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A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering activities of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-1286
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 
This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights.
 
The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon (with specified limitations regarding a new agreement).
 
The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering activities of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-1287
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 
This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights.
 
The current agreement, which was made effective by a January 12, 1987, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows a December 2, 1986, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Grand Ronde Hunting and Fishing Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon.
 
The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the January 12, 1987, consent decree.
 
The bill prohibits a new or amended agreement from (1) affecting the other rights of the tribe or any other Indian tribe, (2) limiting Oregon from entering into separate agreements with other tribes to address the authority to take species within the geographic scope of the agreement, or (3) being used in a civil or criminal action to modify any treaty or other right of a tribe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act

Bill: 118-s-1288
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 

Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that any entity entering into a contract with USDA discloses violations of specific labor laws to the Department of Labor (Labor). It also restricts USDA contracts with entities that disclose certain violations.

Specifically, beginning two years after the bill's enactment, any entity that enters into a contract with USDA must annually disclose to Labor whether any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment has been issued against the entity (or a subcontractor of the entity) within the preceding three years for violations of specific laws, executive orders, and regulations (e.g., the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967). An entity that fails to disclose the required information is subject to criminal penalties.

Labor must provide an entity an opportunity to report any steps taken to correct violations of, or improve compliance with, the labor laws. Labor may also negotiate corrective measures that the entity may take.

Labor must annually submit to USDA a list of entities that (1) have serious, repeated, or pervasive labor law violations; or (2) have failed to complete any negotiated corrective measure. Further, USDA is prohibited from soliciting a contract from, and conducting meat and poultry inspections for, any entity on Labor's list for five years. 

USDA must report to Congress annually on the number of entities (1) on Labor's list, and (2) that have agreed to take corrective measures. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1289
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Allergies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Grain
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Food Labeling Modernization Act of 

2023

 
This bill imposes additional labeling requirements for food and addresses related issues.
 
A food intended for human consumption must include on its principal display panel a summary of nutritional information using a system that (1) clearly distinguishes between products of greater or lesser nutritional value; and (2) uses standardized symbols to provide information about products that are high in certain substances, such as saturated fats. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must promulgate regulations establishing the requirements for such a system.
 
Labels that use certain terms, such as 
whole wheat
, 
fruit
, or 
vegetable
, must include additional information, such as the amount or quantity of that item in the food. 
 
The FDA must promulgate certain regulations relating to the use of the terms 
natural
 or 
healthy
 on food labels. The bill also imposes labeling requirements for certain foods that contain added coloring, added flavoring, phosphorus, caffeine, gluten, allulose, polydextrose, sugar alcohols, or isolated fibers. 
 
The FDA may, by regulation, deem a food ingredient to be a major food allergen. 
 
The FDA must also impose certain restrictions on the types of beverages that may be identified as infant formula or formula. 
 
The FDA must require food manufacturers to submit all information on the label of a food offered for sale in package form and update such submissions as necessary. The information must be made available in a public database on the FDA's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act

Bill: 118-s-1290
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act

 
This bill requires the Supreme Court to issue a code of conduct for the Chief Justice and Justices. The Supreme Court must publish the code of conduct on its website and designate an individual to process complaints of misconduct by the Chief Justice and Justices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Kids on Social Media Act

Bill: 118-s-1291
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Protecting Kids on Social Media Act

 
This bill requires social media platforms to verify the age of account holders and limits access to such platforms by children.
 
Specifically, social media platforms (1) must verify the age of account holders, (2) may not allow an individual to create or continue to use an account unless the individual's age has been verified, and (3) must limit access to the platform for children under the age of 13. Social media platforms may not use or retain any information collected during the age verification process for any other purpose.
 
Further, platforms must take reasonable steps to (1) require affirmative consent from the parent or guardian of a minor who is at least 13 years old to create an account for the minor on the platform, and (2) provide the parent or guardian with the ability to revoke such consent.
 
Social media platforms may not use the personal data of an individual in an algorithmic recommendation system unless the individual is at least 18 years old according to the platform's age verification process.
 
The bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a voluntary pilot program to provide secure digital identification credentials for individuals to use when verifying their age on social media platforms. Commerce may issue rules for social media companies to enroll in the program.
 
