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Pride In Mental Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3850
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Pride in Mental Health Act of 2023

This bill establishes grants and reporting requirements concerning the mental and behavioral health of youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning, nonbinary, intersex, or Two Spirit (gender-variant members of indigenous communities).

Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must award grants to assess and improve mental health and substance abuse outcomes for those youth. Recipients may use grants for providing mental and behavioral health resources for such youth (including training for caregivers and school-based interventions) and collecting data. Recipients may not use grants for any practice or treatment that seeks to change another individual's sexual orientation or gender (i.e., conversion therapy).

Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must (1) conduct a survey to measure issues related to mental health and health care among such youth; and (2) report about the mental health and related care of such youth who are in foster care and otherwise participate in federal social services programs.

HHS must also review existing publications on SAMHSA's website that focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, intersex, and Two Spirit individuals and update or commission new publications to fill information gaps related to the mental and behavioral health of those individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3851
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

Bill: 118-hr-3852
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3853
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

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

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Manufacturing Partnership Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-3854
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E528)
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
National Digital Reserve Corps Act

Bill: 118-hr-3855
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

National Digital Reserve Corps Act

 
This bill establishes a National Digital Reserve Corps in the General Services Administration (GSA) to address the digital and cybersecurity needs of executive agencies.
 
The GSA must establish standards for reservist eligibility and must ensure reservists have the necessary resources and security credentials for service. Reservists must agree to serve for three years and for at least 30 days per year as an active reservist, with up to $10,000 in annual compensation; reservists who fail to accept an offered appointment or complete required duties are subject to fines. The GSA may cover the costs of continuing education for reservists to support their service.
 
The Department of Labor must issue regulations that ensure the reemployment, continuation of benefits, and nondiscrimination in reemployment of active reservists.
 
In August 2021, President Joe Biden established the U.S. Digital Corps within the GSA to support the technological needs of executive agencies, including cybersecurity needs. The corps offers entry-level positions through two-year fellowships, with the option to convert to full-time career positions after completion of the fellowship. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Mango Plant Health Initiative Act

Bill: 118-hr-3856
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Ecology
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Mango Plant Health Initiative Act

 
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a mango plant health initiative. 
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants for
 
 
 studying potential resistance and tolerance of mangos to native and nonnative disease and insect pests;
 
conducting research for treatment of pests that affect mangos;
 
conducting field studies to evaluate cultivars of mangos with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests;
 
educating growers on best practices to promote the safe production of mangos; and
 
establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pathogens or pests.
 
 
The bill also extends the authority for several existing USDA high-priority research and extension initiatives through FY2028.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Special Relationship Military Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3857
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
No Free TRIPS Act

Bill: 118-hr-3858
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

No Free TRIPS Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-3859
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act

 
This bill revises the licensing process of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for animal dealers and exhibitors to expand USDA's oversight and enforcement of animal welfare requirements. 
 
Dealers and exhibitors must apply to USDA for licenses or renewal licenses each year. In order to obtain the licenses or renewals, dealers and exhibitors must meet certain standards for the humane treatment of animals and pass inspections as specified by this bill. USDA may not issue or renew such licenses if the dealers or exhibitors have violated laws relating to animals or if the issuance of the licenses would facilitate the circumvention of state or local laws that prohibit the private ownership of certain animals.
 
Further, USDA must suspend the licenses of dealers or exhibitors whose violations present a risk to animal welfare. USDA must revoke the licenses if the violations persist or if the licensees commit multiple violations. Dealers and exhibitors with suspended or revoked licenses may not be (1) granted another license, (2) granted another license through another person or entity, or (3) employed by another licensee to work with animals during the period of the suspension or revocation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Humane Correctional Health Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-3860
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

 
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid and CHIP coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-06
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: 2023-06-06
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: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Bill: 118-hr-3861
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

 
This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to postpone federal tax filing deadlines upon the written request of a governor of a state in which an emergency or disaster has been declared. The bill also extends current mandatory extensions from 60 to 120 days. 
 
For purposes of this bill, a state includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3862
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), in determining the order for accepting high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for disposal or storage under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, to prioritize the acceptance of waste or fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors. DOE must give the highest priority to decommissioned or decommissioning reactors located in areas (1) with large populations, (2) with high earthquake hazards, and (3) where the continued storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel poses a significant national security concern.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3863
Sponsor: Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023

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

Among other things, the bill does the following:

increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections;

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

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

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

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

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

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Working Families Tax Cut Act

Bill: 118-hr-3864
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 
 
Tax Cuts for Working Families Act 

 
This bill renames the standard tax deduction as the guaranteed deduction. It allows an additional bonus amount of $2,000 ($4,000 for married couples filing jointly) in taxable years beginning in 2024 and 2025 but reduces the bonus amount for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($400,000 for joint filers).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3866
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as 
buffalo
 unless the specific term used in the labeling is 
water buffalo
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

Bill: 118-hr-3867
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Insects
Pest management
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
TRACE Act

Bill: 118-hr-3868
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Trucker Bathroom Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-3869
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Service industries
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: 

Trucker Bathroom Access Act

This bill expands access to restroom facilities for certain commercial truck drivers, including drayage truck operators. 
Drayage truck operator
 means the driver of any in-use on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 33,000 pounds operating on or transgressing through port or intermodal rail yard property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting cargo, including containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods.

Specifically, the bill requires certain retailers, warehouses, and other establishments to give commercial truck drivers access to existing restroom facilities when they are loading or delivering cargo, or waiting to load or transport cargo.

Further, operators of marine terminals, including port authorities, must provide drayage truck operators with (1) access to existing restrooms, (2) additional restrooms if necessary, and (3) parking while accessing such restrooms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
Food Security for All Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-3870
Sponsor: Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-06
text:  

Food Security for All Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on veteran food insecurity.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-06
text: Introduced in House