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Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 2023

Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition of the life of Roberto Clemente, baseball player and human rights activist. All sales of coins issued under this bill must include a surcharge to be paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation. 

Menopause Research and Equity Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Iron Deficiency Education and Awareness Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

WARM Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Public Health Nursing Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2023

Public Health Nursing Act This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to support a public health nursing workforce in state, territorial, and local public health departments.

FORWARD Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2023

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2023

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster. Specifically, AMS must provide funding to membership organizations or labor unions representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for the payments. 

Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2023

Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides grants to nonprofit institutions to help individuals and businesses start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Rural Cooperative Development Centers. USDA must give preference to grants that commit to providing technical assistance and other services to socially vulnerable, underserved, or distressed communities. Under current law, USDA must give preference to underserved and economically distressed areas in rural areas. In addition, USDA may give an additional preference to applications that commit to providing a 25% matching contribution for the center with private funds and in-kind contributions. Specifically, USDA may award the maximum points in application scoring criteria to applicants that satisfy this requirement. Under the bill, cooperative development includes activities (e.g., outreach, education, training, and technical assistance) to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives. Current law does not define cooperative development. The bill directs the RCDG interagency working group to submit an annual report to Congress on its activities. Finally, the program currently includes cooperative research program requirements to collect data on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy. Under the bill, USDA must analyze the data resulting from the research and include the data and analysis in the annual report to Congress.

Kid PROOF Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2023

Innovative FEED Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2023

Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023 or the Innovative FEED Act of 2023 This bill provides for the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances as food additives. The bill defines  zootechnical animal food substance  as a substance that is added to the food or drinking water of animals and that affects only the animal's gastrointestinal tract, with the intended purpose of affecting the byproducts of the animal's digestion, reducing foodborne pathogens, or altering the animal's gastrointestinal biome. The definition does not include substances that are used to treat or prevent diseases in animals, hormones, or active ingredients of animal drugs. Labels for zootechnical animal food substances must include a disclaimer that the substance may not be used to treat or prevent diseases in animals.   

Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2023

Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2023

Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill extends the authorization for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to carry out certain Holocaust education program activities through FY2030.

Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2023

Hydrogen Safety and Environmental Responsibility Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2023

Hydrogen Safety and Environmental Responsibility Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to complete a study assessing the potential and existing use of pipelines constructed with composite materials to safely transport hydrogen and hydrogen blended with natural gas. In completing the study, DOT must hold a public meeting with interested stakeholders, release a draft version of the study for public comment, and address any substantive comments submitted during the public comment period. DOT must present the study's findings at a public meeting. Within 18 months of the public meeting, DOT must issue a rulemaking to allow for the use of composite materials for pipeline transportation of hydrogen and hydrogen blended with natural gas.

Designating November 2023 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month".

United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2023

This resolution supports the designation of National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month and supports efforts to meet the needs of homeless children and youth.

Mental Health Justice Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2023

ARCH Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2023

Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2023

SIGHT Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2023

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Rural Health Day.

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2023

This resolution supports the designation of National Rural Health Day.

CARE for First Responders Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2023

ARCC Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2023

Farmers First Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2023

Farmers First Act of 2023 This bill extends through FY2028 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations. The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines. Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.

Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2023, as "National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day".

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2023

This resolution supports the designation of National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day. Microtia is a congenital condition affecting the outer ear; it is often accompanied by aural atresia (the absence or closure of the external ear canal resulting in hearing loss).

Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2023

Veterans Health Care Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans.

Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 13, 2023, as "National Apprenticeship Week".

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2023

This resolution supports the designation of National Apprenticeship Week.

To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2023

This bill establishes the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Modernization to study and provide recommendations on modernizing and streamlining data collection at NASS. (NASS conducts the Census of Agriculture and provides official statistics on agricultural production and other farm sector indicators.) The 11-member commission must include 4 specified members from the Department of Agriculture, 1 member from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 6 members appointed by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. At the request of the commission chair, federal agencies must provide the commission information related to the study. The commission must submit a report to the President and Congress on the results of the study within three years of the bill's enactment. The report must include (1) an inventory of surveys conducted by NASS and their frequency; and (2) recommendations for administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes.

DOULA for VA Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2023

Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2023 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year pilot program to furnish doula services to pregnant veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. The program must furnish doula services through eligible entities by expanding the VA's Whole Health model to measure the impact that doula support services have on birth and mental health outcomes of pregnant veterans. The Whole Health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.

Advanced Coursework Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2023

Advanced Coursework Equity Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish three grant programs to increase enrollment and performance of underrepresented students in advanced courses and programs. Local educational agencies receiving grants or subgrants must use such funds for certain activities, such as conducting community engagement, expanding enrollment of underrepresented students in advanced courses, and providing direct services (e.g., tutoring) to underrepresented students.

911 SAVES Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2023

Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2023 or the 911 SAVES Act of 2023 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, by 30 days after the bill's enactment, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System.

Future FARMER Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2023

Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization Act or the Future FARMER Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants and fellowships for food and agriculture science education. This includes programs such as the (1) Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, (2) Agriculture in the Classroom Program, and (3) National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences. 

Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2023

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2023

Smart Border Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2023

Smart Border Protection Act This bill authorizes additional appropriations for U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the General Services Administration (GSA) for operations and infrastructure at ports of entry. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional appropriations for (1) hiring personnel for CBP operations at ports of entry; and (2) procuring, deploying, installing, maintaining, and operating screening technology at CBP ports of entry. The bill also authorizes additional appropriations to GSA for port of entry infrastructure, including building infrastructure improvements, vehicle inspection lane expansion or improvements, pedestrian pathway and lane expansion or improvements, and modernization within ports of entry.

Humane Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2023

Humane Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about assaults, deaths, complaints, and related instances involving immigration detainees. GAO must subsequently issue recommendations to address the reported instances. The joint report must include information from detention centers related to detainee deaths while in custody;  assault or abuse of a detainee while in custody by an officer, staff, or other detainee that requires medical attention; sexual assault of detainees while in custody and investigative findings from each such assault; complaints submitted by detainees or their families regarding abuse, sexual assault, staff neglect or retaliation, lack of proper resources or amenities, lack of access to legal counsel, or death; and  the centers' actions to address and remedy such complaints from detainees or their families. The report must provide information regarding detention centers operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The bill requires GAO to provide Congress with a list of recommendations to address the information in the report within 90 days following GAO's receipt of such report. 

Stop COYOTES Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2023

National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2023

Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2023

Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023 This bill expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever). A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.

Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), increases funding for the program, and provides additional delivery options for geographically isolated states (i.e., Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam). TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. Through TEFAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of commodities and makes those food products (e.g., canned, frozen, dried, and fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, dairy, and whole-grain and enriched grain products) available to state distributing agencies. The bill increases funding for purchasing commodities under the program. Further, the bill directs USDA to coordinate with geographically isolated states to (1) establish alternative delivery options for allocated commodities, and (2) allow for the states to order commodities through the USDA Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.  USDA may also provide geographically isolated states the ability to directly purchase domestically grown food in lieu of receiving a portion of the commodities. Under this option, USDA may distribute as cash to the state up to 20% of the cash value of the commodities that are allocated to the state under TEFAP.  Further, USDA may consider additional factors beyond lowest price in determining winning bids for contracts for fresh produce packages (including product variety and transportation distance). 

See the Board Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

See the Board Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support nonprofit organizations in furnishing eye-care services free of charge to students in public elementary or secondary schools.

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports the provision of community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or adults with special needs. (Respite care is planned or emergency care that is provided to children or adults with special needs so as to temporarily relieve the family caregiver.)

LAST ACRE Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2023

Supporting, recognizing, and establishing legislation that affirms the sense of Congress that Israel ought to be provided with sufficient material to defend itself against rocket artillery attacks from Hamas and its allies.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2023

This resolution recognizes Israel as a close ally and condemns Hamas' attacks against Israel, as well as any countries or groups facilitating those attacks. The resolution also recognizes the protection of the Israeli people against Hamas rocket attacks as a matter of importance and calls upon the House of Representatives to account for Israel's need for interceptor missiles when authorizing or appropriating funds to respond to Hamas' October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel. 

SAVE Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2023

Commemorating the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos in the United States and around the world.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2023

This resolution recognizes the annual celebration of de los Muertos in the United States and around the world and recognizes the cultural contributions that Mexicans and Mexican Americans have made to the United States.

Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2023

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2023 or the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs related to weather forecasting, monitoring, and research.  For example, the bill reauthorizes through FY2028 programs that are administered by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the U.S. Weather Research Program. It also provides statutory authority for NOAA's Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (known as VORTEX-USA). The bill also requires NOAA to establish programs that support weather forecasting technology, including improvements to radar accuracy, weather forecasting in underserved areas, and coastal flooding forecasting. NOAA must also contract with the private sector to obtain weather-related data and establish a pilot program to test the compatibility of this data with NOAA infrastructure.  In addition, NOAA must improve weather-related communication systems, including those related to hazardous weather events, through system upgrades that use more modern technology (e.g., cloud-based services) and that allow for expanded coverage (e.g., in rural areas). Finally, NOAA must administer programs that support weather forecasting for agricultural and water management, including pilot programs to improve precipitation forecasts in the western and central states and a soil moisture monitoring network. 

Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2023

Curbing Illicit Drug Threats Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2023

Curbing Illicit Drug Threats Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of federal drug surveillance systems, such as the Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology System of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in monitoring and addressing illicit drug use.