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Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Bill: 118-hr-40
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civics education
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Evidence and witnesses
Federal district courts
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. 
 
The commission must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations).
 
The commission consists of individuals from civil society and reparations organizations and individuals appointed by the President and congressional leadership; Members of Congress and governmental employees may not serve on the commission. The commission may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and records, and contract with other entities to conduct its work. 
 
The commission must submit its final report within 18 months of its first meeting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H96)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-41
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the scheduling for the appointment occurs during that telephone call.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-42
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
State and local courts
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 

2023

 
 This bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
 
The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

Bill: 118-hr-43
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Atmospheric science and weather
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government trust funds
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize the processing of applications for certain rural broadband expansion projects that are located in areas with the shortest construction seasons (e.g., areas with long winters and heavy snowfall).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Kalief’s Law

Bill: 118-hr-44
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Sound recording
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2023 or Kalief's Law 

 
This bill establishes requirements for the treatment of youth in the criminal justice system at the federal, state, and local levels. A 
youth
 is an individual who is 21 years of age or younger.
 
At the federal level, the bill 
 
 
requires federal law enforcement officers to record youth custodial interrogations,
 
limits the use of solitary confinement for youth at federal facilities, and 
 
limits the use of restraints on youth during federal court proceedings.
 
 
At the state and local levels, the bill places conditions on existing grants and establishes a new grant to incentivize the implementation of similar policies with respect to youth. 
 
First, the bill reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program for FY2023-FY2027. To be eligible for grant funds, state and local governments must implement policies that, with respect to youth, provide a right to speedy trial, provide a right to timely bail consideration, and restrict the use of solitary confinement.
 
Second, a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or the Community Oriented Policing Services program must implement policies and training on police-youth interaction. 
 
Third, the bill directs the Department of Justice to award grants to help state and local governments record youth custodial interrogations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act

Bill: 118-hr-45
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Cosmetics and personal care
Employment and training programs
Employment taxes
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 
 
Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act 

 
This bill expands the tax credit for a portion of the employer-paid Social Security taxes for employee cash tips to include beauty service establishments. (Under current law, the credit is limited to tips received for providing, serving, or delivering food or beverages.)
 
The credit applies to tips received in connection with providing beauty services to a customer or client if tipping employees who provide the service is customary. 
Beauty services
 include barbering and hair care, nail care, esthetics, and body and spa treatments.
 
The bill also (1) establishes an employer tip reporting safe harbor for beauty service establishments, and (2) specifies reporting requirements for income received from renting space to individuals who provide beauty services. 
 
The employer tip reporting safe harbor for beauty service establishments provides an exemption from certain Internal Revenue Service tip examinations for employers who meet certain requirements for educational programs, reporting procedures, compliance with tax law, and recordkeeping.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-46
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 

2023

 
This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (This system is used to query federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal history record information and other records to determine an individual's eligibility to receive, transfer, or possess firearms.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
VOICE Restoration Act

Bill: 118-hr-47
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Crime victims
Immigration status and procedures
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement Restoration Act or the VOICE Restoration Act

 
This bill establishes the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The office shall provide assistance to victims of crimes committed by non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who are present in the United States without lawful immigration status. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-48
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
REVIEW Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-49
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2023 or the REVIEW Act of 202

3

 
This bill prohibits a final agency rule from taking effect until (1) the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and (2) OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule that may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion.
 
In addition, an agency must postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Terry Technical Correction Act

Bill: 118-hr-50
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Terry Technical Correction Act

 
This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018.
 
The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in 
Terry v. United States
 that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act.
 
This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Bill: 118-hr-52
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish voluntary best practices for safe firearm storage solely for the purpose of public education. DOJ must give at least 90 days public notice and afford an opportunity for a hearing before establishing such best practices.
 
The bill authorizes DOJ to award grants for the development, implementation, and evaluation of Safe Firearm Storage Assistance Programs. 
 
The bill also provides for a new tax credit through 2030 for 10% of amounts received from the retail sale of a safe firearm storage device for use in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
FIND Act

Bill: 118-hr-53
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act or the FIND Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm trade associations or businesses that deal in firearms, ammunition, or related products.
 
 Specifically, the bill requires a federal agency to include in each contract for the procurement of goods or services awarded by the agency a clause requiring the prime contractor to certify that it (1) has no policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not adopt a policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of the contract.
 
The bill establishes (1) a similar requirement with respect to subcontracts, and (2) penalties for violations.
 
The bill makes such prohibition inapplicable to a contract for the procurement of goods or services that is a sole-source contract. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-54
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023
 
This bill establishes a new early release option for certain federal prisoners. 
 
Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons must release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her sentence if such offender has attained age 45, has never been convicted of a crime of violence, and has not received any institutional disciplinary violations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022

Bill: 118-hr-55
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Health information and medical records
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain an individual's health care information or prevent an individual's health care decisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
RAISE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-56
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employment and training programs
Human trafficking
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
National and community service
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Reforming Alternatives to Incarceration and Sentencing to Establish a Better Path for Youth Act of 2023 or the RAISE Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies requirements and procedures related to the sentencing, confinement, and release of youth who are involved in the federal criminal justice system. The term 
youth
 means an individual who is prosecuted or sentenced for a criminal offense committed at age 21 or younger.
 
The bill modifies federal sentencing options for youth, including by allowing courts 
 
 
to depart from the statutory mandatory minimum for certain nonviolent offenses, 
 
to reduce the prison term of a youth who has completed 20 years of the sentence, and 
 
to treat as discretionary a sentence of imprisonment for life. 
 
 
Additionally, it requires the Bureau of Prisons to separately designate youth correctional facilities, minimize contact between youth and other offenders, and establish programs regarding youth education, skills training, reentry, and mental and emotional health.
 
Finally, the bill promotes reentry and reintegration into the community, including by
 
 
providing an early release option for youth offenders who complete one half or more of their prison term and meet certain criteria; 
 
authorizing home confinement for a longer period of time; 
 
limiting the maximum prison term for technical violations of probation; 
 
establishing pilot programs for mentorship, government service, and animal service; and 
 
establishing pilot programs for diversion of high-risk, victimized, and primary caretaker youth. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House