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Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-1822
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act

 
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase its use of nonintrusive inspection systems to scan passenger and commercial vehicles at land ports of entry.
 
Beginning no later than September 30, 2026, CBP must use such systems at land ports of entry to scan at least (1) 40% of passenger vehicles and 90% of commercial vehicles entering the United States, and (2) 10% of all vehicles exiting the United States.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the use of such systems, including an assessment of their effectiveness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-105.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-105.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
BAH Restoration Act

Bill: 118-s-1823
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

BAH Restoration Act

 
This bill increases the monthly amount of the basic housing allowance for members of the uniformed services inside the United States. Specifically, the monthly amount of allowance for a member must be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in the area, as determined by the Department of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and same dependency status as the member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
MASS Act

Bill: 118-s-1824
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2023 or the MASS Act

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.

A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:

an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and

an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

Bill: 118-s-1825
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act 

 
This bill directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to collect information from financial institutions and develop an advisory regarding the reporting of suspicious transactions related to gun violence. Specifically, FinCEN must gather information and develop an advisory related to (1) the procurement of firearms and firearm accessories for the purpose of carrying out lone-wolf acts of terror, and (2) how the U.S. firearms market facilitates gun violence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1826
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023

This bill modifies the requirements and penalties applicable to an individual who engages in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms (i.e., a federal firearms licensee, or FFL).

Among other things, the bill does the following:

increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections;

authorizes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 80 additional personnel to conduct additional inspections;

increases the maximum prison term for an FFL or licensed collector who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in required firearms records;

allows the ATF to require an FFL to conduct physical inventories if the FFL unlawfully transfers a firearm or if 10 or more crime guns are traced back to the FFL;

allows the ATF to deny an application for a federal firearms license if it would endanger public safety or if the applicant is unlikely to comply with the law; and

modifies the liability standard for an FFL who fails to comply with laws or regulations.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
GENE Act

Bill: 118-s-1827
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Genomics Expenditures and National Security Enhancement Act of 2023 or the GENE Act

 
This bill establishes oversight requirements for certain foreign investments in a U.S. business that maintains or collects information about the genetic tests of U.S. citizens (including information relating to genomic sequencing).
 
Specifically, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must require the parties to specified transactions (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business) to submit a mandatory declaration containing basic information regarding the transaction.
 
Further, CFIUS must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services in any review or investigation of a covered transaction that involves this type of investment by a foreign person in a U.S. business.
 
The bill also expands the congressional committees to which CFIUS must give annual testimony concerning foreign investment in the United States to include (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Currently, such testimony is only given to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1828
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Nursing
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text:  

Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2023

 
This bill includes any nurse registry as an eligible health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a nurse registry is a person who satisfies applicable state licensure requirements and procures, or attempts to procure, contracts or agreements on behalf of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers under which such individuals may furnish health care-related or assistive services and receive compensation.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-1829
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Iran
Marine and inland water transportation
Middle East
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
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: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
STOP Illicit Drones Act

Bill: 118-s-1830
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1831
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

 This bill bars the Department of Agriculture from allowing the construction of roads, the reconstruction of roads, or logging in an inventoried roadless area where those activities are prohibited by the Roadless Rule (i.e., certain federal regulations relating to roadless area management).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1832
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training. It also requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model in which such training is provided virtually.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1833
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from issuing either an interim or final rule that modifies or replaces the existing North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction regulation until (1) currently required protocols to mitigate injury and mortality of North Atlantic right whales have been fully developed and deployed, and (2) NOAA reports to specified congressional committees on how the protocols will inform any proposed changes to the existing regulation.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
No Free TRIPS Act

Bill: 118-s-1834
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

No Free TRIPS Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress. 
 
The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
National Cybersecurity Awareness Act

Bill: 118-s-1835
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

National Cybersecurity Awareness Act

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to lead and coordinate federal efforts to promote national cybersecurity awareness and to establish a program for planning and coordinating federal cybersecurity awareness campaigns.

CISA must also inform nonfederal entities of voluntary cyber hygiene best practices, including information on how to prevent cyberattacks and mitigate cybersecurity risks.

Further, CISA shall consult with private sector entities, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, academia, and civil society to

promote cyber hygiene best practices, including by focusing on tactics that are cost effective and result in significant cybersecurity improvement;

promote awareness of cybersecurity risks and mitigation with respect to malicious applications on internet-connected devices;

help consumers identify products that are designed to support user and product security;

coordinate with other federal agencies and departments to promote relevant cybersecurity-related awareness activities and ensure the federal government is coordinated in communicating accurate and timely cybersecurity information; and

expand nontraditional outreach mechanisms to ensure that entities including low-income and rural communities, small and medium- sized businesses and institutions, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners receive cybersecurity awareness outreach in an equitable manner.

CISA must (1) report within 180 days after this bill's enactment and annually thereafter regarding the campaign program; and (2) develop and maintain a central repository for its resources, tools, and public communications that promote cybersecurity awareness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382.
action_date: 2024-05-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-171.
action_date: 2024-05-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-171.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1836
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 
 
Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. (Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine babesiosis or cattle fever.)
 
Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture. 
 
The review must include an evaluation of 
 
 
the program's effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of cattle fever ticks;
 
the program's benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers; 
 
the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program; and 
 
 the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

Bill: 118-s-1837
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: 

Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

 
This bill includes combatting the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area. 
 
The bill specifically allows grants for developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly, which is an invasive species native to China that feeds on a wide range of crops and plants (e.g., grapes, apples, hops, walnuts, and hardwood trees).
 
Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2028. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2028
 
 
 the Pulse Crop Health Initiative;
 
the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network;
 
pollinator protection research and extension grants;
 
increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and 
 
a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1838
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: 

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses network access and competition in electronic credit transactions. 
 
 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must prohibit certain credit card issuers with assets of over $100 billion from restricting the number of networks on which electronic credit card transactions may be processed. These transactions must be able to be processed on at least two networks and must not be restricted to networks (1) owned by or affiliated with the issuer, (2) designated as a national security risk, or (3) that have the largest market share of credit cards issued. 
 
Additionally, credit card issuers are prohibited from imposing certain limitations on the routing of electronic credit transactions, such as through penalties for failure to meet a specified threshold of transactions on a particular payment card network. 
 
The board must also designate payment card networks that pose a security risk to the United States or are owned, operated, or sponsored by a foreign state entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S2007-2008)
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act

Bill: 118-s-1839
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Government information and archives
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: 

LGBTQ

I+

 Data Inclusion Act

 
This bill addresses federal data collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics.
 
Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey for statistical purposes that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to review existing data sets to determine which data sets do not include information about sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics.
 
Such agencies must assess needed changes in survey methods related to asking questions on such matters. 
 
Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics.
 
Agencies may waive this publication requirement on a case-by-case basis if the confidentiality of the information cannot be maintained or if adding such information to the survey would impair the agency's ability to preserve the utility, accuracy, or objectivity of the survey while also generating relevant evidence about the LGBTQI+ community.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the implementation of this bill's requirements by agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate