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II Calendar No. 184 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1855 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Van Hollen , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 27, 2023 Reported by Mr. Sanders , without amendment A BILL To reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Extension of programs (a) Special diabetes programs for type I diabetes Section 330B(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) $170,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, to remain available until expended; and (F) $42,849,315 for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025, to remain available until expended. . (b) Special diabetes program for Indians Section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) $170,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, to remain available until expended; and (F) $42,849,315 for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025, to remain available until expended. .

July 27, 2023 Reported without amendment
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. 1858 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act . 2. Disaster unemployment assistance application deadline Section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5177 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Application deadline (1) In general With respect to a major disaster for which assistance is provided under this section and section 408, the application deadline for an individual seeking assistance under this section shall match the application deadline for individuals and households seeking assistance under section 408. (2) Extension The President may accept an application from an individual described in paragraph (1) that is submitted after the deadline described in paragraph (1) if— (A) the individual has good cause for the late submission; and (B) the individual submits the application before the date on which the period during which assistance is provided under this section for the applicable major disaster expires. . 3. Applicability The amendment made by section 2 shall apply only with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1858 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act . 2. Disaster unemployment assistance application deadline Section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5177 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Application deadline (1) In general With respect to a major disaster for which assistance is provided under this section and section 408, the application deadline for an individual seeking assistance under this section shall match the application deadline for individuals and households seeking assistance under section 408. (2) Extension The President may accept an application from an individual described in paragraph (1) that is submitted after the deadline described in paragraph (1) if— (A) the individual has good cause for the late submission; and (B) the individual submits the application before the date on which the period during which assistance is provided under this section for the applicable major disaster expires. . 3. Applicability The amendment made by section 2 shall apply only with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate July 27, 2023. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1858 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act . 2. Disaster unemployment assistance application deadline Section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5177 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Application deadline (1) In general With respect to a major disaster for which assistance is provided under this section and section 408, the application deadline for an individual seeking assistance under this section shall match the application deadline for individuals and households seeking assistance under section 408. (2) Extension The President may accept an application from an individual described in paragraph (1) that is submitted after the deadline described in paragraph (1) if— (A) the individual has good cause for the late submission; and (B) the individual submits the application before the date on which the period during which assistance is provided under this section for the applicable major disaster expires. .
II Calendar No. 157 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1858 [Report No. 118–74] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Paul ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 25, 2023 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act . 2. Disaster unemployment assistance application deadline Section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5177 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Application deadline (1) In general With respect to a major disaster for which assistance is provided under this section and section 408, the application deadline for an individual seeking assistance under this section shall match the application deadline for individuals and households seeking assistance under section 408. (2) Extension The President may accept an application from an individual described in paragraph (1) that is submitted after the deadline described in paragraph (1) if— (A) the individual has good cause for the late submission; and (B) the individual submits the application before the date on which the period during which assistance is provided under this section for the applicable major disaster expires. .

July 25, 2023 Reported without amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Budd ) 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 finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Gas Stoves Act . 2. Standards for kitchen ranges and ovens Section 325(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary may not determine that imposition of an energy conservation standard under this section for kitchen ranges or ovens is economically justified for purposes of subsection (o) unless the Secretary determines that imposition of that energy conservation standard is not likely to result in the unavailability in the United States of a type (or class) of product based on what type of fuel the product consumes. . 3. Prohibition on rulemaking The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products (88 Fed. Reg. 6818 (February 1, 2023)) or any substantially similar rule.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1864 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To expand the prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and remove the authority to waive the prohibition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and removal of waiver authority Section 1062 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Except as provided in subsection (b), none and inserting None ; and (B) by inserting or international institution of higher education after institution of higher education ; (2) by striking subsection (b); and (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1866 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2023 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To establish minimum dimensions for seats on passenger aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Seats for All Act . 2. Passenger seat sizing (a) In general Chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 42304 the following: 42305. Passenger seat sizing (a) Minimum dimensions of passenger seats Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue regulations to establish minimum dimensions for seats on passenger aircraft (including dimensions for the size, width, length, and pitch of seats), to ensure the safety and health of passengers, including with respect to emergency evacuations, the ability of passengers to execute the brace position, and passengers with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. (b) Interim prohibition on seat reduction During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on the effective date of the regulations issued under subsection (a), an air carrier or foreign air carrier (as such terms are defined in section 40102) may not reduce the size, width, length, or pitch of the seats on any passenger aircraft of such carrier (including with respect to the dimensions of seat shoulder width, elbow width, the edge of the seat base to back of the seat in front, the edge of the seat base to the headrest of seat in front, foot clearance, and foot clearance envelope). (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an air carrier or foreign air carrier from altering the seating configuration of an aircraft if such configuration does not reduce the number of passenger seats in the economy class of service. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 42304 the following: 42305. Passenger seat sizing. . (c) Repeal of 2018 minimum dimension provision Section 577 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 42301 note prec.) is repealed.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1872 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Vance ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Endless Wars Act . 2. Repeal of 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force The Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is repealed effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1874 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Risch , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Barrasso ) 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 facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2023 . 2. Facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (a) In general Paragraph (12) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) Treatment of mutual ditch irrigation companies (i) In general In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account— (I) any income received or accrued from the sale, lease, or exchange of fee or other interests in real and personal property, including interests in water, (II) any income received or accrued from the sale or exchange of stock in a mutual ditch or irrigation company (or in a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company) or contract rights for the delivery or use of water, or (III) any income received or accrued from the investment of income described in subclause (I) or (II), except that any income described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) which is distributed or expended for expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company (as the case may be) shall be treated as nonmember income in the year in which it is distributed or expended. For purposes of the preceding sentence, expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) include expenses for the construction of conveyances designed to deliver water outside of the system of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization. (ii) Treatment of organizational governance In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, where State law provides that such a company or organization may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis which is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to create any inference about the requirements of this subsection for companies or organizations not included in this clause. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1875 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on Secretary of Veterans Affairs transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501A the following new section: 5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system The Secretary may not transmit to any entity in the Department of Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ), personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the beneficiary under section 5502 of this title, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5501A the following new item: 5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1880 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Schmitt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military spouses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Career Support Act of 2023 . 2. Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military spouses Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking or business costs and all that follows through assignment and inserting and business costs ; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking or qualified business costs and inserting and qualified business costs ; (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction or geographic area as the result of— (i) an assignment to a duty station; (ii) a reassignment, either as a result of a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations; or (iii) a transfer from a regular component of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if the member is authorized a final move from the last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geographic area; and ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment and inserting relocation ; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking reassignment both places it appears and inserting relocation ; (4) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking movement described in and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1); ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment and inserting relocation ; and (5) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking a movement described in and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1); ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment and inserting relocation .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act . 2. Eliminating certain employment-based visa caps (a) Aliens Not Subject to Direct Numerical Limitations Section 201(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) or (B) and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), or (J) . (b) Preference Allocation for Employment-Based Immigrants Section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) or (B) and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), or (J) .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1891 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Schmitt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit qualified professional asset managers from exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of securities by the Thrift Savings Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop TSP ESG Act . 2. Prohibition on exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of securities by the Thrift Savings Fund Section 8438(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting a qualified professional asset manager, after The Board, .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Booker 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 eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act . 2. Eliminating the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program Section 1833(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(dd) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and before January 1, 2030, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking through 2026, 85 percent; and and inserting and each subsequent year, 100 percent. ; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1895 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Ms. Lummis , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Reissuance of rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall reissue the final rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (85 Fed. Reg. 69778 (November 3, 2020)). (b) No judicial review Reissuance of the final rule described in subsection (a) shall not be subject to judicial review.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To encourage the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydrogen Aviation Development Act . 2. Airport Improvement Program use of funds Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: (S) acquiring land for, or work necessary for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, or improving, or otherwise modifying an airport or airport facilities, or property adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an airport but intended to support the airport to store and distribute hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, or electrification to power aircraft. ; and (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting , including hydrogen and electrification, after alternative fuels . 3. CLEEN engine and airframe technology partnership Section 47511(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking jet fuels for civil subsonic airplanes and inserting jet fuels, hydrogen, and batteries for aircraft . 4. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment (ASCENT) (a) In general The Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment (ASCENT) shall conduct research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization. Such research shall be in addition to any other research authorized to be carried out by the Center, including other research relating to hydrogen. (b) National Aviation Research Plan Beginning with the first National Aviation Research Plan published after the date of enactment of this section, as required under section 44501(c) of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall include research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization in such plan.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1900 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require Federal financial regulators to create a publicly available database for certain bad actors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking Bad Actors Act of 2023 . 2. Definition In this Act, the term Federal financial regulator means— (1) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (2) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (3) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (5) the Financial Industry Regulatory Agency; and (6) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 3. Database (a) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal financial regulators shall jointly establish a publicly available database of persons convicted or held liable in criminal, civil, and administrative actions relating to financial services brought by— (1) any Federal financial regulator, to the greatest extent practicable; (2) the Department of Justice; (3) any self-regulatory organization or similar entity overseen by a Federal financial regulator if required by such regulator; or (4) any State or local criminal or regulatory agency that voluntarily submits information to the database. (b) Oversight The Securities and Exchange Commission shall be the lead agency responsible for oversight of the database established under subsection (a). (c) Free access The information in the database established under subsection (a) shall be free of charge to the public. (d) Operation The database established under subsection (a) shall be operated by a Federal agency or maintained by a third party. (e) Expungement Any agency who submits information to the database under subsection (a) shall expunge any enforcement action brought by the agency if the action is— (1) overturned upon judicial review; or (2) withdrawn by the agency. (f) Reports (1) Federal financial regulators The Federal financial regulators shall jointly submit to Congress an annual report on the database during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the database is operational. (2) GAO report Not later than 5 years after the date on which the database is operational, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the database.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1901 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during initial public offering and pre-merger stages, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act . 2. Enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during IPO and pre-merger stages (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term blank check company has the meaning given the term in section 7(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77g(b)(3) ); and (2) the term Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Disclosures Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue rules— (1) establishing enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during an initial public offering or prior to a merger, which shall require the disclosure of— (A) the amount of cash per share expected to be held by the blank check company immediately prior to the merger under various redemption scenarios; (B) any side payments or agreements to pay sponsors, blank check company investors, or private investors in public equity for their participation in the merger, including any rights or warrants to be issued post-merger and the dilutive impact of those rights or warrants; and (C) any fees or other payments to the sponsor, underwriter, and any other party, including the dilutive impact of any warrant that remains outstanding after blank check company investors redeem shares pre-merger; and (2) allowing the disclosures required under paragraph (1) to be more explicit to investors, in particular retail investors.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1903 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct an assessment of the threat posed to United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries of concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cranes of Concern at our Ports Act or the CCP Act . 2. Assessment of threat posed to United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries of concern (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Country of concern The term country of concern has the meaning given that term in section 1(m)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1) ). (2) Intelligence community The term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ). (b) Assessment The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with such other heads of the elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an assessment of the threat posed to United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries of concern and commercial entities of those countries, including the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC). (c) Report and briefing (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report and provide a briefing to Congress on the findings of the assessment required by subsection (b). (2) Elements The report and briefing required by paragraph (1) shall outline the potential for the cranes described in subsection (b) to collect intelligence, disrupt operations at United States ports, and impact the national security of the United States. (3) Form of report The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1904 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Thune , and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modify the description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2023 . 2. Modification of description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (a) In general Section 605(c)(1) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4401(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (2) by striking October 1, 2014, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection under, or in connection with— and inserting October 1, 2000, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. . (b) Funding In carrying out the amendments made by subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may use amounts available in the Refund of Moneys Erroneously Received and Covered account of the Department of the Treasury.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1907 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Tuberville , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Braun , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hawley , Ms. Murkowski , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments to enhance certain penalties Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) (1) (A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. (B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that occurs during the commission of— (i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 3 years; or (ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 5 years. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term burglary means the unlawful entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and (B) the term robbery has the meaning given the term in section 1951(b). ; and (2) in subsection (m), by inserting , or attempts to do so, after or licensed collector .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1910 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2023 . 2. Expansion of VetSuccess on Campus program to at least one location in each State (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is located in every State. (b) Counselors In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that at least one counselor of the VetSuccess on Campus program is located in each State, notwithstanding the number of individuals in a State or at an educational institution who may qualify to participate in the program. (c) Preference In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give preference to educational institutions that have the largest populations of students who are pursuing programs of education at such institutions with educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary. (d) State defined In this section, the term State has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the air traffic controller staffing report, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Control Workforce Transparency Act . 2. Amendment to air traffic controller staffing report (a) In general Section 44506(e) of title 49, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting Collaborative Resource Workgroup (CRWG) before staffing standards ; and (B) by striking the number of air traffic controllers needed and inserting the number of fully certified air traffic controllers needed ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (3) by adding after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) for each air traffic control facility operated by the Federal Aviation Administration— (A) the current certified professional controller staffing levels; (B) the Collaborative Resource Workgroup (CRWG) operational staffing targets for certified professional controllers; (C) the anticipated certified professional controller attrition for each of the next 3 years; and (D) the number of trainees; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to reports submitted pursuant to such section 44506(e) after such date.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1919 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Braun , Mr. Barrasso , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Currency Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Opposition of the United States to an increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the International Monetary Fund The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the basket of currencies used to determine the value of Special Drawing Rights, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a written report that includes a certification that— (1) the People’s Republic of China is in compliance with all its obligations under Article VIII of the Articles of Agreement of the Fund; (2) in the preceding 12 months, there has not been a report submitted under section 3005 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ( 22 U.S.C. 5305 ) or section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4421 ) in which the People’s Republic of China has been found to have manipulated its currency; (3) the People’s Republic of China has instituted and is implementing the policies and practices necessary to ensure that the renminbi is freely usable (within the meaning of Article XXX(f) of the Articles of Agreement of the Fund); and (4) the People’s Republic of China adheres to the rules and principles of the Paris Club and the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3. Sunset Section 2 shall have no force or effect beginning 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1921 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2023 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Brown , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act . 2. Tobacco-related agriculture employment of children Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(l) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking in any occupation, or (2) and inserting in any occupation, (2) ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or (3) any employee under the age of eighteen years has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking other than manufacturing and mining and inserting , other than manufacturing, mining, and tobacco-related agriculture as described in paragraph (3) of the first sentence of this subsection, .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1922 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2023 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Booker , and Ms. Stabenow ) 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 coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1. Providing coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term also includes cranial prostheses furnished to an individual, but only where the dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician of the individual certifies in writing the medical necessity of such prostheses as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1923 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2023 Mrs. Capito (for herself and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to new source performance standards from certain stationary sources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Power Plants Act of 2023 or the POPP Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (2022) states that Congress must speak clearly if Congress wishes to assign to an agency decisions of vast economic and political significance; (2) Congress has not provided the Environmental Protection Agency with authorization for the proposed rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33240 (May 23, 2023)), a proposed rule that is intended to completely reshape the electricity grid and therefore has vast economic and political significance; (3) section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 ) requires the best system of emission reduction to be adequately demonstrated; (4) the carbon capture and clean hydrogen technologies proposed as the best system of emission reduction have not been commercially utilized, are not cost-effective, and are not feasible, and are therefore not adequately demonstrated; and (5) the proposed rule described in paragraph (2) is an illegal interpretation of section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 ) and has not been authorized by that section or any other provision of Federal law. 3. Proposed new source performance standards and emissions guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from certain stationary sources The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33240 (May 23, 2023)) or a substantially similar rule.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1926 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2023 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Hagerty , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act . 2. Eligibility of Uruguay for designation as a beneficiary country under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Section 212(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2702(b) ) is amended by inserting after Turks and Caicos Islands the following new item: Uruguay . 3. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), Uruguay shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Uruguay provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States. 4. Visa waiver program eligibility (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should conduct a review as to whether Uruguay meets the eligibility criteria for designation as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ). (b) Visa waiver program eligibility Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an assessment as to whether Uruguay meets the eligibility criteria for designation as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ); and (2) in the case of such an assessment that Uruguay does not meet such eligibility criteria, a description of the actions required of Uruguay in order to meet such criteria.