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Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act

Bill: 118-hr-5440
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act

This bill prohibits provision of U.S. foreign assistance, except for military assistance, to countries that use foreign commercial spyware to target U.S. persons. If the President certifies to Congress that extraordinary circumstances or national security priorities exist warranting the provision of foreign aid to that country, such prohibition may be waived.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Drone Reform Act

Bill: 118-hr-5442
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Drone Reform Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (e.g., drones) by any department or agency other than the Department of Defense. Further, the bill provides that only uniformed members of the Armed Forces may (1) operate or order the operation of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle; or (2) operate, fire, or order the operation or firing of any weapon or other munition carried on an armed unmanned aerial vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5444
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2023 

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act

Bill: 118-hr-5445
Sponsor: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: American Samoa
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Guam
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Angel Families Act

Bill: 118-hr-5446
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
No Alipay Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5447
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

No Alipay Act of 2023

This bill prohibits any financial transactions between a U.S. person and Alipay, a Chinese online payment platform. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Countering CCP Fentanyl Trafficking Act

Bill: 118-hr-5448
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Countering CCP Fentanyl Trafficking Act

This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on Chinese officials determined to having assisted or approved the transportation of pill presses, fentanyl products, or fentanyl precursors to one or more Mexican drug cartels. The President may waive imposition of sanctions on a case-by-case basis upon determining that a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4275)
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

Bill: 118-hr-5449
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5450
Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Inflation and prices
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text:  

This bill revises the standards applicable to small businesses participating in the HUBZone program, a Small Business Administration program that provides federal contracting assistance to small business concerns. Specifically, the bill revises the circumstances under which a small business concern is granted certain price evaluation preferences.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
action_date: 2024-02-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-381.
action_date: 2024-02-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-381.
action_date: 2024-01-31
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-01-31
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5451
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2023

This bill requires the President to designate by proclamation African Diaspora Heritage Month. The proclamation shall be issued every year and urge the observation of African Diaspora Heritage Month by state and local governments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Honoring National Recovery Month Act

Bill: 118-hr-5452
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Honoring National Recovery Month Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop communication materials, distribute best practices, and carry out other activities in recognition of National Recovery Month. SAMHSA may undertake these activities or enter into an agreement with a national organization to do so.
 
National Recovery Month is an annual observance to celebrate individuals who are in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness, educate the public, and combat stigma. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5453
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Shaping Small Business Contracting Policies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5454
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5455
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2023-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: 

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

This bill allows for the use of a pulsating light system for vehicle braking.

Specifically, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 (Standard 108) must be deemed to allow for the use of a pulsating light system on covered vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, and motorcycles). The Department of Transportation must issue regulations to update Standard 108 to (1) include performance-based standards for pulsating light systems, and (2) allow for the use of the systems on motor vehicles.

As background, Standard 108 regulates all automotive lighting, signaling, and reflective devices. Under the bill, a 
pulsating light system
 includes a system for a high-mounted stop lamp in which the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than 1.2 seconds when the brake of the vehicle is applied and then converts to a continuous light (as a normal stop lamp) until the brake is released.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act

Bill: 118-hr-5456
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act

 
This bill denies employers a tax deduction for any expenditures incurred for attempting to influence their employees with respect to labor organizations or labor organization activities, such as elections, labor disputes, and collective actions. 
 
The bill requires employers to report on their attempts to influence their employees with respect to labor organizations and their activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5457
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Biological and life sciences
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Earth sciences
Ecology
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Farmland
Forests, forestry, trees
International scientific cooperation
Marine pollution
Materials
Mining
Oil and gas
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Research ethics
Soil pollution

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
BO’s Act

Bill: 118-hr-5458
Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Baby Observation Act or BO's Act

 
This bill requires the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study the use of home cardiorespiratory monitors (medical devices that track the respiratory effort and heart rate of a sleeping infant) to reduce and prevent sleep-related sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected infant death. The bill requires this study to be funded with amounts from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act

Bill: 118-hr-5459
Sponsor: Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Public-private cooperation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

Bill: 118-hr-5460
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5461
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that the slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products.

Bill: 118-hr-5462
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 
This bill requires that meat and poultry labels include the slaughter date, package date, freeze date (for frozen products), and country of origin or U.S. state of origin. 

Specifically, a meat or poultry product that fails to include this information on the label shall be deemed misbranded. (A 
misbranded 
food does not meet certain Department of Agriculture labeling requirements and may not be sold.) 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House