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Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act

Bill: 118-s-638
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act 

 
This bill requires certain members of a multinational enterprise group that are also issuers of securities to annually disclose information related to the tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of their constituent entities on a country-by-country basis. (Multinational enterprise groups have two or more entities with different tax jurisdictions.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-639
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Historic sites and heritage areas
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the rehabilitation tax credit and modifies certain requirements for the credit. 
 
The bill increases the rate of the credit to 30% for small projects (rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million) and caps the credit for such projects at $750,000 for all taxable years. 
 
The bill also expands the types of buildings eligible for rehabilitation by decreasing the rehabilitation threshold from 100% to 50% of project expenses. It also eliminates the basis adjustment requirement for the credit and modifies rules relating to the eligibility of tax-exempt use property for the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

Bill: 118-s-640
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

 
This bill establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a shutdown. 
 
Under the bill, a 
shutdown 
is a period in which (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department because a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution has not been enacted, or (2) the debt of the federal government is greater than the statutory limit. 
 
A federal worker (i.e., an employee of a government agency or contractor) who is furloughed or required to work without pay during a shutdown may apply to a court for a temporary stay, postponement, or suspension with respect to any payment of rent, mortgage, tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, student loan repayment, or other civil obligation or liability that the worker owes or would owe during the duration of the shutdown.
 
The bill includes related provisions that restrict evictions, foreclosures, the enforcement of liens, and the termination of insurance policies during a shutdown. It also provides for the deferral of federal income taxes and student loan payments during a shutdown. 
 
The Department of Justice may commence a civil action against any person who engages in (1) a pattern or practice of violating the requirements of this bill, or (2) a violation that raises an issue of significant public importance. A person aggrieved by a violation of this bill's requirements may also bring a private right of action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
FREEBIRD Act

Bill: 118-s-641
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Travel and tourism
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Fair Removal of Existing and Enforced Bans on Immunization Relating to Destination Act or the FREEBIRD Act

 
This bill nullifies the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled 
Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
 and published on April 7, 2022. (The order restricts the entry of noncitizens who are not immigrants into the United States by air travel unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or otherwise attest that they will take public health measures to prevent the spread of the disease.)
 
The bill also nullifies any successor or subsequent orders that require foreign persons traveling by air to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry and prohibits the use of federal funds to administer or enforce such a requirement. However, the bill does not affect the CDC order published on January 5, 2023, that governs COVID-19 testing or documentation of COVID-19 recovery for certain individuals traveling from China to the United States by aircraft.
 
In addition, the CDC must report to Congress about the number of visitors who were denied entry into the United States from April 7, 2022, until the date of the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

Bill: 118-s-642
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

 
This bill provides for coverage of certain cancer diagnostic and laboratory tests under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of microarray analysis, DNA and RNA sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, and other next-generation sequencing for individuals diagnosed with cancer.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must establish an education and awareness program for physicians and the public about genomic testing and the role of genetic counselors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Farm Fresh Food for Families Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-643
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Farm Fresh Food for Families Act of 2023

 
This bill expands the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP) to include community supported agriculture (CSA) programs and makes further changes to the program. The program awards grants for states to provide vouchers and coupons that participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may use to purchase fresh produce at approved venues (e.g., farmers' markets). 
 
The bill adds CSA programs to WIC FMNP, which currently may include farmers' markets and roadside stands. (Under a CSA program, farmers grow food for a group of shareholders or subscribers who pledge to buy a portion of the crops grown for that season; a state agency may purchase shares or subscribe to the CSA program on behalf of individual WIC FMNP participants.)
 
The bill also reauthorizes WIC FMNP through FY2029 and increases the federal share of benefits a recipient may receive under the program. Specifically, the bill raises the annual minimum benefit to $20 (currently set at $10) and removes the annual cap on benefits.
 
Further, the bill removes a requirement for states to provide matching funds that are equal to at least 30% of the administrative costs of the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act

Bill: 118-s-644
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act

 
This bill expands access to methadone for an individual's unsupervised use to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). (Typically, methadone must be dispensed to individuals in person through opioid treatment programs.)
 