The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general (or other authorized state officials).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Flight Education Access Act

Bill: 118-s-1292
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Flight Education Access Act

 
This bill increases federal student loan limits for students in undergraduate flight education and training programs. It also establishes a grant program to support the education of future pilots and to diversify the pilot training workforce.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans to $111,000 for dependent students and $137,500 for independent students. It also increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Stafford Loans to $65,000.
 
The bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to collect data and annually calculate the completion rate of each undergraduate flight education and training program at each eligible institution.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to (1) examine and review the implementation of this bill, (2) develop recommendations for ED on any changes to improve the bill's implementation, and (3) submit a report to Congress on its findings and recommendations.
 
The bill directs ED to award grants to eligible partnerships to (1) support the education of future airline and commercial pilots, (2) diversify the pilot training workforce, and (3) generate interest and support for a career as an airline and commercial pilot. An eligible partnership is a collaboration between at least one workforce partner (e.g., a labor organization representing aircraft pilots or an entity that employs pilots) and at least one educational partner (e.g., a local or state educational agency).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1293
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Human trafficking
Real estate business
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Competitive Bidding Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1294
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Competitive Bidding Relief Act of 2023

 
This bill extends until December 31, 2024, a higher payment rate (known as the 75/25 blended rate) for durable medical equipment in nonrural or noncontiguous areas under Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1385)
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-1295
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

This bill requires certain executive branch employees to disclose their federal student loan debt in an annual report.

The bill's requirement applies to an employee serving in a Senior Executive Service position or a position of a confidential or policy-determining nature (i.e., a Schedule C position). Covered employees must file a report detailing the principal and interest owed on loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Perkins Loan Program. 

The bill also requires the Office of Government Ethics to submit an annual report to Congress that contains (1) the total amount owed by all covered employees, and (2) the name of any covered employee who failed to report the required information. 

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1296
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a payment model that addresses social determinants of health and health disparities, particularly with respect to minorities, underserved areas, and high-risk individuals. The bill also generally incorporates consideration of such factors into the selection, implementation, and evaluation of other models, including the decision as to whether to expand a model's duration and scope.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

Bill: 118-s-1297
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Family planning and birth control
Federal district courts
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Insurance industry and regulation
Intergovernmental relations
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

 
This bill sets out protections for and establishes programs to support health care providers (and those who assist such providers) who offer reproductive health care services that are lawful in the state where the services are provided. 
Reproductive health care services
 refer to abortion services; contraceptive services; in vitro fertilization; or other reproductive care, education, and counseling that is provided (1) at a health care site or via telehealth, and (2) in a medically accurate manner.
 
The bill prohibits individuals, entities, and states from preventing, restricting, or otherwise interfering with the provision of lawful reproductive health care services by health care providers. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
 
Furthermore, states may not use federal funds to pursue legal cases or similar proceedings (e.g., adverse licensing proceedings) against health care providers, individuals, or entities that offer or assist with lawful reproductive health care services. Additionally, medical malpractice insurers may not deny coverage to or sue a health care provider solely because the provider offers or assists with lawful reproductive health care services.
 
The bill also funds grants to assist health care providers who offer or refer for abortion services and face legal issues relating to their provision of reproductive health care services with legal matters and improving security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

Bill: 118-s-1298
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a national technical assistance center and grant program to support the direct care workforce and family caregivers. HHS must consult with the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on these efforts.
 
Specifically, HHS must establish a national technical assistance center to develop recommendations for curricula to educate and train direct care workers and family caregivers, disseminate strategies to strengthen the direct care workforce, and carry out related activities.
 
Additionally, HHS must award grants for recruiting, training, and retaining direct care workers and supporting family caregivers. Eligible grantees include state and tribal governments, certain labor unions and employers, institutions of higher education, and other nonprofits, as well as partnerships of such entities. Grant recipients must agree to consult with the state Medicaid agency unless that agency receives the grant directly or as part of a partnership. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-1299
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs. Specifically, the VA must review such coverage amount every three years, taking into account the percentage increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the fiscal year ending during the preceding calendar year compared to the average of the CPI-U for FY2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7096)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7096)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 118-s-1300
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Prime Minister Golda Meir 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 commemoration of Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel, and the 75th anniversary of the United States-Israel relationship. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Partner with Korea Act

Bill: 118-s-1301
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Partner with Korea Act
 
 
This bill creates an E-4 nonimmigrant visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal recipients of such visas and not their accompanying spouses or children.
 
(A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate