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II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2023 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Federal Government from mandating vaccination against COVID–19 for interstate travel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Me Travel America Act . 2. Limitation on authority of Surgeon General Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide the Surgeon General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or any Federal agency with the authority to mandate vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) as a prerequisite for interstate travel, transportation, or movement. . 3. Interstate common carriers (a) In general Chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 80505. COVID–19 vaccination status (a) In general An entity described in subsection (b) may not deny service to any individual solely based on the vaccination status of the individual with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). (b) Entity described An entity referred to in subsection (a) is a common carrier or any other entity, including a rail carrier (as defined in section 10102, including Amtrak), a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102), a water carrier (as defined in that section), and an air carrier (as defined in section 40102), that— (1) provides interstate transportation of passengers; and (2) is subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or the Surface Transportation Board under this title. (c) Savings provision Nothing in this section applies to the regulation of intrastate travel, transportation, or movement, including the intrastate transportation of passengers. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 80504 the following: 80505. COVID–19 vaccination status. . 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to permit or otherwise authorize Congress or an executive agency to enact or otherwise impose a COVID–19 vaccine mandate.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 901 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2023 Mr. Braun (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023 . 2. Engagement with key export markets (a) In general Section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 8304 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Engagement with key export markets (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, in coordination with the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, may preemptively negotiate, to the extent practicable, regionalization agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats with the governments of countries with key export markets for any animal, article, or associated means of conveyance from the United States. (2) Research A negotiation carried out under paragraph (1) is encouraged to take into account accepted global research advances. . (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section— (1) limits the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate trade agreements; or (2) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to condition other trade agreements on the inclusion of language relating to regionalization as described in subsection (d)(1) of section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3804 ). 3. Export library administration The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate a regulation to require that, in the case of any language removed from the Import and Export Library of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall directly notify each State department of agriculture, each lead State agency for animal disease, and any entity that petitioned for the inclusion of that language of such removal not later than 3 days after such removal.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2023 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from products of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act of 2023 . 2. Withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment from the People’s Republic of China Notwithstanding title I of Public Law 106–286 (114 Stat. 880) or any other provision of law, effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) normal trade relations treatment shall not apply pursuant to section 101 of that Act to the products of the People’s Republic of China; (2) normal trade relations treatment may not thereafter be extended to the products of the People's Republic of China under the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ); (3) the rates of duty set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply to all products of the People’s Republic of China; and (4) the President may proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of the People’s Republic of China to rates that are higher than the rates described in paragraph (3).
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 907 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Paul , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Lee , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Braun , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act . 2. Exemption for slaughter and preparation occurring at custom slaughter facilities Section 23 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 623 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Exemption for slaughter and preparation occurring at custom slaughter facilities (1) Definition of State In this subsection, the term State means any State or Territory. (2) Exemption The provisions of this title requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations for commerce shall not apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals at a custom slaughter facility and the preparation at that custom slaughter facility and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of those animals if— (A) the slaughtering and preparation carried out at the custom slaughter facility is carried out in accordance with the law of the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; and (B) the animals are slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of the animals are prepared exclusively for distribution to— (i) household consumers within the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; or (ii) restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located that— (I) are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers; or (II) offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers in the State. ; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking paragraph (b) and inserting subsection . 3. No preemption of State law Nothing in an amendment made by section 2 preempts any State law relating to— (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 909 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Thune , Mr. Rounds , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Firearm Access Act . 2. Allowing members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer (a) In general Section 922(t)(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or a valid identification document issued by a Tribal government before the period. (b) Definition Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (38) The term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph pursuant to section 104(a) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131(a) ). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 910 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

1. Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendments Section 1(d) of Public Law 100–425 (commonly known as the Grand Ronde Reservation Act ) (102 Stat. 1594; 108 Stat. 4566) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking lands within the State of Oregon and inserting the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Gaming prohibition Any real property obtained by the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States, including any real property purchased with funds granted as part of any land claim settlement, shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )). . 2. Treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to enlarge, confirm, adjudicate, affect, or modify any treaty right of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )).
II Calendar No. 251 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 910 [Report No. 118–113] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs November 27, 2023 Reported by Mr. Schatz , without amendment A BILL To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

1. Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendments Section 1(d) of Public Law 100–425 (commonly known as the Grand Ronde Reservation Act ) (102 Stat. 1594; 108 Stat. 4566) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking lands within the State of Oregon and inserting the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Gaming prohibition Any real property obtained by the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States, including any real property purchased with funds granted as part of any land claim settlement, shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )). . 2. Treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to enlarge, confirm, adjudicate, affect, or modify any treaty right of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )).

November 27, 2023 Reported without amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 911 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023 . 2. Installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft. (b) Covered aircraft In this section, the term covered aircraft means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 913 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To make Ecuador eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 . 2. Eligibility of Ecuador 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 Dominica the following new item: Ecuador .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 915 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

1. Presidential appointment of Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Chapter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 401— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, after National Security Agency, ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; after National Security Agency; ; (2) in section 415— (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, ; (B) in subsection (c), by striking the third and fourth sentences; and (C) in subsection (g)— (i) by striking paragraph (3); and (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); (3) in section 418, by striking or 421 and inserting 421, or 425 ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: 425. Special provisions concerning the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (a) In general The Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall have all of the authorities and responsibilities provided by this chapter— (1) with respect to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, as if the Bureau were part of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and (2) with respect to a Federal reserve bank without the permission of the Federal reserve bank. (b) Relationship to Department of Treasury The provisions of subsection (a) of section 412 of this title (other than the provisions of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section 412 of this title) shall apply to the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the same manner as such provisions apply to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 922 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to the Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023 . 2. Disqualification of certain advisors to the financial oversight and management board Section 109 of PROMESA ( 48 U.S.C. 2129 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Disqualification of certain advisors (1) Definition of covered contract In this subsection, the term covered contract means a contract with the territorial government or an instrumentality of the territorial government, the performance of which is within the jurisdiction of the Oversight Board under section 204(b). (2) Disqualification In accordance with the rules adopted by the Oversight Board under paragraph (3), any third-party advisory or consulting firm shall be disqualified from advising the Oversight Board for the duration of any period during which the firm has as a client, or provides advisory or other consulting services in any capacity to, an individual, corporation, association, organization, or other business entity, including a subsidiary, that is competing for, or is performing, a covered contract. (3) Rules For purposes of carrying out paragraph (2), the Oversight Board shall adopt rules to carry out the following: (A) To be eligible to advise or consult the Oversight Board with respect to the review, procurement, or performance of a covered contract, a third-party advisory or consulting firm shall certify to the Oversight Board that the third-party advisory or consulting firm is not disqualified from advising the Oversight Board under paragraph (2). (B) Any officer or employee of a third-party advisory or consulting firm who prepares, presents, or certifies any information or report with respect to the certification of the third-party advisory or consulting firm under subparagraph (A) for the Oversight Board, or any agent of the Oversight Board, that is intentionally false or misleading, or, on learning that any such information is false or misleading, fails to immediately advise the Oversight Board or an agent of the Oversight Board in writing, shall be subject to prosecution and penalties under law. (C) If, after an investigation conducted by the Oversight Board, the Oversight Board determines that a third-party advisory or consulting firm has provided services to the Oversight Board in violation of paragraph (2), has failed to submit a certification required under subparagraph (A), or is in violation of subparagraph (B) (including any rules adopted under subparagraph (A) or (B)), the Oversight Board shall immediately refer such information to the Attorney General for the covered territory and the Office of the United States Attorney for the covered territory. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 924 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act . 2. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410y–4(g) ) is amended by striking 40 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting on September 30, 2034. .
II Calendar No. 295 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 924 [Report No. 118–143] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources December 20, 2023 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act . 2. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410y–4(g) ) is amended by striking 40 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting on September 30, 2034. .

December 20, 2023 Reported without amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 927 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death , has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, has provided funding and staff— (A) to identify and detect Rapid Ohia Death; (B) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; (C) to identify Ohia trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death; and (D) to propagate trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death in order to restore the native forests of the State. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Rapid Ohia Death The term Rapid Ohia Death means the fungus described in section 2(1) that has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State. (2) State The term State means the State of Hawaii. 4. Collaboration The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death. 5. Sustained efforts (a) Transmission The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission. (b) Ungulate management The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue to partner with the State and with local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on Federal, State, and private land. (c) Restoration and research The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide— (1) financial assistance, including to the Secretary of the Interior— (A) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and (B) to restore the native forests of the State; and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death. 6. Authorization of appropriations For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2034, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this Act, including for activities carried out by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or both.
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. 932 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 932 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

Passed the Senate July 13, 2023. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 932 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .
II Calendar No. 83 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 932 [Report No. 118–37] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 30, 2023 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act . 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act . ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) and inserting section 8332(o)(6) .

May 30, 2023 Reported without amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 934 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes.

1. Energy emergency and energy security functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries of Energy (a) In general Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking , but are not limited to, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and (B) on request of a State, local, or Tribal government or energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, support, and response capabilities with respect to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. . (b) Coordination The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the functions of the Secretary of Energy described in paragraph (12) of section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) are performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 936 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023 . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. .
II Calendar No. 164 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 936 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 25, 2023 Reported by Mr. Cardin , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023 . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. .

July 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 937 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend Public Law 117–169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.

1. Methane monitoring Section 60105(e) of Public Law 117–169 (136 Stat. 2068) is amended— (1) by striking In addition to and inserting the following: (1) In general In addition to ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Prohibition Amounts made available under paragraph (1) may not be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock. .
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Lee , Mr. Brown , Mr. Young , and Mr. Schmitt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

1. Point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (a) Point of order (1) In general In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report amending section 1 of title 28, United States Code, to modify, or that otherwise modifies, the total number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. (2) Point of order sustained If a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1), and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. (b) Conference reports When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (c) Supermajority waiver and appeal In the Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.
II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 943 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To increase the minimum disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 . 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6) ) is amended in the third proviso— (1) by striking $14,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (2) by striking major disaster and inserting disaster .
II Calendar No. 165 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 943 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2023 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 25, 2023 Reported by Mr. Cardin , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To increase the minimum disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 . 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6) ) is amended in the third proviso— (1) by striking $14,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (2) by striking major disaster and inserting disaster .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 . 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6) ) is amended, in the third proviso— (1) by striking $14,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (2) by striking major disaster and inserting disaster . 3. GAO report on default rates Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the performance, including the default rate, of loans made under section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) ), and the impact of the amendments to collateral amounts made under section 2 of this Act on the performance of those loans, during the period— (1) beginning on September 30, 2020; and (2) ending on the date on that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

July 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment
118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 950 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023 . 2. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on Development Fund Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1409) is amended— (1) by striking There is and inserting the following: (A) In general There is ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Adjusted interest payments There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12. .

Passed the Senate December 18, 2023. Secretary