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Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act

Bill: 118-s-2324
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act
 
This bill provides conditional permanent resident status to certain individuals who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and addresses related issues. (A conditional permanent resident becomes a lawful permanent resident, also known as a 
green card holder, 
if the conditions are removed.)
 
Generally, to be eligible for a conditional green card under this bill, an Afghan national must be (1) lawfully admitted into the United States on or before this bill's enactment, or (2) paroled into the United States between July 30, 2021, and this bill's enactment. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must remove the conditions if, by a certain date, DHS determines that the individual (1) is not inadmissible under any statutory grounds, and (2) does not pose a national security concern. DHS may waive certain grounds of inadmissibility for humanitarian purposes or family unity. 
 
 
The bill also designates certain Afghan nationals who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan as priority refugees of special humanitarian concern, including an individual who (1) served in certain branches of the Afghan armed forces, or (2) was a female member of certain entities in the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces. The Department of Defense must establish a process to review requests for such a designation. 
 
The bill also authorizes a special immigrant visa for an Afghan national who is the parent or sibling of a member or veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. (Special immigrant visa holders qualify for a green card after meeting certain criteria.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-2325
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Criminal justice information and records
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Marriage and family status
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Student records
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for certain commercial online platforms (e.g., social media sites) that withhold or promote content through algorithms and related computational processes that use personal information.
 
The platforms must
 
 
make disclosures about their collection and use of personal information and their content moderation practices;
 
retain specified records that describe how the algorithms use personal information and assess whether the algorithms produce disparate outcomes based on race and other demographic factors in terms of access to housing, employment, financial services, and related matters;
 
employ algorithms safely and effectively; and
 
allow users to access and transfer their personal information.
 
 
If a platform uses algorithms to publish or sell advertising, it must maintain a library of the advertisements. The Federal Trade Commission must also adopt rules concerning deceptive advertising.
 
A platform's chief executive officer or other senior officer must certify compliance with disclosure requirements.
 
Additionally, platforms may not (1) employ algorithms or other design features that result in discrimination or similar harms based on demographic or biometric factors, or (2) process information such that it impairs voting rights. Further, users of a platform may not violate civil rights laws using the platform's algorithms.
 
The bill prohibits waivers or other methods that limit rights under the bill; provides whistleblower protections for individuals who report violations; and authorizes enforcement by specified federal agencies, states, and private individuals.
 
The bill also provides funding for an interagency task force to study the discriminatory use of personal information by platforms' algorithms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2326
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023

This bill expands the policy of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include reducing food insecurity, increasing nutrition security, and improving diet quality for low-income people in the United States. It also requires additional related reporting by states and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The bill defines (1) 
food security
 as access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life; (2) 
nutrition security
 as consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, affordable foods essential to optimal health and well-being; and (3) 
diet quality
 as the extent to which a set of foods aligns with key recommendations of the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Under current requirements, a state agency that provides nutrition education and obesity prevention services under SNAP must submit an annual report to USDA. The bill requires the report to include (1) state actions taken to enhance the food and nutrition security of SNAP participants, and (2) recommendations regarding administering SNAP in a manner that would enhance state food and nutrition security in the state.

Further, USDA must submit an annual report to Congress on U.S. food security, nutrition security, and diet quality. 

USDA must use data collected from retail stores participating in SNAP to submit a report to Congress at least every four years on food sales in SNAP. The report must be made publicly available and include an analysis of the specific food items acquired with SNAP benefits by eligible households. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Afghan Adjustment Act

Bill: 118-s-2327
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

Afghan Adjustment Act

 
This bill provides lawful permanent resident status (also known as
 green cards
) to certain individuals who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and addresses related issues.
 
Generally, to be eligible for a green card under this bill, an Afghan national must be (1) lawfully admitted into the United States, or (2) paroled into the United States on or after July 30, 2021. Any individual who was admitted or paroled after this bill's enactment is eligible only if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the individual provided support to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. DHS must provide a green card to an eligible individual who applies and meets certain requirements, including vetting requirements. 
 
The bill also authorizes special immigrant visas for certain Afghan nationals who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan while serving in certain capacities, including an individual who (1) served in the Afghan Air Force or certain other branches of the Afghan armed forces, or (2) was a female member of certain entities in the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces. To be eligible, such an individual must receive a recommendation from the Department of Defense (DOD). DOD must review the applicant's relevant records, including service records, after receiving a recommendation request.
 
