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Public Law 118–271: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to extend authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. Public Law 271 Public Law 118–271 138 Stat. 2991 2025-01-04 2025-01-04 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.12.3;Stage2.20240826 2025-02-06 118 public

PUBLIC LAW 118–271—JAN. 4, 2025 138 STAT. 2991 Public Law 118–271 118th Congress

An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to extend authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. Jan. 4, 2025 [ S. 2181 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024. SECTION 1. 38 USC 101 note . SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 ”. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR COMMEMORATION OF VETERANS AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.    Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code , is amended by striking “ September 30, 2025 ” both places it appears and inserting “ September 30, 2032 ”. SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF CERTAIN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.    Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code , is amended by striking “ September 30, 2025 ” and inserting “ September 30, 2032 ”. Approved January 4, 2025 .

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — S. 2181 : CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024): May 1, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 18, considered and passed House, amended. Dec. 20, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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Public Law 118–273: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Public Law 273 Public Law 118–273 138 Stat. 3232 2025-01-05 2025-01-05 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.12.3;Stage2.20240826 2025-02-10 118 public

PUBLIC LAW 118–273—JAN. 5, 2025 138 STAT. 3232 Public Law 118–273 118th Congress

An Act To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Jan. 5, 2025 [ H.R. 82 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023. SECTION 1. 42 USC 1305 note . SHORT TITLE.    This Act may be cited as the “ Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 ”. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVISION. (a) In General .— Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(k) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5). (b) Conforming Amendments .— (1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2) ) is amended by striking “ subsections (k)(5) and (q) ” and inserting “ subsection (q) ”. (2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2) ) is amended by striking “ subsections (k)(5) and (q) ” and inserting “ subsection (q) ”. (3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking “ subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), ” and inserting “ subsection (q) ”. (4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking “ subsection (k)(5), subsection (q) ” and inserting “ subsection (q) ”. SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. (a) In General .— Section 215 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415 ) is amended — (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). (b) Conforming Amendments .— Subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402 ) are each amended by striking “ section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B) ” in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and inserting “ paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f) ”. SEC. 4. 42 USC 402 note . EFFECTIVE DATE.    Applicability. The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2023. Adjustment. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent 138 STAT. 3233 necessary to take into account the amendments made by section 3. Approved January 5, 2025 .

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.R. 82 : CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024): Nov. 12, considered and passed House. Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate. DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2025): Jan. 5, Presidential remarks.

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II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps Section 5c(c)(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7a–2(c)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Prohibition relating to political elections or contests Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no agreement, contract, transaction, or swap involving any political election or any other political contest (or any index, measure, value, or data related thereto, or occurrence, extent of an occurrence, or contingency based thereon) may be listed or made available for clearing or trading on or through a registered entity. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 7 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

