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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-462
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Medical education
Mental health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and expands the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Through this program, the Health Resources and Services Administration provides loan repayment assistance to individuals who agree to work for a period of time in the field of substance use disorder treatment.
 
In particular, the bill expands eligibility to include individuals who agree to work in mental health professional shortage areas for a period of time.
 
The bill also allows the use of the loan repayment assistance to repay any loan incurred to obtain a post-graduate degree in a mental health or related field. (Current law limits the loans eligible for repayment to loans for education and training for substance use disorder treatment employment and specified nursing and federal education loans.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-463
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government liability
Nevada
Nuclear weapons
Radiation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

 
This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers.
 
Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.
 
The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act

Bill: 118-s-464
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Income tax deductions
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act

 
This bill denies a tax deduction for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
BADGES for Native Communities Act

Bill: 118-s-465
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Missing persons
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act

 
This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians. 
 
Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress. 
 
The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7054-7056; text: CR S7054-7056)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-244.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-244.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-406.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act

Bill: 118-s-466
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act

 
This bill requires various studies and reports on the exposure, hazards, and management of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a two-phase study and report on the research and development needed to advance human exposure estimation and toxicity hazard estimation of individual or total PFAS.
 
The bill also requires the NSF and the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly enter into an agreement with NASEM to conduct a study and submit a report on the research and development needed to advance the understanding of the extent and implications of environmental contamination by PFAS, how to manage and treat such contamination, and the development of safe alternatives.
 
Finally, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must submit an implementation plan for federal PFAS research, development, and demonstration activities, taking into account the recommendations of the NASEM reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

Bill: 118-s-468
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

 
This bill increases the monetary penalties for noncompliance with the requirement that hospitals publish, and periodically update, a list of their standard charges for items and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
STUDENT Act

Bill: 118-s-469
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms Act or the STUDENT Act

 
This bill requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to include the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of the loan based on a standard 10-year repayment plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-470
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 

2023

 
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Women’s Public Health and Safety Act

Bill: 118-s-471
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Women's Public Health and Safety Act

 
This bill allows a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act

Bill: 118-s-472
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Iran Nuclear Treaty Act

 
This bill requires Senate approval of certain actions with respect to Iran's nuclear program.
 
Specifically, the bill deems any agreement reached between the President and Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program to be a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Further, the bill prohibits the President from (1) limiting the application of certain sanctions, or (2) refraining to apply such sanctions pursuant to an agreement unless the agreement is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate as a treaty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
American Security Drone Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-473
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Aviation and airports
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

American Security Drone Act of 2023

 
This bill bans the procurement or use by the federal government of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that are manufactured or assembled by certain foreign entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions.
 
The ban includes associated elements that enable the operator to operate the aircraft in the national airspace system.
 
The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Justice are exempt from the restriction under specified circumstances. The bill sets forth further exemptions regarding the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
 
All executive agencies must account for existing inventories of UAS manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity in their personal property accounting systems.
 
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance to implement this bill's requirements pertaining to federal contracts.
 
Government-issued purchase cards may not be used to procure any UAS from a covered foreign entity.
 
The Office of Management and Budget shall establish a government-wide policy for the procurement of UAS, taking into account information security. 
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment must report to Congress on the supply chain for certain UAS. 
The bill terminates five years after enactment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 190.
action_date: 2023-08-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/27/2023 without amendment. With written report No. 118-87.
action_date: 2023-08-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/27/2023 without amendment. With written report No. 118-87.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

Bill: 118-s-476
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Genetics
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

 
This bill requires drug products with genetically targeted technology to have had market approval for at least 11 years in order to qualify for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. (The program requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs under Medicare beginning in 2026. Among other requirements, drugs must have had market approval for at least 7 years (for drug products) or 11 years (for biologics) to qualify for negotiation.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act

Bill: 118-s-477
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces to defend Taiwan against a direct attack by China's military, a taking of Taiwan's territory by China, or a threat that endangers the lives of civilians in Taiwan or members of Taiwan's military. The bill also directs the Department of Defense to convene an annual regional security dialogue with Taiwan and other partners to improve U.S. security relationships with countries in the Western Pacific. 
 
(China considers Taiwan a part of China.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
GRAD Act

Bill: 118-s-478
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Graduation Reporting for Accuracy and Decision-Making Act or the GRAD Act

 
This bill expands consumer information disclosure requirements related to student completion or graduation rates at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs. 
 
Currently, such IHEs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to include the completion or graduation rates of non-first-time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Fire Suppression and Response Funding Assurance Act

Bill: 118-s-479
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Natural disasters
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Fire Suppression and Response Funding Assurance

 Act

 
This bill sets the federal cost share of fire management assistance at 75% of the eligible cost of such assistance and permits a state or local government to use such assistance for the predeployment of assets and resources.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which it may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share.

action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Fire Suppression and Response Funding Assurance

 Act

 
This bill sets the federal cost share of fire management assistance at 75% of the eligible cost of such assistance and provides for a state or local government to use such assistance for the predeployment of assets and resources.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which it may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 118-30.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 118-30.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-480
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety and animal health threat posed by beef imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Deterring Communist Chinese Aggression against Taiwan through Financial Sanctions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-481
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: 

Deterring Communist Chinese Aggression against Taiwan through Financial Sanctions Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires sanctions and other actions if China's government makes any attempt to subject Taiwan to China's control, including by invading Taiwan's territory. 
 
If China's government makes such an attempt, the bill requires certain actions, including (1) imposing sanctions against Chinese nationals, citizens, and entities that participate in the attempt; (2) prohibiting the trading in the securities of Chinese entities on national securities exchanges; and (3) imposing sanctions on global financial communications services providers that continue to provide financial communications services to the Central Bank of China or any foreign financial institutions subject to sanctions under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate