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Gray Zone Defense Assessment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4690
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: 

Gray Zone Defense Assessment Act

This bill requires the President, the Department of State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to each provide reports to Congress related to gray zone campaigns or assets. (Gray zone campaigns involve advancing a nation's interests through activities that fall between ordinary statecraft and open warfare without provoking a kinetic military conflict. Gray zone assets are entities or proxies used in gray zone activities.)

Specifically, the bill

requires the President to submit a report to Congress on the processes and capabilities by which the United States responds to gray zone campaigns and recommendations to enhance such processes and capabilities;

requires the State Department to submit a report to Congress on the department's understanding of the gray zone threat environment and capacity to contribute to coordinated U.S. responses to adversary gray zone campaigns; and

expands a required Intelligence Community Assessment regarding Russian gray zone assets to include the gray zone assets of China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria. (ODNI must submit this expanded assessment to Congress annually.)



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act

Bill: 118-hr-4692
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: 

Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act

 
This bill provides that certifications in generic drug applications of certain patents involved in Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs have no effect upon the drug's approval. (The Food and Drug Administration sometimes requires a REMS program for certain drugs with safety risks, which may include restrictions on a drug's distribution through elements to ensure safe use (ETASU), such as special requirements for pharmacies that dispense the drug.)
 
Specifically, certifications in generic drug applications with respect to patents that involve an ETASU for REMS requirements have no effect on the effective date of the drug's approval, notwithstanding any other provisions that allow for a stay of approval pending litigation outcomes (i.e., 30-month stay). 
 
The bill also specifies that in a civil action alleging patent infringement with respect to REMS requirements, the sponsor of the approved brand-name drug may only seek damages from (rather than an injunction against) the generic drug applicant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Protect Patriot Parents Act

Bill: 118-hr-4694
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Protect Patriot Parents Act 

 
This bill makes certain non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who are parents of a veteran eligible for lawful permanent resident status (also known as a 
green card
).
 
To be eligible for a green card, an individual must be a parent of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. 
 
Certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not apply to a parent seeking a green card under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the individual does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status.
 
An eligible individual who was previously removed from (or permitted to leave) the United States before this bill's enactment may apply for a green card under this bill from abroad. DHS and the Department of State must also establish a program where an eligible individual who has applied for a green card under this bill may be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant while the application is pending, if DHS and the State Department determine that the individual does not pose a threat to the public or national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Unfair Tax Prevention Act

Bill: 118-hr-4695
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Unfair Tax Prevention Act

 
This bill imposes reciprocal taxes on foreign jurisdictions that attempt to impose certain surtaxes on U.S. business operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Bill: 118-hr-4696
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4698
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Biological and life sciences
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Meat
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study a federal research agenda to advance the understanding of food animal microbiomes (including cattle, small ruminants, poultry, and aquaculture species). The term 
microbiome
 generally refers to a community of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that inhabit a particular environment 

The National Academies must submit a report to Congress on the study, including recommendations to advance the federal research agenda on food animal microbiomes. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Fair Shipping for Non-Contiguous Areas Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4700
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
User charges and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4701
Sponsor: Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023 

 
This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
 The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on December 31, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
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: 2023-07-18
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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Securing Gene Synthesis Act

Bill: 118-hr-4702
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Genetics
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Securing Gene Synthesis Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to prevent the misuse of de novo gene synthesis products (i.e., manufactured gene products), including screening protocols for providers of these products. Federal agencies and entities that receive federal funds may only purchase such products from providers that comply with the screening protocols.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Health Impacts of Nuclear War Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4703
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Health Impacts of Nuclear War Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate the consequences of the environmental impacts of nuclear war on human health and the ability of the United States to address these consequences.

Specifically, HHS must conduct a five-year research and preparedness program that addresses the environmental effects of explosions of nuclear weapons (e.g., vast quantities of soot) and the resulting impact on human health (e.g., increased cancer rates). HHS may implement the program directly, as well as through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with nonprofits, nonprofit research institutions, or institutions of higher education.