1. District judgeship for the district of Idaho (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: Idaho 3 .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 9 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act . 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— (1) to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or (2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 11 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Auction For Energy Reserves Act of 2023 or the SAFER Act of 2023 . 2. 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 later than 15 days after the date on which the ban or sanctions went into 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 later than 15 days after the date on which the ban or sanctions went into effect, the Secretary shall not sell petroleum products from the Reserve to the state-owned entity under the auction. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 12 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Vance , Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the District of Columbia may be used to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election. (b) Certification Upon application for, approval for, or receipt of any Federal funds, the government of the District of Columbia shall certify that the government does not permit individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election. (c) Application The requirements under this section shall apply with respect to any Federal funds applied for, approved for, received by, or made available to the District of Columbia on or after the date on which this bill is introduced in the Senate.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 13 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Daines , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Risch , Mr. Braun , Mr. Romney , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Moran , Mr. Vance , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals. (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations. (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services. 3. Prohibition (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics. (b) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 16 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Risch , Mr. Braun , Mr. Hagerty , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cotton , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on award of funds to certain institutions of higher education (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be awarded (directly or indirectly, including through a contract or subcontract) to any institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with any school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of such institution or to employees of such institution or site. (b) Annual reporting To remain eligible for awards of Federal funds, an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with one or more school-based service sites shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifying that no such site provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of such institution or site. (c) Preemption An institution of higher education that receives Federal funds may not be subject to any penalty under State law solely by reason of compliance with this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Abortion drug The term abortion drug means any drug, substance, or combination of drugs or substances that is intended for use or that is in fact used (irrespective of how the product is labeled)— (A) to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or (B) to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than— (i) to produce a live birth; (ii) to remove a dead unborn child; or (iii) to treat an ectopic pregnancy. (2) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (3) School-based service site The term school-based service site — (A) means a clinic providing health care services (including primary health services, family planning services, telehealth services, and pharmaceutical services, without regard to whether the services are provided by employees of the clinic or contracted providers) to students that is located on the campus of an institution of higher education that accepts Federal funding; and (B) does not include a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) )).
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 19 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act or the FRESH Act . 2. Definition of Federal land In this Act, the term Federal land means— (1) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 )); (2) National Forest System land; (3) land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; and (4) land under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. 3. State authority (a) In general A State shall have the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, natural gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land within the boundaries of the State. (b) Federal land The treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, natural gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land shall be subject to the law of the State in which the land is located.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 21 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the definition of the term at-risk community .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Wildfire Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Definition of at-risk community Section 101(1)(A) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6511(1)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking is comprised of— in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through a group in clause (ii) and inserting comprises a group ; and (2) by striking within or adjacent to Federal land; and inserting a semicolon.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 22 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Padilla , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California, Oregon, or Washington. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 26 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Ms. Lummis , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Braun ) 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 repeal the amendments made to reporting of third party network transactions by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act of 2023 or the SNOOP Act of 2023 . 2. Repeal of modification of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions (a) In general Section 6050W(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (e) Exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations A third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— (1) the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and (2) the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 200. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 6050W(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(iii) . (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to returns for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2021. (2) Clarification The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to transactions after the date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 27 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Risch , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Lummis , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Lee , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focus on the Mission Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Greenhouse Gas The term greenhouse gas means— (A) carbon dioxide; (B) methane; (C) nitrous oxide; (D) nitrogen trifluoride; (E) hydrofluorocarbons; (F) perfluorcarbons; or (G) sulfur hexafluoride. (2) Greenhouse gas inventory The term greenhouse gas inventory means a quantified list of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. (3) Scope 1 emissions The term Scope 1 emissions means direct greenhouse gas emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity. (4) Scope 2 emissions The term Scope 2 emissions means indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the generation of electricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when these are purchased or acquired for the reporting entity’s own consumption but occur at sources owned or controlled by another entity. (5) Scope 3 emissions The term Scope 3 emissions means greenhouse gas emissions, other than those that are Scope 2 emissions, that are a consequence of the operations of the reporting entity but occur at sources other than those owned or controlled by the entity. (b) Prohibition on disclosure requirements The Secretary of Defense may not require the recipient of a Federal contract to provide a greenhouse gas inventory or to provide any other report on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2 emissions, or Scope 3 emissions.
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty three S. 30 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act . 2. Authorization of major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location: (1) Construction of a community-based outpatient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda, California, in an amount not to exceed $395,000,000. (2) Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to exceed $506,400,000. (3) Construction of a new health care center in El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $700,000,000. (4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improvements in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not to exceed $88,600,000. (5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not to exceed $490,000,000. (6) Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $1,013,000,000. (7) Seismic retrofit and renovation, roadway and site improvements, construction of a new specialty care facility, demolition, and expansion of parking facilities in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $523,000,000. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $3,716,000,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 30 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act . 2. Authorization of major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location: (1) Construction of a community-based outpatient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda, California, in an amount not to exceed $395,000,000. (2) Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to exceed $506,400,000. (3) Construction of a new health care center in El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $700,000,000. (4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improvements in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not to exceed $88,600,000. (5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not to exceed $490,000,000. (6) Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $1,013,000,000. (7) Seismic retrofit and renovation, roadway and site improvements, construction of a new specialty care facility, demolition, and expansion of parking facilities in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $523,000,000. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $3,716,000,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).

Passed the Senate March 21, 2023. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 30 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act . 2. Authorization of major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2023 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location: (1) Construction of a community-based outpatient clinic and national cemetery in Alameda, California, in an amount not to exceed $395,000,000. (2) Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to exceed $506,400,000. (3) Construction of a new health care center in El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $700,000,000. (4) Seismic upgrade and specialty care improvements in Fort Harrison, Montana, in an amount not to exceed $88,600,000. (5) Realignment and closure of the Livermore campus in Livermore, California, in an amount not to exceed $490,000,000. (6) Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $1,013,000,000. (7) Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 100 and 101 in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $523,000,000. (8) Replacement of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, in an amount not to exceed $223,800,000. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $3,939,800,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 31 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Risch , Mr. Daines , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Production Response Act or the SPR Act . 2. Strategic production response plan Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Strategic production response plan (1) Definition of Federal land (A) In general In this subsection, the term Federal land means land, including outer Continental Shelf land, the title to which is held by the United States. (B) Exclusions In this subsection, the term Federal land does not include land otherwise not available for oil and gas development within— (i) a unit of the National Park System; (ii) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (iii) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (iv) a National Marine Sanctuary; or (v) Indian land. (2) Plan Except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption described in subsection (d) or as otherwise mandated by Congress, the Secretary may not execute 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the Secretary of the Interior has, as applicable, issued a plan or updated a previously issued plan to increase the production of oil and gas on Federal land. (3) Requirements for plan Each plan issued or updated under paragraph (2) shall include proposed actions to increase oil and gas production on Federal land that are in addition to lease sales previously scheduled by the Secretary of the Interior under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ). (4) Consultation The Secretary of the Interior shall issue or update each plan required under paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense. (5) Congressional submission Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary executes 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a copy of the applicable plan required under paragraph (2). .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 36 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To review domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities in order to improve public health and medical preparedness and response capabilities and domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agility in Manufacturing Preparedness Act of 2023 . 2. Review of domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in cooperation with the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals to perform the services described in subsection (b). (b) Review and recommendations Under an agreement described in subsection (a) between the Secretary, the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals shall— (1) review current domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity at the Department of Health and Human Services and such department's adaptability to various threats; (2) draft recommendations for developing, demonstrating, deploying, and advancing new domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies that address gaps identified under paragraph (1) and align Federal technologies with technologies available to the private sector, including through the new BioMAP initiative of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; and (3) identify other opportunities and priorities to improve the United States public health and medical preparedness and response capabilities and domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities.
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 41 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To reauthorize the READ Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Reauthorization Section 4(a) of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act (division A of Public Law 115–56 ; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) is amended by striking during the following five fiscal years and inserting during the following ten fiscal years .

Passed the Senate November 6, 2023. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 41 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To reauthorize the READ Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Reauthorization Section 4(a) of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act (division A of Public Law 115–56 ; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) is amended by striking during the following five fiscal years and inserting during the following ten fiscal years .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 43 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

1. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ) is repealed. (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 601(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ) is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection and inserting adjusted as provided by law . (c) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date on which the 119th Congress convenes.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 47 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2023 or the SAND Act of 2023 . 2. Acquisition of beach fill Section 935 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2299 ) is amended by striking if such materials are not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 49 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on drilling off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Shores Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Moratorium on oil and gas leasing off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking June 30, 2022 and inserting June 30, 2032 ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking or after the semicolon; (C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (4) any area in the South Atlantic Planning Area (as designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as of the date of enactment of this paragraph); or (5) any area in the Straits of Florida Planning Area (as designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as of the date of enactment of this paragraph). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Effect on certain leases The moratoria under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall not affect valid existing leases in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. (e) Environmental exceptions Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may issue leases in areas described in that subsection for environmental conservation purposes, including the purposes of shore protection, beach nourishment and restoration, wetlands restoration, and habitat protection. .
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida . 3. Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2024 and 2025 With respect to the amendment made by section 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 )— (1) any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2024; or (2) unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2023, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida . 3. Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2024 and 2025 With respect to the amendment made by section 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 )— (1) any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2024; or (2) unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2023, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2025.

Passed the Senate March 12, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 50 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023 . 2. Pensacola and Perdido Bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida and Alabama .