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SUPERSAFE Act

Bill: 118-s-1685
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Biological and life sciences
Chemistry
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals Act or the SUPERSAFE Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to form the Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to, among other purposes, establish rapid approaches for the development of safer alternatives to toxic substances.
 
Specifically, the consortium must use supercomputing, machine learning, and similar capabilities to (1) establish rapid approaches for large-scale identification of toxic substances and the development of safer alternatives to toxic substances; (2) address the need to identify safe chemicals for use in consumer and industrial products, including in the manufacturing process to support the move to safer alternatives; and (3) make recommendations on how the produced information can be applied in risk assessments in regulatory decisions.
 
The consortium must make all models and documentation available to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1749)
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act

Bill: 118-s-1686
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
BENES 2.0 Act

Bill: 118-s-1687
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification 2.0 Act or the BENES 2.0 Act

 
This bill requires Social Security account statements for individuals attaining ages 60 to 65 to include information about Medicare eligibility, late enrollment penalties, benefit coordination, and related resources. 
 
Statements with the required information must be mailed to individuals at least three months before they turn 65; the required information must also be mailed to those who are age 65 or over and are entitled to Social Security benefits three months before their initial Medicare enrollment period begins.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Yes In My Backyard Act

Bill: 118-s-1688
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Property tax
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Yes In My Backyard Act

 
This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies, such as policies for expanding high-density single-family and multifamily zoning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Combatting Fentanyl Trafficking from China and Mexico Act

Bill: 118-s-1689
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Combatting Fentanyl Trafficking from China and Mexico Act

This bill requires the Department of State to carry out programs and activities to prioritize efforts to combat the international trafficking of certain synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals from Mexico and China.

Specifically, the State Department shall strengthen law enforcement and rule of law efforts outlined in certain agreements between the United States and Mexico, strengthen bilateral efforts, and provide Mexico with technical assistance and equipment for anti-drug law enforcement.

The President may impose certain sanctions on persons of China determined to have engaged in or benefited from the international proliferation of illicit drugs or their means of production. The President may terminate sanctions on Chinese persons upon determination that China has made substantial efforts in counternarcotics.

The bill also authorizes through FY2027 State Department International Narcotics and Law Enforcement for Mexico, Customs and Border Protection interdiction programs, and a Department of Homeland Security transnational criminal investigative unit with Mexico.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
COVER Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1690
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Congressional oversight
Farmland
Government information and archives
Soil pollution

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
HERMAN Act

Bill: 118-s-1691
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Healthcare Enrollment Reform Modernization and Navigation Act
 
or the HERMAN Act

 
This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to coordinated coverage between employer health insurance and Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits employer-sponsored health plans for certain smaller employers from reducing benefits for employees who are eligible for Medicare but have not yet enrolled. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for payments to certain individuals who dye fuel, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-1692
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1693
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the authority of the Forest Service to lease its administrative sites.
 
The Forest Service may accept services occurring off of the administrative site as consideration for a lease.
 
The Forest Service may lease an administrative site for up to 100 years, and leases must provide for renewal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1694
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2023

 
This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1695
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the issuer of an American infrastructure bond a tax credit for 28% of the interest payable under such bond.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act

Bill: 118-s-1696
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2023, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. 
 
Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to workers who are not traditional full-time employees in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. 
 
The grants must be used for (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or implementation, of existing models or approaches for providing portable benefits; or (2) the design, implementation, and evaluation of new models or approaches for providing such benefits. The grants may not be used for a model or approach that provides only retirement-related benefits. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report to Congress on the outcome of the grants awarded pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1697
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Family planning and birth control
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority education
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grants to support sex education and sexual health services for young people (ages 10 through 29) and repeals requirements that apply to certain federally funded sex education programs.
 
HHS must award grants, in coordination with the Department of Education, to (1) provide sex education to young people; and (2) train education professionals to effectively teach, and otherwise support, sex education. 
Sex education
 refers to high quality teaching and learning that
 
 
follows, to the maximum extent practicable, specified educational standards;
 
covers a variety of topics concerning sex and sexuality;
 
explores values and beliefs about those topics; and
 
helps young people gain skills to navigate relationships and manage sexual health.
 
 
Additionally, HHS must award grants to youth-serving organizations and health care entities that are eligible to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices through the 340B drug discount program for providing sexual health services to marginalized youth.
 
Recipients of any of these grants must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements. In addition, they may not use funds for sex education programs or sexual health services that provide incomplete or inaccurate medical information or fail to address specified issues.
 
The bill also eliminates prohibitions regarding the content of specified federally funded sexual health education and information programs and repeals the Abstinence Only Until Marriage program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordability is Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1698
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Tech to Save Moms Act

Bill: 118-s-1699
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Technology assessment
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Tech to Save Moms Act

 
This bill supports the use of technology to improve, and address disparities in, maternal health outcomes.
 
Specifically, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test telehealth models to screen and treat common pregnancy-related complications for Medicaid enrollees.
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to
 
 
evaluate and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning models by entities that provide services to pregnant and postpartum individuals in medically underserved areas or from certain populations, and
 
reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes by increasing access to digital tools.
 
 
HHS must also contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the use of technology in maternal health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Bill: 118-s-1700
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

 
This bill sets out activities and modifies existing programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must implement a strategy for promoting behavioral and mental health and reducing stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance use disorder among racial and ethnic minority groups. HHS must consult with appropriate advocacy groups and behavioral health organizations on this strategy. Additionally, HHS must seek to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a study on research gaps related to mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups.
 
Modifications to existing programs include (1) permitting HHS to prioritize health care facilities that serve a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups when awarding grants for integrating physical and behavioral health care, and (2) extending the authorization for the grants from FY2027 through FY2029. The bill also permits the use of funds available through the Minority Fellowship Program for developing best practices or core competencies to address mental health disparities in curricula for training social workers, psychologists, and other behavioral health professionals. (This program supports the education and training of minority students who are studying for advanced degrees in a mental or behavioral health profession.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1701
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 

2023

 
This bill sets out requirements to increase the diversity of clinical trial participants. The bill also requires other activities to foster participation in clinical trials.
 
As a condition of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial investigating a drug or device, a sponsor's application must include certain information related to diversity in its trial, such as goals for recruiting and retaining trial participants and plans for achieving the recruitment and retention goals and implementing less-burdensome clinical trial follow-up requirements. A sponsor must also annually share demographic data of clinical trial participants with the NIH.
 
Further, the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration must carry out a national campaign to increase awareness about the need for diverse clinical trials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act

Bill: 118-s-1702
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
PACE Part D Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1703
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

PACE Part D Choice Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows Medicare-only beneficiaries who are enrolled in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to choose prescription drug plans that are not operated by PACE. (PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care.)
 
Specifically, the bill allows PACE enrollees who are Medicare (but not Medicaid) beneficiaries to choose a prescription drug plan that is not a Medicare Advantage plan or operated by PACE and for which annual out-of-pocket costs and federal subsidies are equal to or less than that under the applicable PACE prescription drug plan. The bill also allows for disenrollment from a chosen plan upon a change in medication or demonstration of an unexpected increase in out-of-pocket costs.
 
PACE programs must conduct outreach, monitor data, and coordinate benefits with respect to such options. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
EVs for All Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1704
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Low- and moderate-income housing
National and community service
Public housing
Service industries
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Electric Vehicles for All Act of 2023 or the EVs for All Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program that awards grants to eligible entities (i.e., public housing agencies, local governments, and certain nonprofit organizations) to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate