.
 
Finally, the bill establishes a grant program to assist LEAs with repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide material linked to crumbling foundations).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Cryptocurrency Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-5050
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
REAP Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5051
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Farmland
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Livestock
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House