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Taiwan Representative Office Act

Bill: 118-hr-3171
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Taiwan Representative Office Act

This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office in the District of Columbia the Taiwan Representative Office. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States.)
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Vietnam Human Rights Act

Bill: 118-hr-3172
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Vietnam Human Rights Act

 
This bill requires actions related to human rights in Vietnam and addresses related issues.
 
The Department of State must assist eligible individuals and entities working to secure the release of political and religious prisoners in Vietnam. 
 
The Office of Internet Freedom within the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor within the State Department shall prioritize (1) the immediate distribution of censorship circumvention tools for computers and smartphones in Vietnam; and (2) projects to ensure the safety and privacy of bloggers, journalists, and human rights defenders in Vietnam. 
 
Foreign assistance may not be used to assist any unit of the Vietnamese government engaged in cyberespionage activities. 
 
The State Department may establish programs to (1) monitor and halt sex trafficking of women from Vietnam and other Asian countries, and (2) address Vietnam's growing sex-ratio disparity.
 
The bill also requires various reports to Congress, including reports on (1) persons subject to U.S. sanctions for human rights violations in Vietnam, (2) a strategy to promote internet freedom in Vietnam, and (3) cyberespionage activities sanctioned by the Vietnamese government targeting Vietnamese dissidents and human rights advocates living outside of Vietnam.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act

Bill: 118-hr-3174
Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Horticulture and plants
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Pest management
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act 

 
This bill sets forth provisions to control invasive species and support native trees.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and certain institutions for research to promote the restoration of tree species affected by non-native plant pests and noxious weeds.
 
USDA may also award grants to implement the research or other solutions to restore forest tree species native to the United States that have suffered severe levels of mortality caused by nonnative plant pests or noxious weeds. Grants may be awarded to cooperating forestry schools, land-grant colleges or universities, state agricultural experimental stations, or nonprofit organizations.
 
The bill also expands the authority of USDA to transfer funds to respond to an emergency in which a plant pest or noxious weed directly or indirectly threatens any segment of U.S. agricultural production.
 
Further, USDA must enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences or another nongovernmental entity to analyze available resources that federal agencies have to research, and find solutions to, nonnative plant pests and pathogens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Regulation Reduction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3175
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

Bill: 118-hr-3176
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

 
This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to improve the ability of veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system to access hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through the covered care system by providing such veterans with the ability to choose health care providers. Under the bill, the
 covered care system
 includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.
 
A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.
 
The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Oakland Park, Florida, as the "Alcee Lamar Hastings Post Office Building".

Bill: 118-hr-3177
Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Oakland Park, Florida, as the "Alcee Lamar Hastings Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
GREATER Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3178
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Intergovernmental relations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Grayfield Redevelopment and Economic Advancement Through Effective Repurposing and Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2023 or the GREATER Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act of 2023

This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make matching grants for projects financed under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program in an effort to eliminate blight associated with abandoned or underutilized shopping centers.

The Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program allows HUD to provide loan guarantees to participating Community Development Block Grant recipients. These loan guarantees assist those recipients in financing economic and community development projects.

The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of the program and to recommend improvements.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3179
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 

2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs for (1) expanding or supporting outreach to high schools, local businesses, local workforce development boards, and apprenticeship intermediaries; and (2) providing advising and support services to students who are enrolled in these apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
BIDIRECTIONAL Act

Bill: 118-hr-3180
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor carriers

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3181
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill allows rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR Act

Bill: 118-hr-3182
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental technology
Industrial facilities
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
EATS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3183
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2023 or the EATS Act of 2023

 
This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain students.
 
Specifically, the bill removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least half time to participate in SNAP. Under current law, students 18-49 years old are restricted, with exceptions, from participating in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions are currently scheduled to expire after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.
 
Further, the bill provides that students enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or IHE constitute individual 
households
 (not 
residents of
 
institutions
) and may be eligible for SNAP benefits. (Participation in SNAP is limited to households.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Invest to Protect Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3184
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Invest to Protect Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
DCA Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3185
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Direct Capital Access Act of 2023 or the DCA Act of 2023

This bill increases the number of daily round-trip flights allowed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Specifically, this bill adds 56 new slots at DCA to allow for 28 additional daily round-trip flights. (Airlines flying to and from DCA are subject to slot and perimeter rules set by federal law and regulation. The slot rules determine the total number of flight slots that can be handled in a given time period. In addition, a statutory perimeter rule limits nonstop flights to a 1,250-mile radius unless they are granted an exemption in law.)

Current law limits DCA to a maximum of 67 hourly slots for flights both within- and beyond-perimeter; a round-trip flight serving DCA requires two slots (or a slot pair). Of those slots, 40 daily slots are exempt from the perimeter rule.

Under the bill's slot increase, operations at DCA may not increase by more than eight flights per hour. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Bill: 118-hr-3186
Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text:  

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

 
This bill permanently extends authorization for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides supportive services to very low-income veterans (and their families) occupying or transitioning to permanent housing.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3187
Sponsor: Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Regional and metropolitan planning
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 202

3

This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island. The bill also increases the number of members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 13 to 14.

The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that are responsible for managing fishery resources in federal waters in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act

Bill: 118-hr-3188
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act

 
This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Asian Pacific American history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Asian Pacific American history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
 
Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Asian Pacific American history is not a required component of American history for either academy.)
 
In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Center.
 
The bill also requires the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3189
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English.
 
HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are already receiving federal assistance to support outpatient primary care for low-income individuals or other underserved populations. Additionally, HHS must give preference to FQHCs where at least 10% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To limit the availability of certain funds for Mexico until the President makes a certification to Congress regarding cooperation by Mexico with respect to fentanyl, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3190
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text:  

This bill prohibits Economic Support Fund assistance to Mexico until the President certifies to Congress that Mexico is cooperating to reduce the flow of fentanyl across the United States' southern border. 

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in House