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Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-926
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee performance
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023

 
This bill makes various changes related to the ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements, and recusal requirements that apply to Supreme Court Justices. 
 
Among the changes, the bill requires the Supreme Court to
 
 
adopt a code of conduct for Justices and establish procedures to receive and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct;
 
adopt rules governing the disclosure of gifts, travel, and income received by the Justices and law clerks that are at least as rigorous as the House and Senate disclosure rules; and 
 
establish procedural rules requiring each party or amicus to disclose any gift, income, or reimbursement provided to Justices. 
 
 
Additionally, the bill 
 
 
expands the circumstances under which a Justice or judge must be disqualified; and 
 
requires the Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference to establish procedural rules for prohibiting the filing of or striking an amicus brief that would result in the disqualification of a Justice, judge, or magistrate judge. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Supreme Court Ethics Act.

Bill: 118-hr-927
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Employee performance
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Supreme Court Ethics Act

 
This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts, including Justices of the Supreme Court. Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).
 
To enforce the code of conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court, the bill requires the Supreme Court to appoint an ethics investigations counsel. The ethics investigations counsel must
 
 
adopt rules to enforce the code of conduct, including a process to receive public complaints of potential violations;
 
investigate complaints; and
 
issue an annual public report describing the complaints and the steps taken to address the complaints.
 
 
Finally, the bill requires a Justice of the Supreme Court to publicly disclose the reasons for disqualifying himself or herself in a proceeding or the reasons for denying a motion to disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and transfer funds under such program to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Bill: 118-hr-928
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 
This bill repeals the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and transfers unobligated funds under such program to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
 
The High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program provides rebates to low- or moderate-income households for qualified electrification projects (e.g., installing certain efficient appliances). The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program provides funding to states, tribes, and local governments to support a range of programs, such as law enforcement and crime prevention programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-929
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 

2023

 
This bill takes approximately 17.264 acres of specified lands in Pierce County, Washington, into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
 
The United States shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the land is taken into trust.
 
Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

action_date: 2024-03-12
text: 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 

2023

 
This bill takes approximately 17.264 acres of specified lands in Pierce County, Washington, into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
 
The United States shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the land is taken into trust.
 
Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-423.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-423.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-20
text: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-930
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Sports and recreation facilities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2023

 
This bill allocates ski area permit rental charges for ski area administration, improvements, visitor services, and wildfire preparedness. Such charges are collected by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from ski area operators on National Forest System land.
 
USDA shall expend 80% of the ski area permit rental charges from a National Forest System unit at that unit in accordance with the following:
 
 
75% shall be used at the unit for activities such as administration of the ski area permit program, visitor information, or reducing the likelihood of wildfire in or adjacent to a recreation site; and
 
25% shall be used at the unit for activities such as repair of a Forest Service-owned facility, habitat restoration, or search and rescue activities.
 
 
The remaining 20% of ski area permit rental charges shall be expended by USDA for any of the activities specified in this bill at any National Forest System unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act

Bill: 118-hr-931
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on Iranian individuals and parastatal entities that have close relationships with the Iranian government. The report must include information regarding (1) their known sources of income, (2) their indices of corruption, (3) their involvement in key U.S. economic sectors, (4) the structures and ownership of the parastatal groups, and (5) the potential effects of imposing sanctions on these entities and individuals.
 
For the purposes of this bill, an Iranaian parastatal entity is one (1) in which Iranian state ownership is at least 25%, and (2) that had revenues of at least $2 billion in 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

Bill: 118-hr-932
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 
This bill repeals specified authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Senator James L. Buckley Seashore Designation Act

Bill: 118-hr-933
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Senator James L. Buckley Seashore Designation Act

 
This bill designates the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area in New York as the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-935
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Athletes
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Genetics
Higher education
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 

2023

 
This bill defines 
sex
 under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a person's biological sex at birth. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) 
 
The bill also specifies that Title IX does not prohibit schools from having sex-segregated bathrooms, locker rooms, or athletic or academic programs, nor does it authorize the Department of Education to require schools to forgo such sex-segregated facilities or programs in order to receive funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-936
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on indoor tanning services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-937
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 

2023

 
This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-938
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Department of Education
Department of the Treasury
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 
This bill abolishes the Department of Education and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. The bill transfers administrative responsibility for these programs to the Department of the Treasury.
 
The bill also directs Treasury to make allocations to states to support elementary and secondary education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Retain Skilled Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-939
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Retain Skilled Veterans Act

 
This bill modifies the restriction related to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to certain civil service positions in the Department of Defense. Under the bill, the 180-day waiting period before a retired member may be appointed to a position only applies to those positions in the excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS-14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Information Security Investment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-940
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
House of Representatives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Information Security Investment Act of 2023

 
This bill requires each Member of Congress and the President and Vice President to complete a program of training in handling and safeguarding classified information.
 
Specifically, (1) the House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration must issue regulations to require each Member of the House and Senate to complete such training; and (2) the Office of Personnel Management must designate an appropriate federal agency or department to develop and provide to the President and Vice President such training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Modernization.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Down East Remembrance Act

Bill: 118-hr-941
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Down East Remembrance Act

 
This bill designates six creeks in North Carolina in honor of individuals killed in a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H784)
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Against Compromised Internet of Things Technology Act

Bill: 118-hr-942
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

Protecting Against Compromised Internet of Things Technology Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce to identify foreign persons that pose a threat to supply chain security for Internet of Things devices (i.e., any object or device that is connected to the internet and is not a laptop, cell phone, or other conventional technology device) for inclusion on the Entity List. This list identifies entities reasonably believed to be involved in, or to pose a significant risk of being or becoming involved in, activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
 
The bureau must periodically submit a list of any foreign persons identified as threats to Internet of Things device supply chains to the interagency committee that makes decisions regarding additions to, removals from, or other modifications to the Entity List. After receiving the bureau's list, the committee must vote on whether to add such foreign persons to the Entity List.
 
A company added to the Entity List through this process may not receive any federal financial assistance, and the federal government may not contract with such a company for Internet of Things devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
It’s Your Fault Act

Bill: 118-hr-943
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

It's Your Fault Act

 
This bill increases from 5 to 15 years the time period that a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who is a spouse or child of an illicit trafficker of a controlled substance, and who benefitted from such illicit activity, is ineligible for a visa or admission into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House