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No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

Bill: 118-hr-3387
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

 
This bill requires health insurers to provide coverage for newborns of enrollees for the first 30-day period after the newborn's date of birth and to provide a special enrollment period for the newborn that extends at least 60 days after the initial coverage period. It also requires insurers to notify an enrollee if they receive a claim for the enrollee's newborn who is not enrolled in a health insurance plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2023-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2023-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
RAMP Act

Bill: 118-hr-3388
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act or the RAMP Act

 
This bill restricts the private right of action against insurance plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer.
 
Current law allows for a private right of action against primary plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer; this provision applies to group health plans, workers' compensation plans, automobile or liability insurance plans, and no-fault insurance plans. The bill limits this provision to group health plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-16
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: 2023-05-16
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: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico Act

Bill: 118-hr-3390
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding the consolidation of certain grant programs currently available to insular areas and the suitability of such consolidation for Puerto Rico.
 
Further, any official of Puerto Rico from whom the GAO seeks information for purposes of that report must promptly and comprehensively respond to such request for information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3392
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements related to the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air National Guard.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that the aircraft inventory of the Air National Guard must include at least 25 fighter aircraft squadrons, each of which must have a minimum of 18 primary aircraft authorized. Such requirement may be waived in extraordinary circumstances.
 
Additionally, the Department of the Air Force must develop a fighter aircraft recapitalization plan that provides for (1) the replacement and modernization of Air National Guard fighter squadrons at a rate that ensures the full recapitalization of such fighter squadrons by the end of FY2034, and (2) the fielding of the Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems in the Air National Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion Act

Bill: 118-hr-3393
Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion Act

This bill provides that it is U.S. policy to (1) support bilateral training between U.S. and Israeli law enforcement for sharing best practices related to anti-terrorism, community policing, and managing mass casualties; and (2) continue to counter threats to U.S. and Israeli security and embassy protection posed by illicit cross-border tunneling and unmanned aerial systems.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Fund the TSA Act

Bill: 118-hr-3394
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Law enforcement officers
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Safe Access to Cash Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3398
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Safe Access to Cash Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a new federal statutory framework to govern robbery offenses involving ATMs and related conduct.
 
Currently, the federal bank robbery statute makes it a federal crime to take or attempt to take by force and violence or by intimidation, money or other property from any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association. A violation is punishable by a statutory maximum prison term of 20 years (or 25 years, if the offense includes assault or use of a dangerous weapon).
 
However, federal circuit courts have split on whether forcing someone to withdraw money from an ATM qualifies as an offense under the federal bank robbery statute. In United States v. Chavez, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the bank customer, rather than the bank, had possession of the funds when the robbery occurred, so a necessary element of the federal bank robbery statute--that the money belonged to the bank--was not satisfied. In contrast, the Tenth, Seventh, and Fourth Circuits have held that directly forcing a bank customer to withdraw money from an ATM constitutes a federal bank robbery because the funds belonged to the bank when the withdrawal occurred. 
 
This bill establishes new statutory criminal offenses for ATM robbery and related offenses such as ATM theft. A violation is subject to the same criminal penalties as an offense under the federal bank robbery statute--a statutory maximum prison term of 20 years (or 25 years, if the offense includes assault or use of a dangerous weapon). 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act

Bill: 118-hr-3400
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations
Retail and wholesale trades
Service industries
Small business

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 281.
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-343.
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-343.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 20.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
B–2 to B–21 Cost Analysis Act

Bill: 118-hr-3401
Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

B-2 to B-21 Cost Analysis Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to coordinate with the Department of the Air Force and the Government Accountability Office to study and report on infrastructure used for B-2 aircraft at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The report must include recommendations relating to how the infrastructure could be repurposed to produce cost savings and accommodate B-21 aircraft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Power of the Mint Act

Bill: 118-hr-3402
Sponsor: Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Power of the Mint Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency. Further, the Department of the Treasury is prohibited from directing the board to issue a central bank digital currency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2383)
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3403
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements related to state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of these children in foster or adoptive homes.
 
Specifically, the bill requires a state plan for child welfare services and a state plan related to the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program to ensure that the agency administering or supervising the plan (e.g., a child welfare agency) shall comply with all federal standards established under the ICWA. 
 
Further, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Interior must, in consultation with Indian tribal organizations and states, develop a memorandum of understanding that specifies the factors for measuring compliance with the ICWA. These factors must include requirements sufficient to assess state strengths and areas for improvement in implementing the ICWA (e.g., timely tribal notice of state child custody proceedings). 
 
Additionally, the bill directs HHS to submit biennial reports to Congress on certain reviews of child and family service programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3404
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of Transportation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2023 

This bill expands the application, testing, and inspection requirements for a foreign manufacturer of cylinders used for transporting hazardous materials in the United States (e.g., compressed gas cylinders).

Current regulations require a foreign manufacturer to apply for approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) for testing such cylinders outside of the United States. The bill requires that, to obtain an approval, a foreign manufacturer must answer in their application specified questions, including whether the manufacturer is or has been subject to various civil or criminal penalties.

Further, DOT must establish a process for any interested party to request a reevaluation of an approval for a foreign manufacturer's cylinders to review the accuracy and safety of the manufacturer's actions.

DOT must also revise the foreign inspection regulations to

require that annual inspections of foreign manufacturers be carried out if DOT determines there is good cause;

specify that a refusal of inspection shall result in the loss of good standing;

allow DOT to request testing and production records and random sample testing; and

allow for the recovery of the costs of foreign inspections, including travel and time.

The bill limits an approval to one year; however, DOT may extend an approval for five years for a manufacturer who meets certain requirements.

On an annual basis, DOT must publish a list of approved foreign manufacturers of cylinders on the department's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Housing PLUS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3405
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Housing Promotes Livelihood and Ultimate Success Act of 2023 or the Housing PLUS Act of 2023

This bill modifies the requirements under which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.

Specifically, the bill bars HUD from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting Continuum of Care grants to recipients that (1) require program participants to receive supportive services, (2) require program participants to be sober or drug-free, or (3) are faith-based organizations. The bill also requires that at least 30% of Continuum of Care grant funds be set aside for eligible grant recipients that provide or offer access to wraparound services. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Stop TSP ESG Act

Bill: 118-hr-3406
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Stop TSP ESG Act

 
This bill prohibits a qualified professional asset manager from exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of securities by the Thrift Savings Fund. Under current law, the term 
qualified professional asset manager
 includes certain banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and investment advisers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3407
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses issues relating to immigration enforcement. 
 
The bill declares that state and local law enforcement have inherent authority to investigate and arrest individuals to assist federal immigration enforcement. (Currently, state and local law enforcement may take certain immigration enforcement actions upon entering into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.)
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must reimburse state and local law enforcement for the costs of holding or transporting a detained non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law). 
 
DHS may detain an individual beyond the removal period (generally the window in which DHS must remove an individual after a final order of removal) upon making certain certifications, such as certifying that the individual's release would threaten community safety. DHS may renew this certification every six months after giving the individual an opportunity to request a reconsideration. An individual challenging such detention may only do so by applying for a writ of habeas corpus. 
 
Certain individuals subject to mandatory detention may be held without time limitation while removal proceedings are pending. 
 
DHS must detain an individual who is present in the United States without lawful status if the individual has been convicted for driving while intoxicated. 
 
DHS must establish a process to determine whether an individual not subject to mandatory detention and who has tried to comply with a removal order should be detained or released with conditions.
 
The Department of Justice must include information about immigration law violations in the National Crime Information Center database.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
DRIVE Safe Integrity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3408
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Personnel records
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Safe Integrity Act of 2023 or the DRIVE Safe Integrity Act 

of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. (The bill expands on the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program, which allows certain 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old drivers to operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce if certain training and safety requirements are met.)
 
Under the program, an apprentice must complete two probationary periods that total 400 hours of on-duty time, of which at least 240 hours must be driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. Additionally, the apprentice must be accompanied in the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced driver.
 
Further, the bill requires all commercial motor vehicles used in the program for training to be equipped with safety technology such as active braking collision mitigation systems and video event capturing systems.
 
An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is participating in, or has completed, an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements set forth in this bill.
 
DOT must report quarterly on the status of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Families Act

Bill: 118-hr-3409
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House