The bill (1) waives provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that require qualified practitioners to obtain a separate registration from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe and dispense methadone to treat OUD, and (2) requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the DEA to jointly report on the waiver.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the DEA to register certain practitioners to prescribe methadone that is dispensed through a pharmacy for an individual's unsupervised use. Qualified practitioners must be licensed or authorized to prescribe controlled substances, and they must either work for an opioid treatment program or be a physician or psychiatrist with a specialty certification in addiction medicine. A state may request that the DEA stop registering such practitioners in its jurisdiction.
 
Individuals who receive methadone for unsupervised use must continue to have access to other care through an opioid treatment program.
 
For purposes of the waiver, the bill also requires the exclusive use of electronic prescribing, establishes prescription limits, and sets out requirements for informed consent. Further, the bill permits the use of telehealth to provide methadone treatment and related services if the state and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly determine the use is feasible and appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.
action_date: 2024-02-01
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-02-01
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-645
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to report on one or more proposed programs to make treatment or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder.
 
The report must also include draft legislative language related to each proposed program, as well as the estimated cost for administering each proposed program.

action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to report on one or more proposed programs to make treatment or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder.
 
The report must also include draft legislative language related to each proposed program, as well as the estimated cost for administering each proposed program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-646
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish programs that provide grants or cooperative agreements to support the use of hydrogen in energy. Specifically, DOE must establish a program for projects that demonstrate the uses of hydrogen in heavy industry (e.g., steel, cement, glass, and chemical manufacturing). DOE must also establish a program for (1) carrying out projects that demonstrate the end uses of hydrogen; (2) constructing a new commercial-scale facility that will use hydrogen as a fuel or feedstock; or (3) retooling, retrofitting, or expanding an existing facility to enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel or feedstock in industrial end-use applications of hydrogen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-647
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023

 
This bill supports infrastructure for hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, at ports and in the shipping industry. Specifically, the Department of Transportation must establish a program that awards grants to states, local governments, tribal governments, and other eligible entities for infrastructure that supports such fuels at ports and in the shipping industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-648
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a grant program that assists eligible entities in purchasing (1) heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles (e.g., trucks) that use hydrogen as a fuel source, and (2) related equipment. Certain entities that control heavy-duty truck fleets or public hydrogen fueling stations may apply for grants. Grant recipients must use the funding to demonstrate the performance of at least seven heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source or at least one hydrogen fueling station for use by such vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

Bill: 118-s-649
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor carriers
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Research and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program. Under the program, DOE must provide grants and low-interest loans to certain entities for hydrogen infrastructure, including projects for hydrogen transportation, storage, or delivery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding.

Bill: 118-s-650
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 
This bill extends through September 30, 2023, the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses. (The authority currently expires on March 9, 2023.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance Act

Bill: 118-s-651
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance, led by the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. The Special Inspector General shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 
The duties of the office include
 
 
conducting, supervising, and coordinating audits and investigations of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds; 
 
establishing, maintaining, and overseeing such systems, procedures, and controls as the office considers appropriate for such audits and investigations; and 
 
coordinating with the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 

 
Whenever information or assistance requested by the office is unreasonably refused or not provided, the office shall report the circumstances to the State Department or DOD and to Congress without delay.
 
The office shall submit a report to Congress on a quarterly basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Step Act

Bill: 118-s-652
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Safe Step Act

 
This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. 
 
A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) an otherwise required treatment has been ineffective, (2) such treatment is expected to be ineffective and delaying effective treatment would lead to irreversible consequences, (3) such treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (4) such treatment is expected to prevent the individual from performing daily activities or occupational responsibilities, (5) the individual is stable based on the prescription drugs already selected, or (6) there are other circumstances as determined by the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
 
The bill requires a group health plan to implement and make readily available a clear process for an individual to request an exception to the protocol, including required information and criteria for granting an exception. The bill further specifies timelines under which plans must respond to such requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-653
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023

 
This bill repeals both the President's statutory authority to impose an embargo on Cuba and various prohibitions against providing assistance to Cuba. 
 
Repealed prohibitions include those related to (1) the President's authority to impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Cuba, (2) the prohibition against U.S. investment in domestic telecommunications networks within Cuba, (3) restrictions on vessels loading or unloading freight in the United States if they have departed from a port in Cuba within 180 days, and (4) restrictions on remittances to Cuba.
 
The President is authorized to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain emergency economic powers in relation to unusual and extraordinary threats to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate