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I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9229 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to codify certain recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office with respect to the Department of Health and Human Services and cybersecurity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Act . 2. Strengthening cybersecurity at Department of Health and Human Services (a) In general Section 2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–10(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Cybersecurity With respect to cybersecurity: (A) Monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress and performance of the Government Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group and HHS Cybersecurity Working Group . (B) Ensure that authorizing Federal officials review and approve the charter describing how the HHS Cybersecurity Working Group will facilitate collaboration with the HHS Chief Information Security Officer Council, Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring Working Group, and Cloud Security Working Group. (C) (i) Finalize written agreements that include a description of how the Government Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group will collaborate with advisory bodies focused on cybersecurity. (ii) Identify the roles and responsibilities of the Government Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group. (iii) Monitor and update the written agreements on a regular basis. (iv) Ensure that authorizing Federal officials leading the working group approve the finalized agreements. (D) Update the charter for the Joint Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Working Group for the current fiscal year and ensure that authorizing officials leading the working group review and approve the updated charter. . (b) Additional cybersecurity coordination Subtitle A of title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2804. Cybersecurity coordination The Secretary shall— (1) monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress and performance of the HHS Chief Information Security Officer Council, Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring Working Group, and Cloud Security Working Group ; and (2) regularly monitor and update written agreements describing how the HHS Chief Information Security Officer Council, Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring Working Group, and Cloud Security Working Group will facilitate collaboration, and ensure that authorizing Federal officials review and approve the updated agreements under section 2811(b)(8)(C) . .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and operation of a State underground injection control program for permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act . 2. Authorization for State permitting program grants Section 40306(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300h–9(c)(3) ) is amended by striking $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting $100,000,000, which shall be authorized to remain available until expended .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mr. Panetta ) 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 provide for a temporary allowance for entertainment business expenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Worker Economic Stabilization Act . 2. Temporary allowance for entertainment business expenses and similar business expenses (a) In general Section 274 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (q) Special rules for taxable years 2023 through 2024 In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2025— (1) subsection (a)(1)(A) shall not apply to any expense directly related to the active conduct of the taxpayer's trade or business, (2) subsection (a)(1)(B) shall not apply if the taxpayer establishes that the facility was used primarily for the furtherance of the taxpayer's trade or business and that the item was directly related to the active conduct of such trade or business, (3) in determining the amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter for any ticket for any facility described in paragraph (2), the amount taken into account shall not exceed the face value of such ticket, (4) the amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter for any item with respect to an activity which is of a type generally considered to constitute entertainment, amusement, or recreation, or with respect to a facility used in connection with such activity, shall not exceed 50 percent of the amount of such expense or item which would (but for this paragraph) be allowable as a deduction under this chapter, and (5) paragraph (4) shall not apply to any expense if— (A) such expense is described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (e), or (B) such expense is excludable from the gross income of the recipient under section 132 by reason of subsection (e) thereof (relating to de minimis fringes). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. 3. Temporary allowance of full deduction for business meals (a) In general Section 274(n)(2)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2023 and inserting January 1, 2025 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2022.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9232 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself and Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the inspector general of the Department of Transportation to conduct an audit on the use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act . 2. Inspector General audit on public transportation coronavirus relief spending (a) Inspector general audit (1) Audit required The inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an audit of funds provided to each specified transit agency under the applicable laws during the 5 fiscal years ending before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Contents of audit The audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the amount of funds received under each of the applicable laws and a description of how such funds were spent. (3) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the audit. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) Applicable laws The term applicable laws means the following: (A) Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. (B) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. (C) The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. (D) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. (E) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. (2) Public transportation The term public transportation has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. (3) Specified transit agency The term specified transit agency means the 5 entities providing public transportation with the most unlinked passenger trips for calendar year 2019, as reported to the National Transit Database, that received Federal funds under any of the applicable laws.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9236 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Gallagher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act . 2. List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and having certain foreign ownership (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the internet website of the Commission a list of each entity— (1) that holds— (A) an authorization issued by the Commission; (B) a license issued by the Commission; or (C) any other grant of authority issued by the Commission; and (2) either— (A) 10 percent or more of the equity interest (or equivalent thereof) of which is owned by— (i) a covered entity; or (ii) multiple covered entities, in the aggregate; or (B) that is not covered by subparagraph (A) but that the Commission, in consultation with an appropriate national security agency, considers appropriate. (b) Annual updates The Commission shall update the list published under subsection (a) not less frequently than annually. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate national security agency The term appropriate national security agency has the meaning given such term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1608 ). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Covered country The term covered country means— (A) the People’s Republic of China; (B) Russia; (C) Iran; and (D) North Korea. (4) Covered entity The term covered entity means— (A) the government of a covered country; (B) an entity organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country; and (C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (B) that is not organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Vallejo, California, as the Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic .

1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Vallejo, California The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Vallejo, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Flores , Mr. Van Drew , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Carey , and Ms. Foxx ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To transfer certain amounts authorized to be appropriated for foreign assistance to the Department of Homeland Security for programs securing the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Patrol First Act . 2. Transfer required Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available to the Department of State for refugee and migration assistance and for humanitarian assistance in Central America, $240,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made available to the Department of Homeland Security— (1) for the programs, projects, and activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern international border of the United States; and (2) to reimburse the States of Texas and Arizona for programs, projects, or activities conducted by such States relating to securing the southern international border of the United States.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , 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 title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation for Government astronauts returning from space between their residence and various locations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Astronaut Safe Temporary Ride Options Act or the ASTRO Act . 2. Transportation of astronauts returning from space (a) In general Section 1344(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the comma at the end; and (3) by inserting before the matter following subparagraph (B) the following: (C) necessary for post-flight transportation of Government astronauts, and others subject to reimbursable arrangements, returning from space for the performance of medical research, monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment, or other official duties, prior to receiving post-flight medical clearance to operate a motor vehicle, . (b) Report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall submit an annual report to Congress on the use of the authority providing transportation under subparagraph (C) of section 1344(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this Act). (2) Contents Any such report shall include the name of any individual who received such transportation, the number of instances such transportation was provided, and the total cost of such transportation for the year preceding the date such report is submitted.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Chabot ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act . 2. Extension to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations The provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act ( 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq. ) may be extended to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions as such provisions may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Golden (for himself, Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act . 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (L), by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). . 3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(r) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 . 4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(k) ) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Rose ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Access to Cash Act of 2022 . 2. Offenses (a) Automated Teller Machines (1) In general Chapter 103 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2113 the following: 2113A. ATM robbery and incidental crimes (a) Offenses against ATM users and servicers Whoever, by force and violence, or by intimidation, willfully takes, or attempts to take, from any person using, loading cash into, or servicing, or attempting to use, load cash into, or service, or having just used, loaded cash into, or serviced, an ATM, or from any owner of any network-connected ATM while such owner is engaged in transporting or delivering cash that is to be inserted into any such ATM, or from any person engaged in such transport or delivery under contract with, or employment by, any such owner, or who attempts to obtain by extortion, any property or money or any other thing of value from any such person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. (b) Offense against property Whoever willfully breaks into, tampers with, damages, removes, steals, or attempts to break into, tamper with, damage, remove, or steal any ATM, or, without authorization of the owner of any such ATM, removes or attempts to remove any property or money from any such ATM, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) ATM The term ATM means any network-connected automated teller machine terminal that is connected to one or more of the global, national, or regional electronic financial networks that allow a depositor of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association, by use at such ATM of a card or other access device, as defined in subsection (e)(1) of section 1029 of this title, issued or authorized by such depository institution, to access such depositor’s account for the purpose of making withdrawals from or deposits to such account, or making inquiry as to the balance in such account. (2) Bank; credit union; savings and loan association The terms bank , credit union , and savings and loan association have the meanings given such terms in section 2113. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 103 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2113 the following: 2113A. ATM robbery and incidental crimes. . (b) Enhancements Section 2113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by inserting or in section 2113A after of this section ; and (2) in subsection (e), by inserting or in section 2113A after this section .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9249 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes.

1. Recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Colorado River Basin Reclamation facilities (a) In general With respect to hydropower production from any Reclamation facility in the Colorado River Basin with hydropower as an authorized project purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall not— (1) allocate to preference hydropower contractors who receive power from the applicable Reclamation facility any operations and maintenance costs for any period during which the applicable facility is not able to generate hydropower as a result of dry hydrologic conditions; or (2) recover from preference hydropower contractors construction costs for the Reclamation facility for any water year during which, for a period of more than 180 days, no power is produced by the applicable facility. (b) Nonreimbursable costs Any costs incurred by the United States under subsection (a) shall be nonreimbursable to the United States. (c) Effect Nothing in this section alters or affects any water right with respect to— (1) the United States; (2) any Indian Tribe, band, or community; (3) any State or political subdivision of a State; or (4) any person. (d) Funding In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration for each fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary for the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration, respectively, to carry out authorized activities and obligations that would otherwise be carried out using amounts collected from preference hydropower contractors as payments for the costs described in subsection (a).
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9250 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Ms. Plaskett 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 modify the source rules for personal property sales in possessions of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act . 2. Modification of source rules for personal property sales in possessions (a) In general Section 865(j)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , 932, after 931 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9251 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Barragán , Ms. Bass , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Costa , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. McNerney , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Thompson of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the Paul Ignatius Post Office .

1. Paul Ignatius Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, shall be known and designated as the Paul Ignatius Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Paul Ignatius Post Office .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2022 Mr. Green of Tennessee 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 permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022 . 2. Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (a) In general Section 1820 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)— (A) by striking , and that— and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and (2) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting made before the date of the enactment of the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022 after any redesignation . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2022 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may cited as the Rural ER Access Act . 2. Removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 413.65(e)(3)(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of the campus of a hospital or critical access hospital that is the potential main provider to meet the location requirements to be eligible for provider-based status.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2022 Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. Carey , Mr. Stewart , and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the use of mail or interstate communications to assist suicide, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act . 2. Prohibition assisted suicide (a) In general Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. Prohibiting assisted suicide through certain communications (a) In general Whoever uses mail or interstate communication to intentionally assist another individual in taking that individual’s own life, and death results, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) Limitation Any action taken in accordance with State laws governing physician-assisted end of life shall not constitute an offense under subsection (a). (c) Rules of construction (1) State laws Nothing in this section shall preempt the authority of a State to enact laws relating to assisted suicide within such State. (2) Suicide Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to make unlawful or otherwise criminalize the act of suicide or deliberate self-injury, or punish the person committing any such act. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Assist The term assist means, with respect to a person assisting another individual in taking that individual’s own life, that— (A) the person specifically aims to facilitate the individual’s suicide; and (B) the person furnishes the individual with substantial material support to facilitate the suicide, or with substantial communication facilitating the suicide at the same time as an attempt or act of suicide is occurring. (2) Material support The term material support means any tangible property. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of section for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. Prohibiting assisted suicide through certain communications. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an exception for certain bars to inadmissibility related to previous unlawful entry as children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exception for Certain Bars to Admissibility Relating to Previous Unlawful Entry as Children Act . 2. Exception for Certain Bars to Admissibility Relating to Previous Unlawful Entry as Children Act Clause (ii) of section 212(a)(9)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(C) ) is amended to read as follows: (ii) Exceptions Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien— (I) seeking admission more than 10 years after the date of the alien's last departure from the United States if, prior to the alien's reembarkation at a place outside the United States or attempt to be readmitted from a foreign contiguous territory, the Secretary of Homeland Security has consented to the alien's reapplying for admission; or (II) the date of whose last departure from the United States occurred prior to the alien attaining the age of 11 years old. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9265 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mrs. Flores , and Mr. Steube ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 with respect to crime victim compensation program eligibility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act of 2022 . 2. Crime victim compensation Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking is operated by a State and ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as paragraphs (4) though (12), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) such program is operated by a State for which the State’s Attorney General has certified to the Attorney General that the program— (A) prioritizes making payments to victims of crimes committed by an alien who was unlawfully present in the United States at the time of the commission of the crime; and (B) does not prioritize making payments to victims of crimes committed by a person whose status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act) is unknown; (3) such program does not provide compensation to any alien unlawfully present in the United States; .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Dean , Mr. Auchincloss , and Mr. García of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to include in technical assistance provided by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund resources for non-English speaking individuals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2022 . 2. Inclusion of resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Section 108(c)(1) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking and development and inserting , development ; and (2) by striking products. and inserting products, and the provision of outreach and resources for non-English speaking individuals or individuals with limited English proficiency. .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9267 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Levin of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations prohibiting the issuance of certain certificates and licenses without a finding that a certain system or facility can safely operate with spent nuclear fuel for a period of at least 100 years, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 100 Year Canister Life Act . 2. Spent nuclear fuel dry cask safety (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate final regulations, after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, prohibiting any Certificate of Compliance for a cask for a spent nuclear fuel dry storage system or any specific license for a cask for a spent nuclear fuel dry storage facility to be issued by the Commission without a finding that such system or facility can safely operate with spent nuclear fuel for a period of at least 100 years. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Cask The term cask has the meaning given such term in section 72.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (2) Certificate of Compliance The term Certificate of Compliance has the meaning given such term in section 72.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (3) Commission The term Commission means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Spent nuclear fuel The term spent nuclear fuel has the meaning given such term in section 72.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9268 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mrs. Lesko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.

1. Women’s Suffrage National Monument (a) Site Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument shall be located within the Reserve. (b) Applicability of Commemorative Works Act Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ), shall apply to the Women’s Suffrage National Monument. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Women’s Suffrage National Monument The term Women’s Suffrage National Monument means the commemorative work authorized to be established under Public Law 116–217 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note). (2) Reserve The term Reserve has the meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9269 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility for certain programs Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1626(c) ) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following: (E) an interest in a Settlement Trust or an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a) )). .
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9270 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Roy (for himself and Mr. Biggs ) 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 prohibit certain campaign fundraising with respect to Members of Congress, a national congressional campaign committee of a political party, or any affiliated committee of a national congressional campaign committee of a political party during a fiscal year until there is in effect a budget resolution providing for a balanced budget over a 10-year window and each of the regular appropriations bills for the fiscal year has been enacted into law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Budget, No Fundraising Act . 2. Prohibiting certain campaign fundraising until balanced budget resolution is in effect and appropriations bill are enacted (a) Prohibition Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30125 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Prohibiting certain fundraising until balanced budget resolution is in effect and appropriations bills are enacted (1) Prohibition During a fiscal year, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), a national congressional campaign committee of a political party, or an affiliated committee of a national congressional campaign committee of a political party may not solicit funds in connection with an election for Federal office until each of the following applies: (A) There is in effect for such fiscal year a concurrent resolution on the budget under which, notwithstanding the exclusion of off-budget items, the excess of total budget authority (including all on- and off-budget authority and net interest costs) over total receipts declines gradually from the fiscal year and each of the 9 succeeding fiscal years such that the total receipts exceed total budget authority not later than the ninth succeeding fiscal year, and in no case later than the last day of fiscal year 2033 (as certified by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office). (B) Each of the regular appropriations bills for such fiscal year has been enacted into law. (C) Each of the regular appropriations bills for such fiscal year, as enacted, is consistent with the concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year. (2) Regular appropriation bill defined In this subsection, the term regular appropriation bill means any annual appropriation bill which, with respect to the Congress involved, is under the jurisdiction of a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives for that Congress) and a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (pursuant to the Standing Rules of the Senate). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2024 and each succeeding fiscal year.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9273 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mrs. Torres of California (for herself and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to establish a fellowship program for regional democracy and rule of law activities in Central America.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Central American Network for Democracy Act . 2. Department of State fellowships for regional democracy and rule of law activities in Central America (a) Establishment The Secretary of State shall establish a fellowship program, to be known as the Central American Network for Democracy , to support a regional corps of civil society activists, lawyers (including members of the judiciary and prosecutors’ offices), journalists, and investigators for regional democracy and rule of law activities in Central America. (b) Elements The fellowship program required by subsection (a) shall— (1) provide a temporary respite for members of the regional corps in a safe environment; (2) allow members of the regional corps to continue to work through engagement with universities, think tanks, government actors, and international organizations; and (3) assist members of the regional corps in leveraging lessons learned in order to contribute to regional democracy and rule of law activities in Central America, including electoral and transition support, institutional reform, anti-corruption investigations, and local engagement. (c) Regional and international support The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary— (1) to obtain support for the fellowship program required by subsection (a) from international foundations, regional and United States governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and regional and United States universities; and (2) to ensure the fellowship program is well coordinated with and complementary of existing mechanisms, such as the Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund. (d) Focus; safety Activities carried out under the fellowship program required by subsection (a)— (1) should focus on coordination and consultation with key agencies and international bodies to continue their democracy efforts, including the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Court for Human Rights, and the United Nations; and (2) may include strengthened protection for the physical safety of individuals who must leave their home country to participate in the program, including assistance for temporary relocation, English language learning, and mental health support. (e) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Bacon ) 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 exclude from gross income the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BNA Fairness Act . 2. Exclusion from gross income of the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 134(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Basic needs allowance The term qualified military benefit includes the basic needs allowance under section 402b of title 37, United States Code (as in effect at the time of the provision of such allowance). . (b) Conforming amendment Section 134(b)(3) of such Code is amended by striking as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting as otherwise provided in this subsection . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
V 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2022 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Jaime Avalos Rosales.

1. Permanent resident status for Jaime Avalos Rosales (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jaime Avalos Rosales shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Jaime Avalos Rosales enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of grounds for removal or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jaime Avalos Rosales may not be removed from the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Jaime Avalos Rosales by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Jaime Avalos Rosales, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (f) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Jaime Avalos Rosales shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.