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FREE American Energy Act

Bill: 118-s-782
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Furthering Resource Exploration and Empowering American Energy Act or the FREE American Energy Act

 
This bill expedites the review of energy projects, limits executive power over certain energy projects, delegates certain energy permitting authority to states, provides statutory authority for specified environmental rules, and terminates tax credits for certain vehicles.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes deadlines by which applicable federal agencies must approve or deny permits or other authorizations for certain natural gas, oil, alternative energy (e.g., solar), oil or gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, or hydropower projects.
 
In addition, the bill limits executive power by (1) exempting certain projects related to oil pipelines, natural gas pipelines, or electric transmission facilities from permits required under any executive orders; and (2) rescinding Executive Order 13990, which is about protecting public health and the environment and addressing climate change.
 
Further, the Office of Management and Budget must initiate a rule making that establishes a process to delegate the authority to approve or deny certain oil or gas projects on federal land to states that contain the federal land.
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for rules issued in 2020 and titled (1) 
Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
; and (2) 
The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of &quot;Waters of the United States
.&quot;
 
Finally, the bill terminates a tax credit for certain clean vehicles placed in service after 2024 (currently 2032).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
GAS PRICE Act

Bill: 118-s-783
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Give Americans Stability at Pumps as Rising Inflation Causes Emergencies Act or the GAS PRICE Act

 
This bill requires the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to report on any policy, regulation, or executive order with an effective date of January 20, 2021, or later that the EIA determines has increased or may increase energy prices in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-784
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities. 
 
The bill defines an 

environmental justice community

 as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities.
 
Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all existing or prospective special recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the number of user days used by, or, in the case of a prospective recreation service provider, expected to be used by, individuals from environmental justice communities; (2) shall request from recreation service providers and interested members of the public any other information required for the report; and (3) shall not use participation or the provision of information to Interior and USDA by a recreation service provider as a condition of a special recreation permit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-785
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season. Specifically, the bill applies the waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. This change allows gasoline that is blended with more than 10% ethanol to be sold year round.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
PHIT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-786
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2023 or the PHIT Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines 
qualified sports and fitness expenses
 as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S774-775)
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Airline Operational Resiliency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-787
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Airline Operational Resiliency Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report on air carriers' operational preparedness for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions and natural hazards (e.g., flooding, extreme heat, storms, and fire conditions). GAO must also make recommendations for any related legislative and administrative action.
 
As part of the study, GAO must assess 
 
 
the extent to which air carriers are preparing for weather events and natural disasters, as well as changing conditions, that may have an impact on air carriers' operational investments, staffing levels and safety policies, and mitigation strategies;
 
how the Federal Aviation Administration oversees air carriers' operational resilience to these types of events; and
 
steps the federal government and air carriers can take to improve their operational resilience. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 118-s-789
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States Foreign Service. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training to support the collection, curation, and sharing of diplomatic history in the United States via oral history, books, social media, and other means. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
ALIGN Act

Bill: 118-s-790
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Advancing Long-term Incentives for Governance Now Act or the ALIGN Act 

 
This bill establishes requirements for share repurchase authorizations (i.e., stock buybacks) and stock-based compensation. 
 
Specifically, issuers of securities are required to disclose a stock buyback within one business day of the authorization by the board of directors. 
 
Further, executive officers of an issuer are prohibited from selling, transferring, or divesting from a security that is part of that officer's compensation within (1) one year of a buyback, or (2) three years of being granted such a security. The bill establishes exceptions to this prohibition, including by allowing transfers occurring in connection with a change of control of the company or pursuant to a will. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
GOOD Act

Bill: 118-s-791
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act

 
This bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.
 
The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-792
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023 

 
This bill expands the eligibility of citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States for certain federal public benefits. 
 
Currently, citizens of the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) may live, study, and work in the United States as nonimmigrants. However, such individuals are generally ineligible for most federal public benefits, with Medicaid being one exception. Under this bill, such individuals may be eligible for certain federal public benefits, such as benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 
 
Furthermore, current law generally bars individuals from receiving federal means-tested public benefits for the five-year period starting from the individual's entry into the United States. Under this bill, citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States shall not be subject to this bar. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-793
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-795
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2023 

 
This bill expands and revises the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) programs, which help agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing, or natural resource conservation practices. (AMA is available in 16 designated states where participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low.) 
 
Specifically, the bill expands the eligible uses for financial assistance funds for producers to include soil health improvements, the development of sustainable water sources and irrigation, composting, and other conservation practices determined to reduce the risk to a farm of financial loss due to the regional impacts of climate change. The bill also specifies that funds provided to mitigate financial risk through production or marketing diversification may be used for food safety certification. 
 
The bill provides additional funding for the program and changes the payment limitation for farmers to $200,000 over five years (currently $50,000 per year). 
 
The bill also expands those eligible for assistance under AMA programs to include federal crop insurance providers, in particular providers of Whole-Farm Revenue Protection plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-796
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

 
This bill waives National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for discharges of fire retardant in connection with fire suppression, control, or prevention activities carried out by a federal land management agency, a state government, a political subdivision of a state, or a tribal government.
 

Federal land management agency
 is defined as the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-798
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023
 
 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for water quality improvement projects from amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
 
Interior shall only provide such financial assistance to projects that seek to improve water quality by improving, restoring, or developing natural hydrological systems, such as wetlands or living shorelines.
 
To be eligible for assistance, a state's comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan shall identify 
 
 
any body of water within the state for which a water quality control plan has been developed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and
 
any proposed water quality project to be conducted with respect to such body of water.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-799
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
DEPOSIT Act

Bill: 118-s-800
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 
 
Deliver Executive Profits On Seized Institutions to Taxpayers Act or the DEPOSIT Act

 
This bill imposes an increased tax rate on bonuses paid after March 1, 2023, and profits from sales of bank stock received by highly-paid bank executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been appointed conservator or receiver. The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that revenues from such increased taxes be returned to the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
CARE for Long COVID Act

Bill: 118-s-801
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Lawyers and legal services
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education for Long COVID Act or the CARE for Long COVID Act

 
This bill requires research, education, and other activities to support individuals who have Long COVID or related conditions that may result directly, or indirectly, from COVID-19 infection.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must support a voluntary patient registry to collect information about individuals with Long COVID and related conditions, such as their symptoms, treatments, and demographic characteristics. HHS must coordinate with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute on the registry.
 
HHS must also conduct or support research along with other agencies on how the U.S. health care system responds to Long COVID and related conditions. This includes research on the effectiveness of treatments and strategies to mitigate disparities in health outcomes.
 
In addition, HHS must (1) educate the public and health care providers about treatments for, conditions associated with, and other aspects of Long COVID and related conditions; and (2) disseminate information and resources on how Long COVID affects rights associated with employment, disability status, and education.
 
Last, the Administration for Community Living must award grants to or enter contracts with states, health care providers, legal services providers, and other eligible entities for expanding access to legal assistance for individuals with Long COVID and related conditions, including assistance with obtaining Social Security and other benefits and accessing medical care and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-802
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Plant Biostimulant Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill excludes plant biostimulants (i.e., a substance, micro-organism, or mixture thereof that supports a plant's natural processes independently of the biostimulant's nutrient content) from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to study the types of plant biostimulants and practices of plant biostimulant use that best achieve certain results, such as increasing organic matter content.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-803
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 

2023

 
This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Black Sea Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-804
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Bulgaria
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Georgia
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Moldova
Political movements and philosophies
Romania
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 

Black Sea Security Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the National Security Council to direct an interagency strategy to (1) increase coordination with NATO and the European Union, (2) deepen economic ties, and (3) strengthen the security and democratic resilience of partners in the Black Sea region in accordance with U.S. values and interests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate