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II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5147 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make members of the Chinese Communist Party and their family members ineligible for F or J visas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2024 . 2. Ineligibility for certain visas of members of the Chinese Communist Party (a) Grounds for exclusion An alien may not be accorded status or receive a visa under subparagraph (F) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) if the alien is a person who is, as of the date of enactment of this Act or at any time thereafter— (1) any member of the Chinese Communist Party, including such a member who has served on the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; or (2) a family member of a person described in paragraph (1). (b) Family member For purposes of this section, the term family member means, with respect to a person, that person’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, niece, or nephew. (c) Exception To comply with United Nations Headquarters Agreement Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable international obligations. (d) National security waiver The President, or a designee of the President, may waive the application of subsection (a) if the President or such designee certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5148 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Warner ) 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 allow certain family caregivers to contribute to a Roth IRA.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2024 . 2. Roth IRA contributions for certain family caregivers (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Special rule for Roth IRA contributions of qualified family caregivers (A) In general In the case of an individual who is a qualified family caregiver as of the close of the taxable year, in applying section 219 for purposes of paragraph (2), the limitation of paragraph (1) of section 219(b) shall be equal to the dollar amount in effect under section 219(b)(1)(A) for the taxable year. (B) Qualified family caregiver For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term qualified family caregiver means an individual who, during the taxable year— (I) has completed 500 or more hours as a family caregiver, and (II) has completed fewer than 500 hours of paid employment (including self-employment). (ii) Family caregiver The term family caregiver means an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who is unemployed or severely underemployed (as determined by the Secretary) and who provides in-home care, monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of— (I) a child, or (II) an adult with a special need (as defined in section 2901 of the Public Health Service Act), including an elderly adult who requires care or supervision due to an age-related condition. (iii) Hours An individual shall be treated as serving as a family caregiver during the hours in which the individual is engaged in caregiving tasks including assistance with bathing or grooming, dressing, laundry, food shopping or preparation, housekeeping, managing medications, transportation, and mobility assistance. (C) Coordination with spousal IRA In the case of an individual to whom section 219(c)(1) applies for the taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall be applied notwithstanding such section. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5149 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Ms. Collins 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 allow additional catch-up contributions for certain family caregivers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024 . 2. Additional catch-up contributions for certain family caregivers (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 414(v)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking who would and inserting “who— (i) would , (2) by adding or at the end, and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) is a qualified family caregiver as of the end of the taxable year, . (b) Qualified family caregiver Paragraph (6) of section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Qualified family caregiver (i) In general The term qualified family caregiver means an individual who has completed 500 or more hours as a family caregiver during any 1 taxable year. (ii) Limitation An individual shall be treated as a qualified family caregiver for not more than a total of, consecutively or nonconsecutively, the greater of— (I) 1 taxable year for each taxable year during which such individual completed 500 or more hours as a family caregiver, or (II) 5 taxable years. (iii) Hours For purposes of this subparagraph, the hours during which an individual was a family caregiver shall be determined by self-certification. (iv) Family caregiver The term family caregiver means an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who is unemployed or severely underemployed (as determined by the Secretary) and who provides in-home care, monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of— (I) a child, or (II) an adult with a special need (as defined in section 2901 of the Public Health Service Act), including an elderly adult who requires care or supervision due to an age-related condition. . (c) IRA catch-Up contributions Clause (i) of section 219(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking who has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, the deductible amount and inserting “who— (I) has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, or (II) is a qualified family caregiver (as defined in section 414(v)(6)(D)) as of the close of the taxable year, the deductible amount . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5154 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Duckworth ) 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 clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2024 . 2. Establishing separate HCPCS codes for certain manual wheelchairs under the Medicare program Section 1834(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (23) Requirement to establish separate HCPCS codes for certain manual wheelchairs (A) In general With respect to ultralightweight manual wheelchairs payable under this subsection furnished on or after January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall establish two or more HCPCS codes, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, for the base of such a wheelchair depending on the construction material used in such base (with one such code that is used to identify such a base with titanium or carbon fiber materials and one code for such a base without such materials). (B) Upgrades applicable to certain manual wheelchairs Notwithstanding paragraph (19), on or after January 1, 2025, an individual may purchase or rent from a supplier an upgraded titanium or carbon fiber manual wheelchair. (C) Payment and beneficiary protections (i) In general Notwithstanding paragraph (19), in the case where an individual purchases or rents from a supplier an upgraded titanium or carbon fiber manual wheelchair on or after January 1, 2025, the supplier may charge the individual the difference between the Medicare fee schedule amount for the non-upgraded manual wheelchair and the fair market value for the upgraded manual wheelchair. (ii) Beneficiary protections In order to inform an individual of their potential financial liability under clause (i), the Secretary may require a supplier to issue an advance beneficiary notice under section 1879 to the individual prior to the purchase or rent of an upgraded titanium or carbon fiber manual wheelchair by the individual. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5158 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend Public Law 86–272 to expand the prohibition of State taxation relating to certain solicitation of orders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2024 . 2. Amendment Section 101(d) of Public Law 86–272 (73 Stat. 555) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking and at the end, (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) the term solicitation of orders means any business activity that facilitates the solicitation of orders even if that activity may also serve some independently valuable business function apart from solicitation. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimate for a bill or joint resolution prepared by the Congressional Budget Office to include the cost to each United States citizen for carrying out such measure, and for other purposes.

1. Including costs to citizens of spending in CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Director and inserting (a) The Director ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Any estimate prepared under subsection (a) shall include an estimate of the pro rata amount for each citizen of the United States of the total change (if any) during the period covered by the estimate under such subsection if the bill or resolution is carried out in the following: (1) Total Federal spending. (2) Total Federal debt. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

1. Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights Section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1628a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking suspects and inserting has a reasonable suspicion ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting , packing materials, shipping containers, after its packaging each place it appears; and (ii) by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (3) may provide to the person nonpublic information about the merchandise that was— (A) generated by an online marketplace or other similar market platform, an express consignment operator, a freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale or importation of merchandise into the United States or the facilitation of such sale or importation; and (B) provided to, shared with, or obtained by, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Kennedy , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2024 . 2. Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related substances Section 2 of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act ( Public Law 116–114 ; 134 Stat. 103) is amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025 .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5166 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as Presidents and Vice Presidents, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Highly Important Electoral Leaders from Danger Act or the SHIELD Act . 2. Protection of major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding the following: (h) (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide major Presidential candidates, as identified under subsection (a)(7), with the same level of protection as the President and the President-elect. (2) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide major Vice Presidential candidates, as identified under subsection (a)(7), with the same level of protection as the Vice President and the Vice President-elect. (3) In order to ensure that the same level of protection is provided under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Secret Service shall take the following actions: (A) Provide for the same policies and procedures as those applied to the President, the Vice President, the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect. (B) Provide for the assignment of the same number of agents of the Secret Service to each individual. (C) Provide for the same number and capability of hard assets. (D) Provide for the same amount of resources for threat assessment. (E) Any other actions the Director of the Secret Service determines are necessary to ensure parity in protections for major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates. (4) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates may agree not to receive protections equal to those of the President, Vice President, President-Elect, or Vice President-elect. Such agreement shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the advisory committee established under subsection (a)(7). . 3. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5167 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Warner (for himself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the mine methane capture incentive credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act . 2. Mine methane capture incentive credit (a) In general Section 45Q(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Methane capture (A) In general In the case of qualified methane— (i) subsection (a)(4) shall be applied as if it read as follows: (4) the applicable dollar amount (as determined under subsection (b)(1)) per metric ton of CO 2 e (as defined in section 45Z(d)(2)) of qualified methane which is— (A) captured by the taxpayer using methane capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, during the 12-year period beginning on the date the equipment was originally placed in service, and (B) (i) either— (I) injected by the taxpayer for energy use— (aa) in a pipeline which— (AA) satisfies the pipeline integrity management guidelines under part 192 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and (BB) is in compliance with instrumental leak monitoring and other preventive and mitigative measures under section 192.935 of such title, or (bb) in a gathering system that feeds a pipeline described in item (aa), or (II) otherwise used for producing heat (for industrial use or to heat a structure) or energy, in a manner that does not involve more than de minimis release of methane into the atmosphere. , (ii) for purposes of subsection (d), the term qualified facility means any mining facility— (I) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2033, (II) for which construction of methane capture equipment begins before such date, and (III) which captures not less than 2,500 metric tons of methane during the taxable year, and (iii) for purposes of subsections (b)(2), (f)(1), (f)(4), (h), and (i), such subsections shall be applied— (I) by substituting methane capture for carbon capture each place such term appears, and (II) by substituting qualified methane for qualified carbon oxide each place such term appears. (B) Qualified methane defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualified methane means any methane which— (i) is captured from mining activities (including underground mines, abandoned or closed mines, or surface mines) by methane capture equipment, (ii) would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as an industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and (iii) is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of injection or utilization. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to qualified methane captured after December 31, 2023.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5172 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations.

1. Defining covered individual for purposes of background checks under the National Child Protection Act of 1993 Section 5(9)(B) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 ( 34 U.S.C. 40104(9)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by inserting , contracts with, after is employed by ; (B) by inserting , contract with, after be employed by ; and (C) by striking or at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, an entity that is under contract with a qualified entity; ; (4) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by adding or at the end; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (iv) is licensed or certified, or seeks to be licensed or certified, by a qualified entity; .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5173 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Schatz ) 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 provide for the treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Reimbursement Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in rural Locations or the CRITICAL Act . 2. Treatment of critical access hospitals located in a noncontiguous State (a) Inpatient critical access hospital services Section 1814(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(l) ) is amended by inserting (or, in the case of inpatient critical access hospital services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, by a critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent) after 101 percent . (b) Outpatient critical access hospital services Section 1834(g)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)(1) ) is amended by inserting (or, in the case of outpatient critical access hospital services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, by a critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent) after 101 percent . (c) Ambulance services Section 1834(l)(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(8) ) is amended by inserting (or, in the case of ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, by a critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State or by an entity that is owned and operated by a critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent) after 101 percent . (d) Skilled nursing facility services Section 1883(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395tt(a)(3) ) is amended by inserting (or, in the case of covered skilled nursing facility services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, under an agreement under this section by a critical access hospital that is located in a noncontiguous State, 105 percent) after 101 percent .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5177 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cornyn ) 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 increase the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2024 or the DELIVER Act of 2024 . 2. Increase in standard mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (a) In general Subsection (i) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of use of such an automobile for the delivery of meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk, the mileage rate used shall be the standard business mileage rate specified by the Internal Revenue Service for the taxable year in which such miles are driven. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to miles driven on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5178 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Warren , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update the amount of Social Security lump sum death payments and index lump sum death payments to inflation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act . 2. Updating and indexing the amount of the Social Security lump sum death payment (a) In general Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(i) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking three times and all that follows through smaller, and inserting $2,900 (or, in the case of such an insured individual who dies in a calendar year after 2025, an amount equal to $2,900 increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the period that begins with October 2024 and ends with October of the calendar year preceding the calendar year involved and rounded to the nearest multiple of $10) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2025, and shall apply to lump sum death payments payable under section 202(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(i) ) with respect to individuals who die on or after such date.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act . 2. Medicaid funding for direct support worker training programs Section 1903 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (cc) Direct support worker training programs (1) In general A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with— (A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and (B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. (2) Eligible direct support worker The term eligible direct support worker means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who— (A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or (B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish minimum physical activity requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make America Active Again Act . 2. Physical activity requirements for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Physical activity requirements A school participating in the school lunch program under this Act with students in any of grades kindergarten through grade 5 shall ensure an opportunity during the school day for physical activity, in the form of physical education courses or recess periods, of not less than 150 minutes per week for students in those grades. . 3. Local school wellness policies Section 9A(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758b(c) ) is amended by inserting , including to meet the minimum requirements for physical activity pursuant to section 9(m) before the period at the end.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Ricketts , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Marshall , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Ms. Collins , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Lee , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Graham , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act . 2. Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5184 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Schatz , and Ms. Murkowski ) 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 establish a floor on payments to sole community hospitals located in a non-contiguous State under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Lone Emergency Services Act or the SOLES Act . 2. Treatment of sole community hospitals located in a noncontiguous State under hospital outpatient prospective payment system Section 1833(t)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Treatment of sole community hospitals located in a noncontiguous State In the case of a sole community hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)) that is located in a noncontiguous State, for covered OPD services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, for which the PPS amount is less than the pre-BBA amount, the amount of payment under this subsection shall be increased by 94 percent of the amount of such difference. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5186 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Whitehouse , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for gratuities given to State and local public officials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act . 2. Prohibition on gratuities given to state and local public officials (a) In general Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking (b) and inserting (c) ; (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Gratuities Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section exists, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty— (1) being an agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, solicits or demands for the benefit of any person, or accepts or agrees to accept, anything of value from any person, intending to be rewarded in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or more; or (2) gives, offers, or agrees to give, anything of value to any person, with intent to reward an agent of an organization or of a State, local or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or more; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. ; and (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsections (a) and (b) . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Headings Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking Theft or bribery and inserting Theft, bribery, or gratuities ; (B) in subsection (a), by striking Whoever and inserting Bribes .—Whoever ; (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking The and inserting Covered circumstance .