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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to extend certain deadlines applicable to pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of historic drought conditions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Basin Conservation Act . 2. Extension of certain deadlines relating to pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of historic drought conditions Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking additional ; and (B) by striking this Act and inserting the Colorado River Basin Conservation Act ; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2022 and inserting 2026 ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking 2018 and inserting 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act . 2. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1720K. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the Department (a) Lactation space required The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department contains a lactation space. (b) No unauthorized entry Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to enter a medical center of the Department or portion thereof that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter. (c) Lactation space defined In this section, the term lactation space means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that— (1) is shielded from view; (2) is free from intrusion; (3) is accessible to disabled individuals (including such individuals who use wheelchairs); (4) contains a chair and a working surface; (5) is easy to locate; (6) is clearly identified with signage; and (7) is available for use by women veterans and members of the public to express breast milk. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related to section 1720J the following new item: 1720K. Lactation spaces in medical centers of the Department. . (c) Effective date The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out section 1720K of title 38, United States Code, as added by this section, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4586 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To keep schools physically secure using unobligated Federal funds available to the Secretary of Education to respond to the coronavirus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Children's Schools Act . 2. Keeping schools physically secure The unobligated balance of funds made available to carry out section 18003 of division B of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 20 U.S.C. 3401 note), section 313 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 1929), and section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 20 U.S.C. 3401 note) shall be made available to local educational agencies to keep the elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agencies physically secure.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4597 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Booker , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office without losing access to federally supported benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act . 2. Disregarding campaign work performed by individuals with disabilities for purposes of Federally supported benefits (a) In general Any campaign work performed by a qualified individual, and any compensation received by such individual for such work, shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining such individual's eligibility for, and amount of, benefits or assistance under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Campaign work The term campaign work means work performed by an individual as a candidate for an elected Federal, State, or local office. (2) Qualified individual The term qualified individual means an individual who is entitled to a benefit under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. , 1381 et seq.) by reason of a disability.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4598 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the Executive Office of the President to provide an inflation estimate with respect to executive orders with a significant effect on the annual gross budget, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act . 2. Executive order mandated inflation accountability and reform (a) Mandatory inflation forecasting For any major executive order, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, shall prepare and consider a statement estimating the inflationary effects of the executive order, including whether the executive order is determined— (1) to have no significant impact on inflation; (2) to have quantifiable inflationary impact on the consumer price index; or (3) likely to have a significant impact on inflation but the amount cannot be determined at the time the estimate is prepared. (b) Agency assistance The head of each agency shall provide to the President, acting through the Director and the Chair, such information and assistance as the President may reasonably request to assist the President in carrying out this section. (c) Reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the President, acting through the Director and the Chair, shall submit to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives a report containing each statement prepared and considered under subsection (a) during the year before the year during which the report is submitted. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Major executive order The term major executive order — (A) means an executive order that would be projected (in a conventional cost estimate) to cause an annual gross budgetary effect of at least $1,000,000,000; and (B) does not include an executive order that— (i) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the request of any State or local government or any official of a State or local government; or (ii) is necessary for the national security or the ratification or implementation of international treaty obligations. (3) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4600 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2022 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require the reimposition of sanctions with respect to the FARC.

1. Reimposition of sanctions with respect to the FARC (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— (1) designate the FARC as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); and (2) impose, with respect to FARC and any foreign person the President determines is an official, agent, or affiliate of FARC, the sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (b) Determination required (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the President makes the designation required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and imposes the sanctions required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, the President shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a determination regarding whether the foreign persons specified in paragraph (2) are officials, agents, or affiliates of the FARC; and (B) impose the sanctions described in subsection (a)(2) with respect to each such person the President determines is an official, agent, or affiliate of the FARC. (2) Foreign persons specified The foreign persons specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) Jose Benito Cabrera (also known as Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas, El Mono Fabian, and Fabian Ramirez), born either July 6, 1963, or July 5, 1965, in El Paujil, Caqueta, Colombia. (B) Erasmo Traslavina Benavides (also known as Ismardo Murcia Lozada, Isnardo Murcia Lozada, and Jimmy Guerrero), born June 19, 1958, in Guacamayo, Santander, Colombia. (C) Emiro del Carmen Ropero Suarez (also known as Ruben Zamora), born September 2, 1962, in Municipio de Nueva Granada, Norte de Santander, Colombia. (D) Guillermo Enrique Torres Cueter (also known as Julian Conrado), born August 17, 1954, in Turbaco, Bolivar, Colombia. (E) Rodrigo Granda Escobar (also known as Arturo Campos, Gallopinto, and Ricardo Gonzalez), born April 9, 1949, in Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia. (F) Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz, born January 25, 1955, in Colombia. (G) Sandra Ramirez Lobo Silva (also known as Sandra Ramirez and Griselda Lobo), born in 1965 in Colombia. (c) Limitation on revocation The President may not revoke the designation under subsection (a)(1), or sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under subsection (a)(2) or (b), until the date that is 10 years after the date of the designation or the imposition of such sanctions, as the case may be. (d) FARC defined In this section, the term FARC means the group known as the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or any other alias.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4605 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2022 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022 . 2. Ensuring stability in payments to home health agencies (a) Limitation on permanent and temporary adjustments Section 1895(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking The Secretary shall and inserting Subject to clause (iv), the Secretary shall ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Special rules for decreases in payments (I) Postponement No permanent decrease to the standard prospective payment amount (or amounts) for a year under clause (ii) and no temporary decrease to the payment amount for a unit of home health services for a year under clause (iii) shall be made prior to 2026. (II) Sunset Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure that all necessary permanent or temporary decreases described in subclause (I) are made prior to 2032. . (b) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of, and the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4608 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income de minimis gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act . 2. Virtual currency (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 139J. De minimis gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency, unless the sale or exchange is for— (1) cash or cash equivalents, (2) any property used by the taxpayer in the active conduct of a trade or business, or (3) any property held by the taxpayer for the production of income (as described in section 212(2)). (b) Limitation (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of any sale or exchange for which— (A) the total value of such sale or exchange exceeds $50, or (B) the total gain which would otherwise be recognized with respect to such sale or exchange exceeds $50. (2) Aggregation rule For purposes of this subsection, all sales or exchanges which are part of the same transaction (or a series of related transactions) shall be treated as one sale or exchange. (c) Virtual currency For purposes of this section, the term virtual currency means a digital representation of value which— (1) functions as a unit of account, a store of value, or a medium of exchange, and (2) is not a representation of the United States dollar or any foreign currency. (d) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2023, the dollar amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (1) such dollar amount, multiplied by (2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2022 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item: Sec. 139J. De minimis gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to transactions entered into after December 31, 2022.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4609 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act . 2. Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study, Texas The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 16, 2021, at an estimated total cost of $30,906,287,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,237,894,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $11,668,393,000.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4613 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Burr , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Marshall , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maximize Americans' Retirement Security Act . 2. Fiduciary duty regarding the consideration of certain factors in investment decisions for employee benefit plans (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1104 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) (A) The duties under paragraph (1) shall include the duty to select and maintain investments based, except as provided in subparagraph (B), solely on pecuniary factors. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), when choosing between or among investment alternatives that a fiduciary is unable to distinguish on the basis of pecuniary factors alone, the fiduciary may use non-pecuniary factors as the deciding factor in the selection or maintenance of an investment if the fiduciary furnishes to participants documentation on the following: (i) Why pecuniary factors were not sufficient to select or maintain the investment. (ii) How the investment compares to the alternative investments with regard to— (I) the composition of the investments of the plan with regard to diversification; (II) the liquidity and current return of the investments of the plan relative to the anticipated cash flow requirements of the plan; and (III) the projected return of the investments of the plan relative to the funding objectives of the plan. (iii) How the chosen non-pecuniary factor is consistent with the interests of participants and beneficiaries in their retirement income or financial benefits under the plan. (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term pecuniary factor means a factor that a fiduciary prudently determines is expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan's investment objectives and the plan's funding policy established pursuant to section 402(b)(1). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to investments made after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4615 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities, and for other purposes.

1. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Kingdom of Jordan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Commander of United States Central Command, and the Secretary of State, seek to engage their counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities. (b) Cooperation efforts The efforts to expand cooperation required by subsection (a) may include the following efforts between the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan: (1) Bilateral cybersecurity training activities and exercises. (2) Efforts to— (A) actively defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems; (B) eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised those networks, infrastructure, and systems; and (C) leverage United States commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems. (3) Establishment of a regional cybersecurity center. (c) Briefings (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the implementation of this section. (2) Contents The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section. (B) A description of the feasibility and advisability of expanding cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan on military cybersecurity. (C) Identification of any challenges and resources that need to be addressed so as to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan on military cybersecurity. (D) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant. (3) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4619 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Menendez , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Booker , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Smith , Ms. Warren , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Padilla , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Markey , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide that all persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of financial institutions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2022 . 2. Financial institutions (a) In general All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of any financial institution, as defined in section 803 of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5462 ), without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity). (b) Private right of action (1) In general Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by subsection (a), a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person aggrieved. (2) Costs In any action commenced pursuant to this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs, and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person. (3) Jurisdiction The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the aggrieved party shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided by law. (4) Exclusive means The remedies provided in this subsection shall be the exclusive means of enforcing the rights based on this section, but nothing in this section shall preclude any individual or any State or local agency from asserting any right based on any other Federal or State law not inconsistent with this section, including any statute or ordinance requiring nondiscrimination in goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of any financial institution, or from pursuing any remedy, civil or criminal, which may be available for the vindication or enforcement of such right.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4620 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect to the shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act . 2. Imposition of sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China (a) In general Part 2 of subtitle A of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 234 the following: 234A. Sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China (a) In general The President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 235 with respect to any entity that the President determines knowingly, directly or indirectly, insures, registers, facilitates the registration of, or maintains insurance or a registration for, a vessel engaged in the shipment or transshipment of any petroleum product or liquefied natural gas product from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, including by providing sovereign insurance guarantees on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China with respect to any such vessel. (b) Termination Subject to section 216, sanctions imposed under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of the Russian Federation and any proxies for that Government have withdrawn all military and paramilitary forces from the internationally recognized territory of the Government of Ukraine. . (b) Sanctions described Section 235 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 9529 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or 233(a) and inserting 233(a), or 234A(a) ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking or 233(a) and inserting 233(a), or 234A(a) . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( Public Law 115–44 ; 131 Stat. 886) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 234 the following: Sec. 234A. Sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4624 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2022 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022 . 2. Amendment Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 ( 34 U.S.C. 60703(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) support for multijurisdictional task forces that coordinate efforts between Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies to investigate and disrupt illegal firearms trafficking and straw purchasing. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4627 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act . 2. Definition of disaster Section 3(k)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) smoke. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4631 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sanders , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2022 . 2. Designation for study; Report Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (145) Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont The entire river, including— (A) the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River; and (B) the major tributaries of the Deerfield River, including the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook. ; and (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (22) Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) complete the study described in subsection (a)(145); and (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

1. Guidance relating to Medicaid coverage of genetic testing to improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall issue guidance for State Medicaid programs through a State Medicaid Director letter that specifies best practices to improve outcomes for individuals eligible for medical assistance under State Medicaid programs who have major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions. The guidance shall include coverage policy examples utilizing pharmacogenetic testing to support clinicians seeking medication options to treat patients and reduce trial and error from the Medicare program or from issuers of individual or group health insurance coverage.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4636 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Cruz , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent residents of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Accountability Act . 2. Permanent ineligibility for adjustment of status after failure to appear at removal proceeding Section 240(b)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(7) ) is amended by striking for a period of 10 years after the date of the entry of the final order of removal .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4637 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hagerty , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the meaning of the term frivolous application with respect to asylum claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Integrity Act . 