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I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9618 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Cartwright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act . 2. Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1231a(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking Grants under and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation (A) In general Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant if those amounts are deposited into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State or Indian Tribe, as applicable, for— (i) the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems; (ii) the prevention, abatement, and control of subsidence; or (iii) the prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine fires. (B) Reporting requirements Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1233(c) ) to reflect the use of the amounts for— (I) acid mine drainage abatement and treatment; (II) subsidence prevention, abatement, and control; and (III) coal mine fire prevention, abatement, and control; and (ii) include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund. (C) Term Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to— (i) subsection (d)(4)(B); or (ii) any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1). .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9621 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that robbery of armored cars constitutes bank robbery, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022 . 2. Robbery of armored cars Section 2113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and any armored car or armored car company building ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) The term “armored car” means a vehicle used by an armored car company (as such term is defined in section 5(2) of the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 ( 15 U.S.C. 5904 )) for the purposes described in subparagraph (B) of such section 5(2) ( 15 U.S.C. 5904(2)(B) ). (j) The term armored car company building means a building used by an armored car company for purposes of engaging in the business of the armored car company. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure that within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or as the STATES Act of 2022 . 2. State agency preference (a) In general Within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, if the Federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not specifically, unequivocally, and explicitly delegated to the United States Government within the stated words of the United States Constitution. (b) State defined In this Act, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Katko (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022 . 2. Establishment of Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (1) In general There is established within the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (in this subsection referred to as the ASCT Fund ). The second $250,000,000 from fees received under section 44940(a)(1) in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 shall be available to be deposited in the ASCT Fund. The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall impose the fee authorized by section 44940(a)(1) so as to collect not less than $250,000,000 in each of such fiscal years for deposit into the ASCT Fund. Amounts in the ASCT Fund shall be available until expended to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint technology. (2) TSA briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and quarterly thereafter for five years, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate regarding planned procurement, nationwide deployment, and sustainment efforts of aviation security checkpoint technology at airport checkpoints through amounts made available from the ASCT Fund. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9626 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Crow , Mr. Malinowski , and Ms. Jacobs of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require an independent report on Department of Defense practices for distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022 . 2. Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction between combatants and civilians in United States military operations (a) Report The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to prepare an independent report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following matters: (1) A description of how the Department of Defense and individual members of the Armed Forces have differentiated between combatants and civilians in both ground and air operations since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— (A) relevant policy and legal standards and how these standards were implemented in practice; (B) target engagement criteria; and (C) whether military-aged males were presumptively targetable. (2) A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians when assessing allegations of civilian casualties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— (A) relevant policy and legal standards and the factual indicators these standards were applied to in assessing claims of civilian casualties; and (B) any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (c) Submission of report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the assessment under this section, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment. (d) Definition of United States military operation In this section, the term United States military operations includes any mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident involving United States Armed Forces.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Crow , Mr. Malinowski , and Ms. Jacobs of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to make certain payments to redress injury and loss.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extension of the Department of Defense’s Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act . 2. Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( 10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting December 31, 2033 .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9630 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Krishnamoorthi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H–1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act . 2. H–1B nonimmigrant reform (a) Numerical limitations Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking 65,000 and inserting 130,000 ; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking , until the number of aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000 . (b) Expansion of H–1B-Dependent employer Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking 25 and inserting 50 ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking 7 and inserting 12 ; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking at least 26 but not more than 50 and inserting at least 51 but not more than 100 ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking 12 and inserting 24 ; and (3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking 51 and inserting 101 . 