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I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Guest , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Yakym , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mrs. Bice , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Donalds , Mr. McCormick , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Carey , and Mr. Carter of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to provide to Congress information on payments from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Seniors Act or the SOS Act . 2. Information on payments from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund Section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 602(e)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Such report shall include a comparison, expressed in graph format and included with other information in the report on the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, between: (A) the amount assumed under section 257(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 907(b)(1) ); and (B) outlays from payments from such Trust Funds based on the assumption that payments would be consistent with the amounts payable from dedicated funding sources as under current law. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act . 2. Limitation on recovery of overpayments (a) Title II limitation Section 204 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 404 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person. . (b) Title XVI limitation Section 1631(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6860 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Ruiz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To restore the MSPA’s protections for ESRD patients by ensuring that private health plans do not discriminate against such patients or adversely classify dialysis as compared to other covered medical services. (2) To prohibit health insurance plans from shifting primary responsibility for covering the cost of health care services needed by patients with ESRD to the Medicare program. (3) To affirm Congress’ intent by clarifying that singling out dialysis services for disfavored treatment through coverage limitations as compared to other covered health services constitutes inappropriate differentiations between the benefits provided to individuals having ESRD and other individuals, but does not change a plan’s current ability to limit which renal dialysis providers it includes in the provider network it elects to offer its enrollees. 3. Clarification and preservation of prohibition under the Medicare program Section 1862(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause: (ii) may not differentiate, directly or indirectly, in the benefits it provides between individuals obtaining renal dialysis or having end stage renal disease and other individuals covered by such plan on the basis of— (I) the diagnosis of end stage renal disease; (II) the need for renal dialysis; or (III) in any other manner; ; and (2) by adding at the end of the matter following clause (ii) the following new sentences: Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a group health plan to include a particular renal dialysis provider as part of the provider network the group health plan elects to offer its enrollees. The Secretary shall enforce this subparagraph consistent with the nonconformance determination requirements set forth in part 411 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah , and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.

1. Definition of covered project Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A) ) is amended by inserting mineral production, before or any other sector . 2. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to the scope of mining under the FAST Act The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).
IB Union Calendar No. 655 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6862 [Report No. 118–794] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah , and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 4, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Moylan and Mr. Donalds December 4, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 19, 2023 A BILL To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mineral Mining Parity Act . 2. Definition of covered project Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A) ) is amended by inserting mineral production, before or any other sector . 3. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to the scope of mining under the FAST Act The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).

December 4, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide that members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers shall be eligible for the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Heroes Act of 2023 . 2. Eligibility of members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers for Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program (a) Eligibility Members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers shall be eligible to purchase eligible properties under the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as provided under subsection (b). (b) Eligible properties Notwithstanding section 204 of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1710 ), part 291 of the regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (24 C.F.R. part 291), or any other provision of law, regulation, guideline, order, or notice, in carrying out the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for single-unit properties acquired by the Secretary, properties shall be made available for purchase under the Program by members of the Armed Forces, by firefighters, and by law enforcement officers without regard to whether or not they are located in a revitalization area. (c) Regulations The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall amend the regulations of the Secretary as necessary to carry out subsections (a) and (b).
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6864 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an annual basis before the Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Requirement to testify Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3535 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (u) Annual testimony The Secretary shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate at an annual hearing and present testimony regarding the operations of the Department during the preceding year, including regarding the following topics: (1) The physical condition of all public housing and other housing assisted by the Department. (2) The financial health of the mortgage insurance funds of the FHA. (3) Oversight by the Department of grantees and sub-grantees engaging in waste, fraud, and abuse. (4) Ongoing activities of the Department, as appropriate. .
IB Union Calendar No. 488 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6864 [Report No. 118–588] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services July 18, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rose , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Edwards , and Mr. Huizenga July 18, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 19, 2023 A BILL To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an annual basis before the Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Accountability Act of 2024 . 2. Requirement to testify Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3535 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (u) Annual testimony During the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate at an annual hearing and present testimony regarding the operations of the Department during the preceding year, including regarding the following topics: (1) The progress made by the Federal Government in ending the affordable housing and homelessness crises. (2) The current programs and operations of the Department. (3) The physical condition of all public housing and other housing assisted by the Department. (4) The financial health of the mortgage insurance funds of the FHA. (5) Oversight by the Department of grantees and sub-grantees for purposes of preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. (6) The effects of the changes made in 2017 to the Federal income tax deduction for State and local taxes (known as the SALT deduction) on the cost of homeownership in the United States, except that this paragraph shall not apply at any time that such tax deduction is in effect in the same form and manner as immediately before such 2017 changes. (7) Other ongoing activities of the Department, as appropriate. .

July 18, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to establish the timing of special elections for local office in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act . 2. Timing of special elections for local office in District of Columbia (a) Council (1) Chair The first sentence of section 401(b)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.01(b)(3), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: To fill a vacancy in the Office of Chairman, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District in accordance with such procedures, including procedures establishing the time of the election, as may be established by law of the District of Columbia. . (2) Members elected from wards The first sentence of section 401(d)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.01(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: In the event of a vacancy in the Council of a member elected from a ward, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District in accordance with such procedures, including procedures establishing the time of the election, as may be established by law of the District of Columbia. . (3) Members elected at-large The second sentence of section 401(d)(2) of such Act (sec. 1–204.01(d)(2)) is amended by striking and such special election and all that follows and inserting the following: and such special election shall be held in accordance with such procedures, including procedures establishing the time of the election, as may be established by law of the District of Columbia. . (b) Mayor The first sentence of section 421(c)(2) of such Act (sec. 1–204.21(c)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: To fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District in accordance with such procedures, including procedures establishing the time of the election, as may be established by law of the District of Columbia. . (c) Attorney General The first sentence of section 435(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.35(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the Board of Elections and all that follows and inserting the following: the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District in accordance with such procedures, including procedures establishing the time of the election, as may be established by law of the District of Columbia. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to vacancies occurring after the expiration of the one-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6867 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Spanberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To create an Office of Conservation Innovation within the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Innovation Act of 2023 . 2. Office of Conservation Innovation Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3842(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Office of Conservation Innovation (A) In general The Secretary shall establish within the Office of the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service an Office of Conservation Innovation (referred to in this paragraph as the Office ) which shall be under the direct supervision of the Chief. (B) Duties The Office shall— (i) provide support to the Chief in meeting the requirements of this subsection; and (ii) encourage innovation in conservation practices through— (I) revisions of existing conservation practice standards; (II) recommendations of interim conservation practice standards; and (III) recommendations of new conservation practice standards. (C) Staff The Chief shall detail to the Office not more than 6 employees of the Department of Agriculture who are technical specialists that possess an understanding of conventional, organic, and other production techniques representing— (i) agronomy and agroecology; (ii) grazing lands ecology (including rangeland, pastureland, and grazed forest land); (iii) animal husbandry (including animal nutrition and feed management); (iv) water conservation, drainage water management, and irrigation engineering technology; (v) agricultural engineering (including animal waste management, energy, and structural measures); and (vi) forest ecology. (6) Funding The Secretary shall use funding from the annual appropriations for conservation operations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to carry out this subsection. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6868 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Caraveo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to conduct a review and submit a report to the Congress on grant and other assistance programs of the Department of Justice to support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Women and Children Act of 2023 . 2. Review of and report on programs supporting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall— (1) complete a review of all grant and other assistance programs of the Department of Justice that support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, including such programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq. ) and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq. ); (2) submit to the Congress a report on the results of such review. (b) Report contents The report required by subsection (a)(2) shall include recommendations for changes to the grant and other assistance programs referred to in such subsection— (1) to increase protection and other support of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, particularly in rural areas; and (2) to provide such victims with pathways out of the environment in which the victims have been mentally, verbally, physically, or sexually abused; and (3) to encourage and increase long-term support for such victims. (c) Public awareness campaign The Attorney General of the United States shall publish the report required by subsection (a)(2) and take such other steps as may be appropriate to increase awareness of the programs described in subsection (a)(1) among State agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other entities eligible to apply for assistance through such programs.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6869 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Mr. Aguilar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain land within the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

1. Withdrawal of certain land within San Bernardino National Forest (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Department of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, has implemented a strategy known as the Carbonate Habitat Management Strategy to conserve listed threatened and endangered species where minerals co-occur with those species’ habitats to allow for species conservation and efficient administration of mining activities on the San Bernardino National Forest. (2) The withdrawal of certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest will help preserve habitat to protect 4 listed threatened and endangered plant species from the effects of mineral development and other forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws. (b) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Proposed Withdrawal is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Effective date The withdrawal under subsection (b) shall take effect— (1) on the date of the enactment of this section, with respect to Federal land; and (2) on the date the land is acquired by the United States, with respect to non-Federal land. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 2,775 acres of land generally depicted on the Map as National Forest Land within the Proposed Withdrawal. (2) Map The term Map means the map titled Proposed Mineral Withdrawal, San Bernardino National Forest, Mountaintop Ranger District and dated October 19, 2020. (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 280 acres of land generally depicted on the Map as Non-National Forest Land within the Proposed Withdrawal. (4) Proposed Withdrawal The term Proposed Withdrawal means the approximately 3,055 acres of land generally depicted on the Map as Proposed Withdrawal .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Self , Mr. Norman , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. McCormick , and Mr. Mooney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to clarify creditor’s rights and remedies with respect to the consideration of immigration status with respect to the extension of credit, and for other purposes.

1. Consideration of immigration status with respect to the extension of credit Section 701(b) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1691(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) to make an inquiry or to consider the status in the United States under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )) of an applicant if such inquiry is for the purpose of ascertaining the creditor's rights and remedies applicable to the particular extension of credit and not to discriminate in a determination of creditworthiness. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6873 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include information relating to the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Each year since 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced an annual report regarding suicide mortality of veterans , defined as persons who— (A) were activated for Federal military service; and (B) were not performing such Federal military service at the time of death. (2) Since 2020, the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department has not included information relating to the rate of suicide among former members of the Guard or Reserve who were never activated for Federal military service. (3) In 2018, there were 538 suicides among former members of the Armed Forces who were never activated for Federal military service, an average of 1.5 suicide deaths per day according to the 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. (4) According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there is ongoing collaboration between suicide prevention and surveillance scientists in the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to suicide mortality among former members of the Armed Forces who were never activated for Federal military service. 2. Inclusion of rate of suicide among covered Reserves in National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Reports (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall include the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department (or any successor document). (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms active military, naval, air, or space service and reserve component have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term covered Reserve means a former member of a reserve component of one of the Armed Forces who did not serve in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Ms. Salazar (for herself and Mr. Kim of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To 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.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6878 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to exempt nonroad engines and vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes from the emission standards of that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm Equipment Safety Act . 2. Exemption of nonroad farm engines and vehicles from Clean Air Act emission standards Section 213 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7547 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Exemption The standards under this section do not apply to emissions from nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm Freedom to Repair Act . 2. Diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment Section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(2), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof described in that subsection. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(1), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof described in that subsection. (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term digital electronic agricultural equipment means any agricultural product dependent, in whole or in part, upon attached or embedded digital electronics to function. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2023 Mr. Tiffany (for himself and Ms. Kuster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to promote the domestic hardwood industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hardwood Products Access and Development Program Act . 2. Hardwood Products Access and Development Program (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to promote the domestic hardwood industry through the following activities: (1) Research related to the low carbon footprint, carbon storage capacity, and resource sustainability of domestically produced hardwood products. (2) Promotion of research and education related to domestically produced hardwood products. (3) Promotion of the low carbon footprint, carbon storage capacity, and resource sustainability of the domestic hardwood industry. (4) Market promotion of domestically produced hardwood products. (5) Consumer market research related to domestically produced hardwood products. (6) Demonstration projects demonstrating the natural qualities, low carbon footprint, carbon storage capacity, and resource sustainability of domestically harvested hardwood and domestically produced hardwood products. (b) Eligible entities An entity is eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a) if such entity is 1 of the following: (1) A State. (2) A nonprofit organization representing the domestic hardwood products industry. (3) An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )). (4) A nonprofit research institution. (c) Applications To receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (1) a description of the activities to be supported using the grant funds; (2) a description of the goals that the eligible entity intends to achieve as a result of supporting such activities; and (3) an estimate of the increase in hardwood production or consumer awareness that the eligible entity anticipates will occur as a result of supporting such activities. (d) Regulations The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. (e) No preemption of State or Tribal laws Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt any law (including a law regarding liability) of a State or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )). (f) Domestically produced hardwood product defined The term domestically produced hardwood product means a domestically produced product that is 90 percent by volume domestically sourced hardwood material. (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Mr. Espaillat (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to track and record additional information on hate crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Hate Across Campus Act . 2. Disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics Section 485(f)(1)(F)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)(ii) ) is amended by striking which data shall be collected and reported according to category of prejudice; and and inserting which data shall— (I) be collected and reported according to category of prejudice; and (II) disaggregated by subcategories based on the identity of the targeted individual or group, including— (aa) anti-Semitism; (bb) Islamophobia; (cc) homophobia; (dd) biphobia; (ee) transphobia; (ff) disability bias; (gg) in the case of an action targeting a particular ethnic group, the identity of the ethnic group; and (hh) such other subcategories as the Secretary determines appropriate; and .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6884 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Mr. García of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Espaillat , and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property, and to index future increases to changes in inflation relating to medical care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) In passing the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, Public Law 96–296 , Congress intended for the minimum insurance levels to maintain safety. According to the House Report No. 96–1069, the action of the Committee in increasing financial responsibility is to encourage the carriers to engage in practices and procedures that will enhance the safety of their equipment so as to afford the best protection to the public. (2) The National Transportation Policy Study Commission (which consisted of six Members of the Senate, six Members of the House of Representatives, and seven public members appointed by the President) recommended mandatory minimum insurance requirements of $1,000,000, in its 1979 Final Report to the Congress, National Transportation Policies through the Year 2000. The Report stated: As an example, all certificated motor carriers operating upon the highways should be obligated to carry adequate insurance (or proof of financial responsibility equal to such insurance) to protect the public. The insurance should cover public liability, property, damage, cargo and environmental restoration with a $1 million for single occurrence, or another minimum amount sufficient to require periodic on site inspection by the insurance company, with the minimum to be updated regularly. Non-certificated motor carriers should be subject to similar standards. (3) According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the amount of $750,000, set in 1980 (the year of enactment), would have the same purchasing power as $5,193,665.62 in 2020, if the amount was raised to account for medical-cost inflation. 3. Minimum financial responsibility for transporting property (a) In general Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking $750,000 and inserting $5,000,000 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Adjustment The Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust the minimum level of financial responsibility under paragraph (2) quinquennially for inflation relating to medical care. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Harris , Mr. Duncan , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Nehls , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mrs. Luna , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend title 3, United States Code, to include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with respect to the election for President, the State did not include on the ballot in the State a candidate for President who was nominated by a major political party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Ballot Integrity Act . 2. Rejection of electoral votes of a State in certain cases (a) In general Section 15(e)(1)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by inserting if, with respect to the State of the elector in question, a candidate for President who was nominated by a major political party for election to such office did not appear on the ballot of the State or after shall not be counted . (b) Major political party defined Section 15 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Major political party defined For purposes of this section, the term major political party has the meaning given the term major party in section 9002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6887 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building .