—The ; (D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking This and inserting Exception for salary, wages, and fees .—This ; and (E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking As and inserting Definitions .—As . (2) Table of sections The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 666 and inserting the following: 666. Theft, bribery, or gratuities concerning programs receiving Federal funds. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mrs. Fischer 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 waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024 . 2. Waiving certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals (a) In general Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (II), by adding or at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) with respect to designations occurring during the 1-year period beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subclause, is a rural community hospital (as defined in subsection (f) of section 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) that was participating in the demonstration program established under such section as of such date of enactment. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 410A(f)(1)(A)(iv) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking is not and all that follows through the period and inserting is not a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act). .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the procurement of certain batteries by the Department of State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking Bad Batteries Act . 2. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain batteries (a) Limitation Beginning on October 1, 2027, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of State may be obligated or expended to procure a battery produced by an entity specified in subsection (b). (b) Entities specified The entities specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (also known as CATL ). (2) BYD Company, Limited. (3) Envision Energy, Limited. (4) EVE Energy Company, Limited. (5) Gotion High tech Company, Limited. (6) Hithium Energy Storage Technology company, Limited. (7) Any successor to an entity specified in paragraphs (1) through (6). (c) Treatment of production For purposes of this section, a battery shall be treated as produced by an entity specified in subsection (b) if that entity— (1) assembles or manufactures the final product; or (2) creates or otherwise provides a majority of the components used in the battery. (d) National interest waiver The Secretary of State may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives— (1) a written determination that the waiver is important to the national interests of the United States; and (2) a detailed explanation of how such waiver is important to those interests.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5194 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Reed , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Fetterman , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Smith , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Hickenlooper , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Luján , Mr. Welch , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Butler , Mr. Tester , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Warner , Ms. Warren , Mr. Coons , Mr. Peters , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mr. Booker , Mr. King , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Markey , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Helmy , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Stabenow , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Padilla ) 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 expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Affordability Act of 2024 . 2. Increase in eligibility for credit (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking but does not exceed 400 percent . (b) Applicable percentages (1) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (A) Applicable percentage The applicable percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage such that the applicable percentage for any taxpayer whose household income is within an income tier specified in the following table shall increase, on a sliding scale in a linear manner, from the initial premium percentage to the final premium percentage specified in such table for such income tier: In the case of household income (expressed as a percent of poverty line) within the following income tier: The initial premium percentage is— The final premium percentage is— Up to 150 percent 0 0 150 percent up to 200 percent 0 2.0 200 percent up to 250 percent 2.0 4.0 250 percent up to 300 percent 4.0 6.0 300 percent up to 400 percent 6.0 8.5 400 percent and higher 8.5 8.5. . (2) Conforming amendments relating to affordability of coverage (A) Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E). (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 36B(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking clause (iv). (C) Paragraph (4) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5197 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Schmitt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish a rule of construction regarding consent for disclosure of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Voter Data Protection Act . 2. FERPA Rule Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g , commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or construed to allow an educational agency or institution to disclose personally identifiable information, including directory information, from a student for the purpose of measuring voter registration or the voting rates of students enrolled at an institution of higher education, without the consent required by this section, including consent specified in section 99.30 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5206 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require a report on foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act . 2. Report on foreign investment in pharmaceutical industry (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ), in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, a report on foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of— (1) the supply chain of the pharmaceutical industry of the United States and the effect of concentration and reliance on foreign manufacturing within that industry; (2) the effect of foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States on domestic capacity to produce drugs and active and inactive ingredients of drugs; (3) the effect of foreign investment in technologies or other products for sequencing or storage of DNA, including genome and exome analysis, in the United States, including the effect of such investment on the capacity to sequence or store DNA in the United States; and (4) the effect of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States relocating manufacturing facilities to other countries on domestic capacity to produce drugs and active and inactive ingredients of drugs. (c) Authority The Commission shall have authority under section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 46 ) to conduct the studies required to prepare the report required by subsection (a). (d) Publication The Commission shall publish an unclassified summary of the report required by subsection (a) on a publicly available internet website of the Commission. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Smith , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify certain requirements relating to emergency loans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Loans Reform Act of 2024 . 2. Factors for consideration in making loan determinations Section 322 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1962 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through For in subsection (a) and inserting the following: 322. Factors for consideration in making loan determinations For ; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 3. Financial assistance based on production losses Section 329 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1970 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through The Secretary in the first sentence and inserting the following: 329. Financial assistance based on production losses (a) In general The Secretary ; (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— (A) by striking if the applicant and inserting the following: “if— (1) the applicant ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking at least a 30 per centum and all that follows through in effect for the previous year and the and inserting the following: “a qualifying production loss, as determined by the Secretary, as a result of the disaster; and (2) the ; and (C) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking Such loans and inserting the following: (b) Requirement A loan under subsection (a) ; and (3) in subsection (b) (as so designated)— (A) by striking per centum, and inserting percent, ; and (B) by striking per centum as and inserting percentage as .