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DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act

Bill: 118-hr-273
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act

 
This bill requires each military department to annually designate at least five eligible programs as Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects. Eligible programs are certain projects currently pursuing commercialization objectives that initially received funding for research and development through the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Once designated, programs must be included in future budgets and plans of the Department of Defense.
 
Each military department must establish an advisory panel to identify and recommend eligible programs for designation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
To require a report by the Comptroller General of the United States on a national all-hazards disaster insurance program.

Bill: 118-hr-274
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the feasibility of a national disaster insurance program that covers all hazards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
FRIENDS Act

Bill: 118-hr-275
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on
 
 
the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack,
 
the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and 
 
the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response.
 
 
The GAO may provide information (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative.
 
DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

Bill: 118-hr-276
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program to identify and train DHS employees for cybersecurity work.
 
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within DHS must lead the program. Among other things, the agency must (1) track the status of cybersecurity positions at DHS, (2) develop a program curriculum, and (3) recruit DHS employees for the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Defense National Guard Act

Bill: 118-hr-278
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government studies and investigations
Military civil functions
Military command and structure
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Cyber Defense National Guard Act

 
 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress regarding the feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard.
 
The report shall address topics including (1) the cost of creating a Cyber Defense National Guard, (2) the number of persons needed to defend critical U.S. infrastructure from a cyberattack, (3) the sources of potential members of the Cyber Defense National Guard, and (4) which federal government elements would be best equipped to train and manage the Cyber Defense National Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-279
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Health personnel
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

Bill: 118-hr-280
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report describing the policies and procedures developed to coordinate the disclosure of cyber vulnerabilities. The report shall describe instances when these policies and procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in the previous year. Further, the report shall mention the degree to which the disclosed information was acted upon by stakeholders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-281
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a temporary commission within the legislative branch to provide Congress with recommendations and proposed legislation to ensure the solvency of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (commonly referred to as the Social Security trust funds) for at least 75 years. The bill also sets out expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation proposed by the commission.
 
The commission terminates within 60 days of providing its recommendations and proposed legislation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-282
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 

2023

 
This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties.
 
The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-283
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Due process and equal protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce red flag laws. The term 
red flag law
 means a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order that authorizes the removal of a firearm without due process.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-284
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Business education
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Latin America
Mexico
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Service industries
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Department of State to develop and report to Congress a strategy to improve bilateral tourism between the United States and Mexico and third-party tourism to the two countries. The strategy shall (1) involve dialogue and cooperation between the two governments; and (2) prioritize sectors including hospitality, retail, and cultural education. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act

Bill: 118-hr-285
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Public-private cooperation
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to take certain actions with the goal of countering cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
 
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency must report on its activities to coordinate disclosures of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The report must address, among other topics, relevant policies and procedures; the degree to which disclosed information is acted upon by industry and other stakeholders; and the preservation of privacy and civil liberties when collecting, using, and sharing vulnerability disclosures.
 
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center may disseminate protocols to counter cybersecurity vulnerabilities to information systems and industrial control systems, including in circumstances in which such vulnerabilities exist because software or hardware is no longer supported by a vendor.
 
The Science and Technology Directorate may establish a competition to develop remedies for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-286
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers for security services and other expenses related to physical security and cybersecurity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
CRT Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-287
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Internet, web applications, social media
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act or the CRT Transparency Act

 
This bill requires a local educational agency, in order to receive certain federal education grants, to post on a publicly accessible website the curriculum for each grade level of its elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Protect Our Water Rights Act

Bill: 118-hr-289
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Lakes and rivers
Oregon
Public contracts and procurement
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Protect Our Water Rights Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation to modify the operation of water service contracts for the Central Valley Project (CVP) in California and the Klamath River Basin Reclamation Project in California and Oregon.
 
Reclamation owns and operates the CVP, a federal water project consisting of a network of dams, reservoirs, and other facilities. CVP water is delivered to users that have contracts with Reclamation, but dry conditions have resulted in Reclamation reducing the water allocations for contracted water supplies.
 
This bill requires Reclamation to allocate to existing agricultural water service contractors within the CVP's Sacramento River Watershed (1) 100% of the contracted amount of water in a 
wet
 or
 above normal
 year, (2) not less than 75% of the contracted amount in a
 below normal 
year, and (3) not less than 50% of the contracted amount in a 
dry
 or
 critically dry
 year.
 
Reclamation must hold at least one in-person field hearing in each county where a CVP water service contractor is located in the period between the project's initial water allocation and final water allocation announcement.
 
The bill modifies the share of operation and maintenance costs paid by CVP water service contractors.
 
Reclamation must also operate the Klamath River Basin Reclamation Project, a similar federal water project, so that all of the water in Upper Klamath Lake above a certain elevation is solely for agricultural and refuge purposes. Reclamation must conduct these operations in a manner that maximizes water storage in the lake, to the extent practicable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Vaccine Discharge Parity Act

Bill: 118-hr-291
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Vaccine Discharge Parity Act

 
This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
 
The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through March 1, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

Bill: 118-hr-293
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: China
Europe
Iran
North Korea
Oil and gas
Russia
Sanctions
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: 

Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to (1) China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran; (2) any other country the government of which is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; and (3) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by such countries or the Chinese Communist Party. However, DOE may issue a waiver of the prohibition if the export or sale of petroleum products is in the national security interests of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-01-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H212)
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Introduced in House