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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1290
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 
This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production. 
 
This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Bill: 118-hr-1291
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

 
This bill permanently adds fentanyl-related substances to 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.)
 
Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires December 31, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-01
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: 2023-03-01
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: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
BADGES for Native Communities Act

Bill: 118-hr-1292
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act

 
This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians. 
 
Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress. 
 
The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1293
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Cabin Air Safety Act of 202

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This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters).
 
Specifically, the bill requires
 
 
 flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft;
 
the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes;
 
the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and
 
 air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E170-171)
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1294
Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Department of Health and Human Services
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies the funding of, expands eligibility for, and makes other changes to the World Trade Center Health Program. This program provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
 
Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for the program through FY2033 to cover program costs. It also sets out a new formula to determine funding amounts for the program from FY2034 through FY2090.
 
Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for the program to include members of the Armed Forces and federal employees and contractors who provided rescue, recovery, demolition, debris clean-up, or related services in response to the attacks at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2001. The bill limits the enrollment of newly eligible individuals in the program to 500 at any given time.
 
Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing certain health care providers other than physicians to determine whether an individual's health condition is related to an attack, and (2) making the program administrator (rather than the centers that collect and analyze health data generated from the program) responsible for establishing criteria for credentialing health care providers that participate in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Early Voting Act

Bill: 118-hr-1295
Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Early Voting Act

 
This bill expands early in-person voting.
 
The bill generally requires each state to allow individuals to vote in federal elections during an early voting period of at least 15 days. This requirement does not apply to jurisdictions that send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter.
 
Further, states and jurisdictions must ensure that polling places are accessible by public transportation, located in rural areas, and located on each branch campus of an institution of higher education.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must issue certain voluntary standards for early voting, including the nondiscriminatory geographic placement of polling places.
 
Finally, states and jurisdictions must begin processing and scanning ballots cast during the early voting period at least 14 days prior to election day. However, states and jurisdictions cannot tabulate ballots before the polls close on election day unless the tabulation is necessary and performed in accordance with existing state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

Bill: 118-hr-1296
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act

 
This bill relaxes requirements that allow entities with a special wage certificate to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates a requirement that an individual with a disability who is age 24 or younger receive pre-employment transition services and meet specified vocational rehabilitation criteria before beginning subminimum wage work.
 
The bill also relaxes career counseling and service referral requirements that apply to an individual with a disability who is paid at a subminimum wage. Current law requires an entity to ensure that an individual employed at subminimum wage receives periodic career counseling, information, and referrals to other services from the designated state agency. Under the bill, this requirement is met if the employer makes a documented effort to contact the state agency for those resources on behalf of the employee, and the state agency fails to provide the counseling, information, and referrals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1297
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from providing certain funding related to abortion services. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOD from paying or reimbursing any fees or expenses for a health care professional (who provides health care at a military medical treatment facility) to gain a license in a state if the purpose of gaining the license is to provide abortion services. 
 
The bill also repeals the DOD memorandum titled 
Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care
 (October 20, 2022). Such memo sets forth DOD policies and procedures in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in 
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
. Under the bill, DOD may not obligate or expend funds to carry out the memo or any successor memo.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1298
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Performance measurement
Research and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation as a tax-exempt organization to promote international conservation efforts, including by providing grants for eligible projects.
 
The foundation shall fund projects that support effective area-based conservation measures and the long-term management of protected or conserved areas and their contiguous buffer zones. Such areas include terrestrial, coastal, and marine-protected or conserved parks, conservancies, and reserves. Projects must be cost-matched from sources other than the U.S. government. 
 
Project grants shall focus on countries that (1) have low-income, lower middle-income, or upper-middle-income economies; (2) have a high degree of biological diversity or important species or ecosystems; and (3) have demonstrated a commitment to conservation through their actions. 
 
The foundation may not provide support for any government, or any entity owned or controlled by a government, that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism or has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross human rights violations. Additionally, the foundation may not engage in any dealings prohibited under U.S. sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1299
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to commemorate the participants in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led an armed resistance against Nazi occupiers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1300
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower protections. Specifically, the bill
 
 
revises the standard for review of whistleblower awards in the Tax Court to require a
 de novo
 review standard (currently, the standard is abuse of discretion); 
 
exempts whistleblower awards from reductions due to budget sequestration; 
 
allows whistleblowers anonymity in proceedings before the Tax Court;
 
modifies the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower report to require inclusion of a list and description of the top 10 tax avoidance schemes disclosed by whistleblowers;
 
requires the IRS to pay interest on whistleblower awards if not paid within one year of receipt of proceeds collected from whistleblower disclosures; and 
 
allows payment of the attorney fees of whistleblowers regardless of whether the whistleblower award was paid through the mandatory or the discretionary whistleblower award program.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act

Bill: 118-hr-1302
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Fires
Freedom of information
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act

 
This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws.
 
Specifically, the bill removes provisions that
 
 
limit the use of firearms tracing data, 
 
limit the disclosure of data under the Freedom of Information Act, 
 
prohibit imposing a requirement that gun dealers conduct a physical inventory, 
 
prohibit consolidating or centralizing records maintained by federal firearm licensees (e.g., gun dealers), and 
 
require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

Bill: 118-hr-1303
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
New Mexico
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

 
This bill designates specified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising 12,898 acres in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, to be known as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness.
 
The Department of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with New Mexico that specifies, subject to certain prohibition provisions under the Wilderness Act, the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activities in the wilderness may be carried out.
 
Subject to such agreement and such prohibition provisions, Interior may authorize the maintenance of any existing structure or facility for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the wilderness, if 
 
 
the structure or facility would enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and 
 
the visual impacts of the structure or facility on the wilderness can reasonably be minimized. 
 
 
The bill modifies the boundary of the monument. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1304
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
New Mexico
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Rio San Jos&eacute; and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023

 
This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of (1) the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, and (2) the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia. It also establishes and provides funding for settlement trust funds.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Laguna, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San Jos&eacute; Stream System in New Mexico. 
 
With respect to the water settlement for the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, the bill establishes and provides funding for the Pueblo of Acoma Settlement Trust Fund, the Pueblo of Laguna Settlement Trust Fund, and the Acomita Reservoir Works Trust Fund.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Jemez, the Pueblo of Zia, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Jemez River Stream System in New Mexico.
 
With respect to the water settlement for the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia, the bill establishes and provides funding for the Pueblo of Jemez Settlement Trust Fund and the Pueblo of Zia Settlement Trust Fund.
 
For both of these agreements, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblos; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblos and the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House