(Special immigrant visa holders qualify for a green card after meeting certain criteria.)
 
The bill also authorizes a special immigrant visa for an Afghan national who is the parent or sibling of a member or veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to address the receipt of grant funds by employees of the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2328
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Emerging Pathogen Preparedness Program Authorization Act

Bill: 118-s-2329
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: 

Emerging Pathogen Preparedness Program Authorization Act

This bill establishes a program in the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research to support the development and approval of biological countermeasures. Authorized activities include the development of quality measures for countermeasures, surveillance programs to monitor countermeasures, and research and development of platform vaccine technology to support emergency use authorization requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Technological Advancement Act

Bill: 118-s-2330
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2331
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Experienced Pilots Save Lives Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2332
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Transparency Improvement Act

Bill: 118-s-2334
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Internet, web applications, social media
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Regulatory Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2335
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
MISSILES Act

Bill: 118-s-2336
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Iran
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Visas and passports

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Bill: 118-s-2337
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide an additional $30,000,000 for the testing of hypersonic weapon systems with the B-1 bomber, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2338
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
This bill authorizes an additional FY2024 appropriation to the Department of Defense for the testing of hypersonic weapon systems with the B-1 bomber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the prohibition on certain reductions to the B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons.

Bill: 118-s-2339
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act

Bill: 118-s-2340
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Farmland
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act

This bill provides statutory authority for and expands the Farm Service Agency's (FSA's) Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (the Increasing Land Access Program) for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners.

Specifically, the FSA must make competitive grants to, enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide other capital support to eligible entities (e.g., state or local governments, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education) to provide direct assistance to (1) historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest owners; (2) farmers, ranchers, and forest owners operating in high-poverty areas; or (3) young and beginning farmers. The bill specifically excludes from assistance any foreign-based or foreign-owned corporation.

The direct assistance may include payments to intended beneficiaries to acquire real property (including air rights and water rights), secure clear title on an heirs' property farmland, and improve or remediate land, water, and soil. Eligible entities may also use grants (1) to provide direct assistance to intended beneficiaries in assessing, purchasing, acquiring, or retaining eligible land; (2) for activities designed to support farm establishment and long-term viability; and (3) to provide technical assistance.

The FSA must establish a stakeholder committee, and in collaboration with the committee, develop a process for evaluating and selecting applications submitted by eligible entities. The stakeholder committee must include perspectives from a diverse range of stakeholders, including a diverse representation of geographic distribution and farming models, practices, and purposes. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2341
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a grant program within its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program for eligible institutions to develop and carry out agriculture workforce training programs. Eligible institutions include U.S. land-grant universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, junior or community colleges with agriculture programs, and area career and technical education schools with agriculture programs.

The grants must be used to develop and carry out programs to (1) promote the growth of the agriculture industry, (2) foster competitiveness within the industry, and (3) improve the training and retention of workers in the industry.

An
 agriculture workforce training program
 is a program developed by an eligible institution in collaboration with a targeted industry partner through which the industry partner provides training to enrolled students. This may include training through internships, apprenticeships, experience-based curricula, and educational programs and workshops. 

The program must be implemented by January 31, 2024.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2342
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR TARIFF Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2343
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2023 or the FAIR TARIFF Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products (e.g., wine, spirits, and food) of European Union countries imported into the United States during specified time periods.
 
A request for liquidation or reliquidation must be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A request must contain sufficient information for CBP to (1) locate the entry or, if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry; and (2) verify the eligibility of the request.
 
Further, CBP must develop and make publicly available an application process for requesting these refunds.
 
The bill also requires the U.S. Trade Representative to provide advance notice with respect to certain increases in tariff rates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2345
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Genetics
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical research
Mental health
Minority employment
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Women's employment
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to support early-career pediatric researchers. It also provides statutory authority for the NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats

Bill: 118-s-2346
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for public health preparedness, response, and biodefense that addresses the risks to national health security posed by the misuse of artificial intelligence, such as biological weapons and viruses and bacteria that are resistant to treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Bill: 118-s-2347
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Payments Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2348
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
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: 2023-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate