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Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

Bill: 118-hr-1324
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

 
This bill requires that certain Chinese companies be evaluated for placement on the specially designated nationals and blocked persons list, also known as the SDN list. (Being placed on the SDN list can deny the designated individual or entity access to nearly all aspects of the U.S. financial system; it can also deny access to any assets the designee has that are under U.S. jurisdiction, and U.S. persons are usually prohibited from transacting with the designee.)

The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to determine if certain specified Chinese companies (such as Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd.) are (1) responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, or (2) meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under certain U.S. laws or executive orders. If the Department of the Treasury determines that a company meets either of these criteria, Treasury must place the company on the SDN list.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1325
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice.
 
Such employment authorization is valid until the date on which an applicant is issued a final denial of the application, including administrative and judicial review.
 
The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
SALT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1326
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Supporting Americans with Lower Taxes Act or the SALT Act

 
This bill modifies the cap on state and local tax deductions (the SALT deduction) and provides for Medicare coverage of hearing and vision services.
 
Current law caps the SALT deduction at $10,000 for single taxpayers and married couples filing jointly and $5,000 for married taxpayers filing separately; the cap applies to tax years 2018 through 2025. 
 
The bill permanently (1) eliminates any cap for single taxpayers or married couples filing jointly who make less than $400,000 a year ($200,000 for married taxpayers filing separately); (2) increases the cap to $60,000 for single taxpayers or married couples filing jointly who make $400,000 or more a year ($30,000 for married taxpayers filing separately who make $200,000 or more a year); and (3) phases down the cap for filers who make more than $400,000 in a manner such that those who make $1 million or more do not qualify for the deduction.
 
The bill also provides for Medicare coverage of hearing and vision services, including hearing aids, glasses, and contact lenses, beginning in 2025. It also appropriates any amounts received as a result of the bill's changes to the SALT cap to Medicare's Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund and provides for specific fund transfers for FY2024 and FY2025 to support Medicare hearing and vision coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Defend our Coast Act

Bill: 118-hr-1327
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Defend our Coast Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1328
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Disability and health-based discrimination
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires certain medical devices with a digital interface to meet nonvisual accessibility standards established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
 
Specifically, the FDA must establish regulations to require a Class II or Class III medical device with a digital interface to provide a blind or low-vision user access to the same services and information, and generally the same ease of use, as provided to a user who is not low-vision or blind. (The FDA classifies medical devices in three classes. Class I devices are low-risk, Class II devices are moderate-risk, and Class III devices are high-risk.)
 
A Class II or Class III medical device that does not meet the nonvisual accessibility standards established under this bill may not be sold. However, the FDA may waive the bill's requirements for a device upon a showing that applying the standards would fundamentally alter the nature of the device or create an undue hardship for the manufacturer. The bill also does not apply to devices that are intended solely for use by a health care provider or in a setting outside the home.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum number of judges who may be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Bill: 118-hr-1329
Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Judges
Specialized courts
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 
This bill increases the maximum possible number of judges presiding over the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to nine judges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1330
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan. The bill also authorizes the President to finance Taiwan's procurement of certain services in connection with the loan or lease of a defense article, provided Taiwan repays the United States within 12 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses.

Bill: 118-hr-1331
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 
This bill treats Hurricane Ian (occurring on and after September 22, 2022) as a qualified disaster area for purposes of the disaster-related personal casualty loss tax deduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Bill: 118-hr-1332
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

 
This bill shortens the standard workweek under federal law from 40 hours to 32 hours over a three-year phase in period. It also requires specified overtime pay for workdays longer than eight hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Safe Temperature Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1333
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Safe Temperature Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing, supportive housing for the elderly, and dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Liberty City Rising Act

Bill: 118-hr-1334
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime prevention
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Liberty City Rising Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must also establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community. In addition, HUD must prioritize public housing projects located in high-crime areas when awarding certain public housing grants for safety and security measures.
 
Under the bill, a high-crime area is designated by HUD based on the most recent violent crime data available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1336
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower protections. Specifically, the bill
 
 
revises the standard for review of whistleblower awards in the Tax Court to require a
 de novo
 review standard (currently, the standard is abuse of discretion); 
 
exempts whistleblower awards from reductions due to budget sequestration; 
 
allows whistleblowers anonymity in proceedings before the Tax Court;
 
modifies the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower report to require inclusion of a list and description of the top 10 tax avoidance schemes disclosed by whistleblowers;
 
requires the IRS to pay interest on whistleblower awards if not paid within one year of receipt of proceeds collected from whistleblower disclosures; and 
 
allows payment of the attorney fees of whistleblowers regardless of whether the whistleblower award was paid through the mandatory or the discretionary whistleblower award program.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1337
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act of 202

3

 
This bill authorizes an office of a state attorney general to request in writing that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adequately fulfill certain duties related to immigration enforcement. Within 30 days of receiving such a request, DHS must (1) ensure that such duties are adequately fulfilled by DHS officers and employees, or (2) authorize that state's officials to fulfill such duties. 
 
The office of a state attorney general may sue DHS for failure to meet this bill's requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Open RAN Outreach Act

Bill: 118-hr-1340
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government information and archives
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Open RAN Outreach Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers to raise awareness of the benefits, uses, and challenges of Open RAN networks and other open network architectures. Open RAN networks are wireless networks that follow the Open Radio Access Network approach to standardization, promoting the use of open interface standards in the portion of the telecommunications network that connects wireless devices (e.g., mobile phones) to the core of the network.
 
The NTIA must also conduct outreach and provide assistance regarding participation in the Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0 .
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Spectrum Coordination Act

Bill: 118-hr-1341
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government information and archives
Radio spectrum allocation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Spectrum Coordination Act

 
This bill requires periodic updates to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that guides federal efforts to coordinate the efficient management and use of the electromagnetic spectrum. It also requires documentation of interagency coordination during spectrum actions.
 
Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must update the current MOU within three years and then update subsequent MOUs at least every four years thereafter.
 
Additionally, the NTIA and the FCC must document their efforts to coordinate the identification and resolution of technical, procedural, or policy concerns of federal entities that are affected by a spectrum action (i.e., a proposed action by the FCC to reallocate spectrum that is anticipated to result in an auction or licensing that could potentially impact the spectrum operations of a federal entity). 
 
In particular, the NTIA must file specified information in the public record during the period for submitting comments about the spectrum action. The information must include (1) the date on which the FCC notified the NTIA about the action, (2) a list of federal entities that may be affected by the action, (3) the date on which the NTIA notified those entities about the action, and (4) a summary of concerns with the action raised by affected entities.
 
The bill also requires the FCC to include in any final rule for a spectrum action an interagency coordination summary that describes (1) the date the FCC notified the NTIA about the spectrum action, (2) whether federal entities raised concerns, and (3) how any concerns were resolved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0 .
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1342
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act
 
of 

2023

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover dental and oral health services for adults. It also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must develop oral health quality and equity measures and conduct outreach relating to such coverage. Additionally, the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to adult oral health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
To rename the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".

Bill: 118-hr-1344
Sponsor: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Military personnel and dependents
Texas
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 
This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 4500 South Lancaster Road in Dallas, Texas, as the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House