2. Clarification with respect to frivolous asylum applications Section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting the Secretary of Homeland Security or before the Attorney General ; and (2) by amending paragraph (6)— (A) by striking If the Attorney General determines that an alien has knowingly and inserting the following: (A) In general If the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines that an alien has ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Determination (i) In general For purposes of this paragraph, a frivolous application is an application for asylum that the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines— (I) has been made knowingly by the applicant; and (II) (aa) includes a fabricated material element; (bb) is premised on false or fabricated evidence; (cc) was filed without regard to the merits of the claim; or (dd) is clearly foreclosed by applicable law. (ii) Effect of finding For purposes of this section, a finding that an alien has filed a frivolous asylum application shall not preclude the alien from seeking withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of protection pursuant to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984. (iii) Findings by asylum officers In adjudicating an affirmative asylum application, if an asylum officer determines that the application is described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), the asylum officer may— (I) make a finding that the application is a frivolous application; and (II) (aa) in the case of an applicant who is not in lawful status, refer the application to an immigration judge; or (bb) in the case of an applicant who is in lawful status, deny the application. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act . 2. Supplemental applications for over-the-counter contraceptive drugs (a) Priority review of application The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall give priority review to any supplemental application submitted under section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(b) ) if— (1) the supplemental application is with respect to an oral contraceptive drug intended for routine use; (2) the supplemental application is not with respect to any emergency contraceptive drug; (3) the supplemental application is not with respect to any drug that is also approved for induced abortion; and (4) if the supplemental application is approved, with respect to individuals aged 18 and older, such drug would not be subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1) ). (b) Fee waiver The Secretary shall waive the fee under section 736(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(1) ) with respect to a supplemental application that receives priority review under subsection (a). (c) Over-the-Counter availability Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to individuals under age 18, a contraceptive drug that is eligible for priority review under subsection (a) shall be subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1) ), including after approval of the supplemental application as described in subsection (a)(3). (d) Applicability This section applies with respect to a supplemental application described in subsection (a) that— (1) is submitted before the date of enactment of this Act and remains pending as of such date of enactment; or (2) is submitted after such date of enactment.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4643 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To conduct a study of the collection of biometric information by State law enforcement agencies, to establish a grant program to assist State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to implement best practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biometric Collection Improvement Act . 2. State practices for collecting biometric information (a) Study The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall conduct a study to determine how State law enforcement agencies collect biometric information in the administration of the criminal justice system. (b) Report After completing the study required under subsection (a), the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall submit a report containing the results of such study to— (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and (3) the Attorney General. (c) Recommendations The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall provide recommendations to the chief law enforcement officer in each State that contain best practices for improving the collection of biometric information in the administration of the criminal justice system, including any legislative reform needed to implement such improvements. (d) Funding The study, report, and recommendations required under this section shall be carried out with existing funding. 3. Biometric grant program (a) Establishment The Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, working through the appropriate administrative agency in each State, shall award competitive grants to State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to assist such agencies to implement the best practices referred to in section 2(c). (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal year 2023 through 2027 for grants authorized under subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4644 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To reestablish the Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office to provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens and the family members of such victims.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voice for Victims Act . 2. Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office (a) Reestablishment The Secretary of Homeland Security shall direct the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take all appropriate and lawful action to reestablish, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office (referred to in this Act as the VOICE Office , which shall provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens and the family members of such victims. (b) Quarterly reports The VOICE Office shall submit quarterly reports to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that examine the effects of the victimization of United States nationals by criminal aliens who are present in the United States. (c) Expansion of functions of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman To include assistance for victims of crimes committed by aliens or border violence Section 452(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 272(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) to work with the Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office to assist individuals and families who have been the victims of crimes committed by aliens or violence near the United States border; ; and (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking (2) and inserting (3) .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4647 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to repeal a provision relating to an advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Privacy in Your Car Act of 2022 . 2. Advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard repeal (a) Repeal Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 49 U.S.C. 30111 note; Public Law 117–58 ) is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ; 135 Stat. 429) is amended by striking the item relating to section 24220.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to certain countries, to prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on export of Strategic Petroleum Reserve petroleum products to certain countries and sales to certain state-owned entities Section 161(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241(i) ) is amended— (1) by striking (i) Notwithstanding any other law and inserting the following: (i) Refine or exchange outside the United States (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Prohibition on export of Strategic Petroleum Reserve petroleum products to certain countries Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Reserve under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of the sale, that the petroleum products not be exported to a country that is designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under clause (ii) of section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A) ). (3) Requirements applicable to certain state-owned entities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Reserve under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that, as of the date of the auction, there is in effect a United States ban on, or the imposition of sanctions by the United States with respect to, the purchase of crude oil from 1 or more countries— (A) to be eligible to bid in the auction, a state-owned entity shall submit to the Secretary a certification that the state-owned entity has not purchased petroleum products from any country subject to such a ban or sanctions during the period in which the ban or sanctions were in effect; and (B) if the Secretary determines that a state-owned entity participating in the auction has purchased crude oil from a country subject to such a ban or sanctions during the period in which the ban or sanctions were in effect, the Secretary shall not sell petroleum products from the Reserve to the state-owned entity under the auction. .