3. Promoting American Ingenuity Grant Program (a) Authorization The Secretary of Education may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to— (1) strengthen elementary school and secondary school education in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; (2) retain teachers at the elementary school and secondary school levels in such fields; and (3) assist institutions of higher education in educating students enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in such a field. (b) Application The chief executive of a State seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Education an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms elementary school , secondary school , and State have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (2) The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure prompt refunds for cancelled flights, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prompt Refunds for Cancelled Flights Act . 2. Prompt refunds for cancelled flights (a) Unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Prompt refunds for cancelled flights (1) In general It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent that sells a ticket for air transportation to fail to provide a covered refund with respect to such ticket if the air transportation is cancelled or significantly changed. (2) Exclusion Paragraph (1) does not apply if a ticket holder voluntarily accepts alternative transportation or other compensation offered in lieu of a covered refund. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Covered refund The term covered refund means a refund of the amount paid for a ticket for air transportation that is provided— (i) to the holder of the ticket; (ii) in the same format in which the amount was paid; and (iii) not later than— (I) in the case of payment by credit card, debit card, or other electronic format, 48 hours after the relevant cancellation or significant change; or (II) in the case of payment by cash or check, 14 days after the relevant cancellation or significant change. (B) Significantly changed The term significantly changed means, with respect to air transportation, that— (i) the departure or arrival time associated with such transportation has changed— (I) in the case of air transportation within the United States, by 3 or more hours; or (II) in the case of air transportation to or from a location outside the United States, by 6 or more hours; (ii) the departure or arrival airport associated with such transportation has changed; (iii) the number of intermediate stops associated with such transportation has increased; or (iv) the type of aircraft associated with such transportation has changed and, as determined by the Secretary, the change will result in a significant downgrade of the air transportation experience. . (b) Civil penalties Section 46301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Penalty for failure To provide covered refund Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (5)(D), the amount of a civil penalty for a violation of section 41712(d) shall be the amount that is 10 times the amount paid for the relevant cancelled or significantly changed air transportation. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to take certain actions to prohibit air carriers from reducing the size of passenger seats on aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Airplane Seat Shrinking Act . 2. Minimum dimensions of passenger seats The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to prohibit air carriers (as such term is defined in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code) from reducing the size of a passenger seat on an aircraft operated by such air carrier until the Administrator issues a final rule establishing minimum dimensions for passenger seats, as required under section 577 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–254 ).
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Bucshon (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To preserve expiring employment-based visas, and make them available for issuance during fiscal year 2023.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022 . 2. Preservation of expiring employment-based visas (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2023, the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants authorized under section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) ) shall be increased by the number computed under subsection (b) with respect to such worldwide levels. (b) Computation The number computed under this subsection is the difference (if any) between— (1) the number of visas that were originally made available to family sponsored immigrants under section 201(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(1) ) for fiscal years 1992 through 2021, reduced by any unused visas made available to such immigrants in such fiscal years under section 201(c)(3) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(3) ); and (2) the sum of the number of aliens who were issued employment-based immigrant visas or who otherwise acquired the status of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) ) during the fiscal years referred to in paragraph (1). (c) Allocation The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall allocate the visas made available as a result of the increase authorized under subsection (a) on a proportional basis, in accordance with subsections (b) and (e)(1) of section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ), and with subsection (e) of this section. (d) Availability Each visa made available under this section shall remain available for use in fiscal year 2023 or in any subsequent fiscal year, until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that such visa has been issued and used as the basis for an application for admission into the United States. (e) Inapplicability of per-Country limitation Each visa made available under this section shall be awarded in the order in which employment-based visa applications were filed and shall not be subject to the numerical limitations under section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to particular foreign states.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Crow (for himself, Ms. Porter , and Mr. Levin of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political committees to file separate reports for contributions of $1,000 or more which are received fewer than 20 days before the date of any election in which the committee makes a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure or electioneering communication on behalf of a candidate or political party in the election, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Transparency for Hidden Independent Campaign Spending Act or the Ethics Act . 2. Requiring all political committees to file separate reports for contributions received fewer than 20 days before election in which committee makes contributions or expenditures on behalf of a candidate or political party (a) Requirement Section 304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)(A) ) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: Each committee shall notify the Commission in writing of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by the committee after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before, any election in which the committee makes a contribution to, or expenditure (including an independent expenditure) or electioneering communication (as defined in subsection (f)) on behalf of, a candidate or political committee of a political party in such election. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 48-hour period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Hern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a new criterion for the nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2022 . 2. Establishing a new criterion for the nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program Section 1886(m)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking or the ventilator criterion under clause (iv) and inserting , the ventilator criterion under clause (iv), or the high acuity criterion described in clause (v) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) High acuity criterion (I) In general The criterion specified in this clause (in this paragraph referred to as the high acuity criterion ) for a discharge from a long-term care hospital in a fiscal year is that— (aa) the individual discharged had a primary diagnosis assigned to a Medicare-Severity-Long-Term-Care-Diagnosis-Related-Group (MS–LTC–DRG) with a relative weight for such fiscal year that was equal to or greater than the specified amount for such fiscal year; and (bb) the discharge occurred on or after October 1, 2025. (II) Specified amount defined For purposes of subclause (I), the term specified amount means, with respect to a fiscal year, an amount equal to the 80th percentile of the relative weights for Medicare-Severity-Long-Term-Care-Diagnosis-Related-Groups that were assigned to primary diagnoses for all discharges occurring in the preceding fiscal year. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national injunctions by courts other than the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Injunction Reform Act of 2022 . 2. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement of Federal law against non-parties (a) In general Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement of Federal law against non-parties No court of the United States, except for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court, shall issue an order that purports to restrain the enforcement against a non-party of any Federal statute, Federal regulation, Federal order, or similar Federal authority, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the following: 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement of Federal law against non-parties. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Kim of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct certain outreach to legacy participants in the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Caregiver Continuity Act . 2. Outreach to legacy participants in Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should not discharge any legacy participant within the priority group specified in section 1705(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, from the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers, or reduce the support received by any such legacy participant under such program, on the sole basis of the final rule of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Improvements and Amendments Under the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (85 Fed. Reg. 46226, as in effect on October 1, 2020), or any related successor rule. (b) Outreach requirements The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) identify each legacy participant that has been sent a notification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that the individual may be subject to a discharge from, reassessment of eligibility for, or reduction of benefits under, the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers on the sole basis of the final rule specified in subsection (a); (2) provide to each such legacy participant information regarding continued eligibility for such program under the interim final rule of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to Extension of Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers; Eligibility for Legacy Participants and Legacy Applicants (issued on September 14, 2022), or any related successor rule; and (3) take such other steps as may be necessary to ensure that legacy participants receive the most up-to-date information regarding eligibility for such program. (c) Prioritization of priority group one veterans In carrying out the outreach requirements under subsection (c), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prioritize the provision of information to legacy participants within the priority group specified in section 1705(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term family caregiver has the meaning given such term in section 1720G(d) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term legacy participant means, with respect to the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers, a veteran, or family caregiver thereof, who was a participant in such program as of September 30, 2020. (3) The term program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers means the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9663 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Ms. Lee of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Inter-Parliamentary Union Participation Act . 2. United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), founded in 1889, is the world organization of national parliaments comprising 179 parliaments (including all the major allies of the United States) and working closely with the regional parliamentary organizations on all continents. (2) The core mission of the IPU is the promotion of parliamentary democracy, the elaboration of standards and criteria for democratic parliamentary practice, the protection of human rights, international peace and security, the political empowerment of women, sustainable international development, and greater transparency and accountability at the global level, which are in line with United States interests and priorities. (3) Congress was a founding member of the IPU, and played an active and prominent role for many decades. (4) The main concerns of Congress, including the scheduling of main assembly and arrears, have been fully addressed by the IPU. (5) Through the activities of the IPU, the United States can usefully promote its core values of freedom, democracy, and human rights, and help build stronger parliaments around the world. (b) United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union Notwithstanding section 2503 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277 ; 22 U.S.C. 276 note)— (1) the Secretary of State is authorized to— (A) facilitate the readmission and participation of the United States in the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and (B) pay expenses to meet the annual obligations of membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in accordance with the assessments determined by the Governing Council; and (2) the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives, are authorized to designate Members of Congress to serve as delegates to the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. (c) Expenses of delegation Of amounts made available pursuant to Public Law 100–202 , as amended by subsection (d), up to $150,000 is authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter to assist in meeting the expenses of the United States delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in accordance with this Act. (d) Permanent appropriation Section 303 of Public Law 100–202 is amended— (1) by striking $620,000 and inserting $1,500,000 ; and (2) by inserting section 2(b) of the United States Inter-Parliamentary Union Participation Act, after section 2(2) of Public Law 84–689 , .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2022 Mr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. Balderson ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes.