Additionally, HHS must, in coordination with other specified agencies and stakeholders, assess the ability of U.S. health systems to respond to these health consequences and identify any critical gaps or uncertainties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4704
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Chemical and biological weapons
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act

This bill requires the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence in developing novel pathogens, viruses, bioweapons, or chemical weapons and to address these risks through related initiatives and activities, such as by including the risk assessment in the National Health Security Strategy (a coordinated strategy among federal, state, and local entities to address public health emergencies).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today Act

Bill: 118-hr-4705
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today Act or the STUDENT Act

This bill revises the federal charter for the National Education Association.

The bill specifies that the corporation and its state and local affiliates may only accept payment of membership dues or fees from a state or local government employee if the employee (1) has been notified of the employee's right under the First Amendment to refrain from membership and payment of associated dues or fees, (2) has clearly and affirmatively consented to membership and payment of associated dues or fees, and (3) has authorized the transmittal of membership dues or fees without the use of payroll deduction.

Further, the corporation and its state or local affiliates must process and honor cancellation requests for membership or payment of dues as soon as practicable following receipt of the request.

The bill also outlines requirements for the corporation, such as 

prohibiting the corporation or its directors or officers from contributing to, supporting, or participating in political activities;

requiring each officer of the corporation to be a U.S. citizen; 

requiring the corporation to submit annual reports to Congress;

prohibiting the corporation and its affiliates from requiring staff, officers, affiliates, or members to affirm, adopt, or adhere to certain principles related to race or sex; and

prohibiting the corporation and its affiliates from calling or participating in a strike, work stoppage, or slowdown affecting a state or local government.

The bill repeals the corporation's exemption from District of Columbia property taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Senior Nutrition Task Force Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4706
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Senior Nutrition Task Force Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a task force to identify ways to increase access to healthy foods and otherwise address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition among older adults and adults with disabilities. Members of the task force include representatives from relevant federal agencies, advocacy organizations, and affected populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit expending Federal funds for the Special Counsel's Office of John L. Smith.

Bill: 118-hr-4707
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
H–2 Improvements to Relieve Employers Act

Bill: 118-hr-4708
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers Act or the HIRE Act

 
This bill addresses issues relating to temporary work visas, including by extending the period of stay for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) and H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) visas. 
 
Under this bill, the period of stay for an H-2A or H-2B visa shall generally be three years, whereas under current law, these visas are typically valid for up to a year with extensions available for one-year periods for up to three consecutive years. Specifically, this bill establishes that labor certifications and petitions for such visas shall be valid for three years. (Under current regulations, the period of stay for an H-2A or H-2B visa is for the validity period of the underlying petition and supporting labor certification, with some additional time to allow the visa holder to relocate to and from the United States.)
 
The bill also authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to waive the in-person requirement for an individual seeking to renew an H-2A or H-2B visa within four years of the expiration of the earlier visa. 
 
The Department of Labor must publish on its website information on the number of seasons during which an employer expects to have seasonal employment available, if the employer requests such information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4709
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense in carrying out research, development, test, and evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish capabilities for countering unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The bill also requires DOD to report to Congress on the status of U.S.-Israeli cooperation to counter UAS capabilities and to provide an assessment of the UAS threat to the United States and Israel from Iran and associated proxies of Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
POST FAST Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4710
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Publish Overdose and Suicide Tracking For American Safety Today Act of 2023 or the POST FAST Act of 2023

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to publish data about suicides and drug overdoses in the United States for a given month within 60 days of the end of that month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

Bill: 118-hr-4711
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Economic performance and conditions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

 
This bill limits the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to propose or issue regulations and executive actions related to federal student aid programs.
 
The bill prohibits ED from issuing such a proposed rule, final regulation, or executive action if ED determines that the rule, regulation, or action (1) is economically significant, and (2) would result in an increase in a subsidy cost. 
Economically significant
 refers to a regulation or executive action that is likely to (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; or (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House