Bill· SS. 5339 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Platform Accountability and Transparency Act This bill increases access to the data of large technology platforms (i.e., platforms with at least 50 million unique monthly users in the United States) in order to facilitate research concerning activities on those platforms, particularly by requiring platforms to disclose data to researchers who participate in a research program jointly established by the National Science Foundation and the Federal Trade Commission.
Bill· SS. 5334 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Facial, Accountability, Clarity, and Efficiency in Technology Act or the FACE IT Act This bill establishes requirements with respect to the federal use of facial recognition technology. For example, the National Institute for Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security must develop minimum accuracy requirements specific to each federal agency for use in cases of facial recognition technology in the government.
Bill· SS. 5352 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to report to Congress on the state of economic integration between the United States and China.
Bill· SS. 5349 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
International Competition for American Jobs Act This bill modifies provisions relating to the taxation of foreign entities. Among other provisions, the bill makes permanent the look-thru rule for controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). (A look-thru rule provides that dividends, interest, rents and royalties that one CFC receives or accrues from a related CFC are not treated as foreign personal holding company income); modifies the tax deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income; modifies the base erosion minimum tax (10% minimum tax imposed to prevent corporations operating in the United States from avoiding tax liability by shifting profits out of the United States); modifies tax rules allocating certain tax deductions for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation; restores the limitation on the attribution of stock ownership for purposes of applying constructive ownership rules; and includes specified amounts in the gross income of CFC shareholders.
Bill· SS. 5351 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act This bill makes an entity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make or inform decisions liable for violations of civil rights laws caused by those decisions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the entity made the decision without using AI. Additionally, the bill establishes a temporary program within the National Institute of Technology and Standards to evaluate AI systems for bias and discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, and other protected characteristics and assist in mitigating those effects. The program terminates on December 31, 2028.
Bill· SS. 5311 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2022
IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to submit an initial plan to Congress to address how it intends to meet customer service and technology modernization and related objectives. The IRS must submit semiannual updates to the plan, indicate progress made in implementing the plan, and any changes or challenges in implementing the plan. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office in each calendar year after 2022 and before 2032, to report to specified congressional committees on various matters relating to the IRS, including the progress of the IRS in meeting its objectives and on technology modernization. The bill sets forth customer service objectives that the IRS must accomplish not later than January 1, 2025. It must make available to the public not later than January 1, 2026, certain electronic forms and filing procedures. Finally, the National Taxpayer Advocate is authorized to appoint counsel in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate.
Bill· SS. 5298 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2022
This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism.
Bill· SS. 5290 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 2022
STOP Act 2.0 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the implementation of a 2018 law that requires increased shipment-tracking responsibilities and coordination between the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding international shipments of controlled substances (e.g., fentanyl).
Bill· SS. 5237 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2022
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2022 This bill expands requirements for foreign manufacturers of cylinders used for transporting hazardous materials in the United States (e.g., compressed gas cylinders). Current regulations require foreign manufacturers to apply for approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for testing such cylinders outside of the United States. For example, the bill requires that, to obtain an approval, manufacturers must answer in their applications specified questions, including whether the manufacturer is or has been subject to various civil or criminal penalties. The bill limits an approval to one year; however, the administration may extend an approval for five years if the manufacturer meets certain requirements.
Bill· SS. 5180 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022 This bill establishes a Great Lakes Authority to support economic growth and workforce development, water infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, broadband access, lead abatement, and other initiatives in the Great Lakes region (i.e., Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Ohio and Illinois). The authority must be composed of a cochairperson appointed by the President, a state cochairperson, and the governor of each Great Lakes region state that elects to participate in the authority.
Bill· SS. 9 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022 This bill establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim. It defines the offenses eligible to be vacated or expunged and sets forth procedures for filing a motion. The Government Accountability Office must assess the impact of this process, including the number of human trafficking survivors who file motions to vacate convictions or expunge records. The bill permits certain grants for legal representation to be used to seek post-conviction relief. Finally, the bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a defendant committed certain offenses under duress if the defendant establishes that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.
Bill· SS. 5126 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Eliminating Discrimination And Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success Act of 2022 or the ED ACCESS Act of 2022 This bill repeals the prohibition against granting the American Opportunity Tax Credit to students with federal or state felony drug convictions.
Bill· SS. 5134 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of State to establish a foundation to provide grants for projects to manage protected and conserved areas in low- and middle-income countries with high levels of biological diversity or species and ecosystems of significant importance. Recipients of grants from this foundation must secure outside funding to match, at minimum, the amount of the grant.
Bill· SS. 5108 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2022
Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2022 This bill extends eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit to homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students during a specified time period.
Bill· SS. 5100 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2022
IRS Funding Accountability Act This bill delays for a 60-day period funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement activities enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act (except for eliminating return processing backlogs and reducing call wait times) until an annual spending plan for such activities is submitted to the congressional tax and appropriation committees. Congress may enact a joint resolution of disapproval of the spending plan before the end of the 60-day period requiring the IRS to submit a new spending plan. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury must make quarterly reports to the committees on expenditures for enforcement activities. The bill requires reductions in appropriations to the IRS for any failure to submit required reports.
Bill· SS. 5088 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2022
Healthcare Enrollment Reform Modernization and Navigation Act This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to coordinated coverage between employer health insurance and Medicare. Specifically, the bill prohibits employer-sponsored health plans for certain smaller employers from reducing benefits for employees who are eligible for Medicare but have not yet enrolled.
Bill· SS. 5017 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2022
Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act This bill repeals the 15% alternative minimum tax on corporations enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 807 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2022
This resolution designates November 5, 2022, as National Bison Day.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 799 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2022
This resolution designates October 5, 2022, as Energy Efficiency Day.
Bill· SS. 4937 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022
Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act This bill prohibits any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of Russia's sovereignty over any internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and territorial waters.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 794 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022
This resolution designates September 26-September 30, 2022, as National Clean Energy Week.
Bill· SS. 4902 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2022
Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act This bill restricts the manufacture abroad of products invented using funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specifically, the bill prohibits a firm or nonprofit organization which receives title to any subject invention developed under a funding agreement with DHS from granting to any person the exclusive right to use or sell such invention unless that person agrees that any products embodying, or produced through the use of, such invention will be manufactured substantially in the United States. The bill authorizes waivers of this prohibition in certain instances, but prohibits waivers for products that will be manufactured substantially in a country of concern, including North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.
Bill· SS. 4913 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2022
Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022 This bill sets forth the duties of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regarding open source software security. Open source software means software for which the human-readable source code is made available to the public for use, study, re-use, modification, enhancement, and re-distribution. Specifically, CISA must perform outreach and engagement to bolster the security of open source software; support federal efforts to strengthen the security of such software; coordinate with nonfederal entities on efforts to ensure the long-term security of such software; serve as a public point of contact regarding the security of such software for nonfederal entities; and support federal and nonfederal supply chain security efforts by encouraging efforts to bolster open source security. CISA must (1) publicly publish a framework, incorporating government, industry, and open source software community frameworks and best practices, for assessing the risk of open source software components; and (2) update the framework at least annually. The bill provides for a critical infrastructure assessment study and pilot assessment. CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee may establish a software security subcommittee, including open source software security. The Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with CISA, the Office of the National Cyber Director, and the General Services Administration, shall issue guidance on the responsibilities of the chief information officers at specified agencies regarding open source software.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 779 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2022
This resolution designates the week of September 17-September 24, 2022, as National Estuaries Week.
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