1. Federal requirements for WIFIA eligibility and project selection Section 5028(a)(1)(C) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3907 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (i) Financing security features The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Construction payment and performance security (I) In general The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall ensure that the construction of a project carried out with assistance under this subtitle shall have payment and performance security. (II) Use of State or local requirements With respect to the construction of a project for which payment and performance security is required to be furnished by applicable State or local law, the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall accept such payment and performance security requirements for purposes of subclause (I), except that the amount of any payment and performance security accepted shall not be less than 50 percent of the total construction contract amount. (III) Use of other requirements With respect to the construction of a project for which no State or local payment and performance security requirements are applicable, the payment and performance security described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3131(b) of title 40, United States Code, shall be required for purposes of subclause (I). .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2022 Mr. Beyer (for himself and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate a peak in the State of Washington as q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Oral history from the Wenatchi band of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and from the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe identifies the traditional Native American names for the 7,630-foot peak located at latitude 48.11516° N, longitude 120.94636° W, in what is now the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the State of Washington, as q w əɬtmáyqn and ʔistiqayuʔ in the languages of the Wenatchi and Sauk-Suiattle peoples, respectively, both meaning Wolverine Head . (2) These names derive from a Wenatchi (šnp̍əšq w áw̉šəx w ) creation story involving a battle between a wolverine and a grizzly bear over the love of a spruce grouse, or fool hen. (3) The culture and economy of both the Wenatchi (šnp̍əšq w áw̉šəx w ) and Sauk-Suiattle (Saʔq w əbix w -Suyaƛʔbix w ) people centered around fishing, but they also gathered roots and berries and hunted game in the surrounding mountains. (4) The Wenatchi and Sauk-Suiattle people have a long history of interaction and intermarriage that connected the Northwest Coastal Salish and the Plateau Salish peoples. (5) During the twentieth century, the peak informally came to be known as Mount Cleator in recognition of Frederick W. Fred Cleator, an early employee of the United States Forest Service who surveyed and assisted in the establishment of national forests and trail systems in the Pacific Northwest and was one of the Service’s first recreational planners. (6) Cleator is credited with establishing the Oregon Skyline Trail, a 350-mile trail in the Oregon Cascades, and the Cascade Crest Trail, a 500-mile trail in the State of Washington. Both trails formed the basis for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail in Oregon and Washington. (7) In the late 1920s, Cleator named and began the development of the Cascade Crest Trail in Washington and, by the mid-1930s, his team had mapped the 450-mile trail and begun construction. (8) During his 35-year Forest Service career, Cleator surveyed the Olympic, Wenatchee, and Chelan national forests and held positions in the Wenatchee and Colville National Forests and in what is today the Forest Service’s Northwest Regional Office in Portland, Oregon. 2. Designation of q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator in the State of Washington (a) In general The 7,630-foot peak located at latitude 48.11516° N, longitude 120.94636° W, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the State of Washington, shall be known and designated as q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to q w əɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2022 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible past representatives or members of terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorist Entry Act of 2022 . 2. Inadmissibility of past representatives or members of terrorist organizations Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) ) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended— (1) in subclause (IV) (in the matter preceding item (aa)), by inserting or has been before a representative ; (2) in subclause (V), by inserting the term or has been before a member ; and (3) in subclause (VI), by inserting the term or has been before a member .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9683 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2022 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of engage in terrorist activity , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Against Terrorist Threats (PATT) Act of 2022 . 2. Expansion of definition of engage in terrorist activity Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (V)(cc), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (VI)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (VII) to threaten, attempt, or conspire to take any action described in subclauses (III) through (VI). .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2022 Ms. Williams of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, to create educational materials with respect to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Body Act . 