1. Paul Piperato Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, shall be known and designated as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Paul Piperato Post Office Building .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6889 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Maloy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the True Cost Act . 2. Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (40) (A) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year; and (B) in the case of any fiscal year, an estimate of the pro rata cost of the public debt for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6894 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Scam PACs Act . 2. Prohibiting misrepresentation of action (a) Coverage of all misrepresentation of action on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30124 ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Fraudulent ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate ; and (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking fraudulently ; (ii) by striking under his control ; and (iii) by striking other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof and inserting real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization ; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading, by striking Fraudulent ; and (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking fraudulently ; and (ii) by striking candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations and inserting real, potential, spurious, or non-existent candidate, political party, or political committee or organization, or employee or agent of any such candidate, political party, or political committee or organization when soliciting money or any other thing of value . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6895 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to extend Federal support for bioindustrial manufacturing processes to include support for the manufacturing of certain pharmaceutical ingredients.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Production and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Act . 2. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes Section 215(c)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended by inserting active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting materials for such ingredients, after commodity chemicals, .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a briefing on the national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States.

1. Briefing on national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment and other United States Government agencies as appropriate, to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 30, 2024, on the national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States, especially those with access to or operating in the vicinity of Department of Defense military bases and installations and other sensitive United States Government facilities, and potentially sharing geospatial and other data with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). (b) Matters To be included The briefing required by subsection (a) should include the type of data that can be collected, the dual-use implications of autonomous ground vehicle technologies and their enabling factors, and how the CCP or People’s Liberation Army could potentially use the data it collects in the United States to support its military operational planning.