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Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4219
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: 

Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act

 
This bill establishes a fund that the Southwestern Power Administration may use for the operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and other related expenses. The bill also transfers amounts into the fund from specified accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Dental Care for Our Troops Act

Bill: 118-hr-4220
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Healthcare for Our Troops Act

Bill: 118-hr-4221
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4222
Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
National AI Commission Act

Bill: 118-hr-4223
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: 

National AI Commission Act

This bill establishes a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Commission in the legislative branch. The purpose of the commission is to support the role of the United States in mitigating the risks of AI through appropriate regulation while also supporting U.S. innovation and opportunities with respect to AI.

The commission must be bipartisan, with an equal number of members appointed by the Democratic and Republican parties. Members must have a background in (1) computer science or other technical experience in AI, (2) civil society, (3) industry and workforce, or (4) government. The commission must review the federal government's current approach to AI oversight and regulation and recommend a comprehensive, binding regulatory framework in its final report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment.

Bill: 118-hr-4224
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: 
This bill gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to pursue specified unpaid fines for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) via litigation. The TCPA prohibits certain telemarketing calls made without the recipient’s consent and using automatic dialing technology or artificial and prerecorded voice messages. 

Under current law, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has authority to pursue unpaid fines for violations of the TCPA. Under the bill, if DOJ does not pursue an unpaid fine within a specified time period, the FCC may do so. The bill directs the FCC to prioritize the collection of unpaid fines over $25 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-20
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: 2023-06-20
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: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
VA Acquisition Review Board Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4225
Sponsor: Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: 

VA Acquisition Review Board Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes the Acquisition Review Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the VA in managing its acquisition programs. In the case of an acquisition program of at least $250 million, the board chair must appoint a manager to administer the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-4226
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E589)
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4227
Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Small towns

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
FORESTS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4228
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
State and local finance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-20
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: 2023-06-20
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: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-4229
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: 

Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the effects on aviation safety of domestically launched unmanned free balloons that do not emit a trackable electronic or radio signal.
 
DOD and the FAA must submit a report to Congress on the study. The report must include a discussion and recommendations on
 
 
 the efficacy, feasibility, technical specifications, and potential civil and military impacts of mandating that domestically launched unmanned free balloons be equipped with an electronic or radio emitter that can be tracked with near real-time, geolocational, and altitudinal precision, and which can transmit identifying information of the balloon or its owner; and 
 
 how DOD and the FAA can collect the data and integrate it into a real-time or near real-time digital system that supports the operations of DOD and the FAA.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in House
The Fund Our Border Not The IRS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4230
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 
 
Fund Our Border Not The IRS Act of 2023

 
This bill requires that unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 be transferred to pay expenses of Customs and Border Protection, for constructing and maintaining physical barriers along the southern U.S. border, and for other purposes relating to border security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4231
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes a grant program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for states and other entities to provide qualifying assistance to certain first-time, first-generation home buyers in purchasing their first homes. Qualifying assistance includes assistance for mortgage down payments, mortgage closing costs, reduction of mortgage interest rates, subsidies for shared equity homes, or for certain preoccupancy modifications to a home to accommodate persons with disabilities. 
 
The bill also establishes grant requirements regarding home buyer income, types of housing, homeowner occupancy, types of mortgages, and home buyer counseling. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Ending Homelessness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4232
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Intergovernmental relations
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Public housing
Religion
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4233
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Arizona
Building construction
California
Community life and organization
Department of Agriculture
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Executive agency funding and structure
Floods and storm protection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
New Mexico
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Public transit
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Texas

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4234
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization Act

Bill: 118-hr-4235
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-914, Part I.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-914, Part I.
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
action_date: 2023-11-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4236
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Higher education
Land use and conservation
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023

This bill expands the allowable areas of focus for Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs) and reauthorizes the 1890 COEs program through FY2028. (The 1890 Institutions are historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system and receive federal funds through programs administered by the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.)

The current areas of focus for 1890 COEs may also include

climate change adaptation and mitigation;

fostering forestry resilience and conservation;

food safety, bioprocessing, and value-added agriculture; and

the integration of the social sciences into the food and agricultural sciences.

The bill also specifies that no more than 10 1890 COEs may be in the program. Currently, there is no maximum limit.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Sound Guidance Act

Bill: 118-hr-4237
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House