2. Educational materials (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every five years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, shall— (1) create or update evidence-based, medically accurate educational materials with respect to covered disorders, including— (A) the timing, signs, and symptoms of each covered disorder; (B) the impacts of covered disorders on the physical, emotional, social, and academic life of an individual; (C) statistics on covered disorders; (D) evidence-based, medically accurate best practices on how an individual with a covered disorder can be a health care advocate for such individual; and (E) evidence-based, medically accurate treatment options for covered disorders, including evidence-based, medically accurate recommendations for follow-up care from a health care provider; (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Education, make such materials— (A) widely accessible and publicly available to students of elementary schools and secondary schools; and (B) informative and understandable to such students; and (3) provide guidance to elementary schools and secondary schools on how the materials may be used, including— (A) integrating the materials into a curriculum; and (B) distributing the materials to students. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered disorders The term covered disorders means uterine, ovarian, and related hormonal and menstrual disorders, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and polycystic ovary syndrome. (2) ESEA terms The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
V 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 23, 2022 Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL For the relief of Jan van Hoek.

1. Exemption of Jan van Hoek from National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program petition deadlines The deadlines described in section 2116 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–16 ) with respect to petitions filed for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program shall not apply to a petition filed with respect to a vaccine-related injury occurring as a result of the administration to Jan van Hoek of a vaccine during the period that began on March 6, 2007, and ended on December 31, 2010.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 27, 2022 Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Buck ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify section 230(c)(1) of such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Platform Integrity Act . 2. Exclusion of promoted content from Good Samaritan liability exemption Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(1) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , unless such provider or user has promoted, suggested, amplified, or otherwise recommended such information on such interactive computer service. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 27, 2022 Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to provide United States military support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on United States military support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen (a) Prohibition relating to support None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 may be made available to provide the following forms of United States support to Saudi-led coalition’s operations against the Houthis in Yemen: (1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of enabling offensive coalition strikes. (2) Providing logistical support for coalition strikes, including by providing maintenance or transferring spare parts to coalition members flying warplanes engaged in anti-Houthi bombings. (b) Prohibition relating to military participation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 may be made available for any civilian or military personnel of the Department of Defense to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen or in situations in which there exists an imminent threat that such coalition forces become engaged in such hostilities, unless and until the President has obtained specific statutory authorization, in accordance with section 8(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1547(a) ). (c) Rule of construction The prohibitions under this section may not be construed to apply with respect to United States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at al-Qaeda or associated forces.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 30, 2022 Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law.

1. Allowance of deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (a) In general Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , unless such trade or business consists of marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 30, 2022 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a candidate for Congress to file additional information about a candidate’s educational background, military service, and employment history, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker Act or the SANTOS Act . 2. Additional information required from candidates for Congress (a) Information required Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30102(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Additional information required from candidates for Congress Any individual who is a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate shall include, in the designation required under paragraph (1), the following: (A) The educational background of the candidate. (B) The military service of the candidate, if any. (C) The employment history of the candidate. . (b) Penalty Section 309(d)(1) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Any individual who knowingly and willfully violates section 302(e)(6), including an individual who knowingly and willfully provides false information described in section 302(e)(6), shall be fined $100,000, imprisoned for 1 year, or both. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 30, 2022 Ms. Williams of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction and behind-the-wheel training in highway safety programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Developing Robust Investments in Vehicle Education for Roadway Safety Act or the DRIVERS Act . 2. Highway safety programs Section 402(m)(2)(B)(x) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking improve teen knowledge about ; (2) in subclause (I)— (A) by inserting improve teen knowledge about before safe driving ; and (B) by striking and at the end; (3) in subclause (II)— (A) by inserting prepare teens for before State graduated driving ; (B) by inserting classroom-based driving instruction and before behind-the-wheel ; and (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (III) provide programming for which affordability and accessibility are considered in its implementation. .