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Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

Bill: 118-hr-417
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Health personnel
Indian social and development programs
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Tribal Healthcare Careers Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve a portion of Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities.
 
HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Housing Equity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-418
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Affordable Housing Equity Act of 2023

 
This bill requires allocations through 2033 of low-income housing credit amounts for buildings designated to serve certain low-income households (i.e., aggregate household income does not exceed the greater of 30% of area median gross income, or 100% of an amount equal to the federal poverty line). The bill also increases the rate of the low-income housing credit for projects designated to serve such low-income households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Revitalizing Downtowns Act

Bill: 118-hr-419
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Revitalizing Downtowns Act

 
This bill expands the investment tax credit to add a qualified office conversion credit. The amount of such credit is 20% of the qualified conversion expenditures with respect to a qualified converted building. The bill defines 
qualified converted building
 as any building if (1) prior to conversion, the building was nonresidential real property which was leased, or available for lease, to office tenants; (2) the building has been substantially converted from an office use to a residential, retail, or other commercial use; (3) the building was initially placed in service at least 25 years prior to the beginning of the conversion, and (4) straight line depreciation is allowable with respect to the building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-420
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-421
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2023

 
This bill restricts the use of telehealth for chemical abortions (also known as medication abortions). 
 
Specifically, it requires a provider who dispenses or prescribes medication for a chemical abortion to physically examine the patient, be physically present at the location of the chemical abortion, and schedule a follow-up visit for the patient. The bill provides an exception for a chemical abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, injury, or condition. 
 
The bill establishes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both&#8212;for a provider who does not comply with the requirements.
 
A patient who undergoes a chemical abortion may not be prosecuted. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Congestion Tax Act

Bill: 118-hr-422
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Income tax credits
Motor vehicles
New Jersey
New York City
New York State
Roads and highways
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transportation costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Anti-Congestion Tax Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from awarding capital investment grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for projects in New York until DOT certifies that drivers using certain vehicular crossings (e.g., Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, or George Washington Bridge) to enter into Manhattan receive exemptions from congestion fees.
 
Drivers entering Manhattan using any of the crossings receive a federal tax credit at the end of the year equal to the amount paid in congestion fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Leaker Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-424
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Leaker Accountability Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee.
 
A violation is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-425
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
First Amendment rights
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs
Religion
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 
 

History and Tradition Protection Act of 2023
 
This bill limits the types of relief that may be awarded in civil suits that involve violations of the Constitution's Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from establishing a religion.
 
Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The bill limits relief for Section 1983 lawsuits that involve violations of the Establishment Clause to injunctive and declaratory relief (i.e., nonmonetary relief) and prohibits the award of attorneys' fees in these cases, including those that involve monuments, public buildings, official seals, and government proceedings. The bill applies the same restrictions to similar lawsuits against federal agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Lakes Before Turbines Act

Bill: 118-hr-426
Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Lakes Before Turbines Act

 
This bill eliminates the energy-related tax credit for investment in certain offshore wind facilities after 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-427
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2023 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.
 
Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. 
 
The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient. 
 
The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-428
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Cell biology and embryology
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for recklessly disposing of or abandoning fetal remains in a landfill or in any navigable waters of the United States.
 
The term 
fetal remains
 means any part (except a cremated part) of a deceased human fetus following an abortion.
 
A violator is subject to a fine, up to three years in prison, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

Bill: 118-hr-429
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

 
This bill disallows a business expense tax deduction for any reimbursement paid by an employer to an employee for travel expenses to obtain an abortion, or for the costs of any gender transition procedure for the employee's minor child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Lunar New Year Day Act

Bill: 118-hr-430
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Lunar New Year Day Act

 
This bill establishes Lunar New Year Day as a federal holiday. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Life at Conception Act

Bill: 118-hr-431
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Genetics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Life at Conception Act 
 
 
This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. 
 
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Buy Low and Sell High Act

Bill: 118-hr-432
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Buy Low and Sell High Act

 
This bill revises requirements concerning the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and sets forth provisions to reduce the demand for petroleum fuel and increase fuel supply.
 
For example, the bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish within the SPR an Economic Petroleum Reserve of up to 350 million barrels of crude oil.
 
DOE must also establish a national network of Strategic Refined Petroleum Product Reserves to store up to 250 million barrels of gasoline and diesel fuel, which may be sold when there is a severe fuel supply interruption within the district in which the reserve is located. 
 
In addition, the bill increases the cap on the amount of barrels of petroleum distillate that may be stored in the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve from two million to four million.
 
It also establishes limits on the sale and exportation of petroleum products from such reserves. 
 
Further, the bill establishes provisions concerning electrifying the transportation sector, zero-emission vehicles, and a program to increase the amount of crude oil refined in oil refineries in certain countries in the Western Hemisphere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
California Central Coast Conservation Act

Bill: 118-hr-433
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

California Central Coast Conservation Act

 
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing and development program on the Central Coast of California (e.g., Fresno, Monterey, and San Benito Counties) until it completes and publishes a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) assessing the environmental effects of such leasing and development, including the effects on air quality, seismicity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
 
In addition, the bill establishes requirements for the Environmental Protection Agency's review of the EIS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Service Restoration Act

Bill: 118-hr-434
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Service Restoration Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces, or a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, no such individuals may be subject to adverse action solely on the basis of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
 
At the request of an individual who was involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely because of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the military department concerned must
 
 
reinstate the individual as a member of the Armed Force in the same rank and grade the individual held at the time of separation,
 
expunge from the individual's military service record any reference to adverse action related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and
 
include the period between the involuntary separation and reinstatement in the computation of retired or retainer pay of the individual.
 
 
The bill requires that the discharge of members due to the failure to obey a lawful order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be categorized as an honorable discharge, including for individuals who were discharged prior to the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-435
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Abortion
Education programs funding
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 

2023

 
 This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund

Bill: 118-hr-436
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Sex and reproductive health
United Nations
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: 

No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds to provide contributions directly or indirectly to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA is a United Nations agency that supports access to sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, maternal health care, and sexuality education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Introduced in House