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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1054 (118th)referred

Recognizing the roles and contributions of military animals and their valiant human handlers for bravery in both war and peace, and acknowledging the importance of creating a process for honoring their valor and meritorious achievements.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2024

This resolution recognizes and thanks military animals and their handlers who serve the United States in times of war and peace and supports the creation of an annual process to nominate animals for the Medal of Bravery and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Bill· HRH.R. 7514 (118th)referred

WAIVER Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2024

Bill· SS. 3837 (118th)referred

SMART Save Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Bill· SS. 3852 (118th)referred

LEAD Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2024 or the LEAD Act of 2024 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate final regulations prohibiting the discharge of a firearm using ammunition other than nonlead ammunition included on the list established pursuant to this bill on all lands and waters under the jurisdiction and control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Interior shall establish and annually update a list of nonlead ammunition. The prohibition shall not apply to (1) a government official or agent who is carrying out a statutory duty unrelated to the management of wildlife; (2) a state, local, tribal, or federal law enforcement officer, or the agent of such an officer, who is carrying out a statutory duty; or (3) an active member of the U.S. military who is carrying out official duties. The regulations promulgated pursuant to this bill shall provide that any person that knowingly violates the prohibition may be assessed a civil penalty by Interior of (1) no more than $500 for the first violation, and (2) no less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation.

Bill· HRH.R. 7480 (118th)referred

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act This bill excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Bill· HRH.R. 7506 (118th)referred

SMART Save Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Bill· HRH.R. 7477 (118th)referred

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024 This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) certified.

Law· HRH.R. 7463 (118th)enacted

Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2024

Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 This bill provides continuing FY2024 appropriations for federal agencies, modifies the requirements for determining eligibility for federal student aid, and provides additional funding for Federal Pell Grants. The bill is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2024 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires. The CR provides funding through March 8, 2024, for agencies and programs that were funded in the following four FY2023 appropriations acts: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. For most other federal agencies and programs, the CR provides funding through March 22, 2024. (Under the current CR, the first group of agencies is funded through March 1, 2024, and the remaining agencies are funded through March 8, 2024.) The CR generally funds most programs and activities at the FY2023 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. The bill also revises the computation of the student aid index (SAI) for dependent students, which is used to determine eligibility for federal student aid. The SAI for a dependent student is calculated using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data for the student and their parents. The FAFSA Processing System calculates the parents' contribution from income and assets, the student's contribution from income, and the student's contribution from assets; the SAI is the sum of these three values. In particular, the bill specifies that a student's available income shall not be less than -$1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less than $0 for award year 2025-2026 and each succeeding award year. The bill also provides specified additional funds for Federal Pell Grants for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Bill· HRH.R. 7434 (118th)referred

BEST for Vets Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024

Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2024 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2024 This bill provides that only health care professionals who are licensed and not barred from practice may furnish medical disability examinations under the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program related to using contract physicians for disability examinations. Health care professionals include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.

Bill· HRH.R. 7427 (118th)referred

Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 2024

Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2024 This bill explicitly authorizes states to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding to carry out programs that encourage patients to carry their pregnancies to term rather than seek abortions. Under current law, states have broad authority to use TANF funds as they see fit to accomplish any of the program’s four purposes, including to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies.  The bill also prohibits the federal government from subjecting entities receiving TANF funds to disparate treatment because they encourage patients to carry their pregnancies to term, or because they do not provide, assist, or counsel in favor of abortion. Similarly, the federal government may not subject states contracting with such entities to disparate treatment. Under the bill, disparate treatment includes presumed ineligibility for TANF funds or presumed failure to satisfy the purposes of the program. The Department of Justice, a state, or an entity adversely affected by a violation of these provisions may bring suit in civil court for appropriate relief, including money damages. Federal officials may not invoke sovereign immunity as a defense to such a suit.  

Bill· HRH.R. 7419 (118th)referred

FORCE Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 2024

Foreign Overseas Residence Conditions Enhancement Act or the FORCE Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on the quality of all military unaccompanied housing not located in the United States (i.e., government-owned military housing that is intended to be occupied by members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents).

Bill· HRH.R. 7404 (118th)referred

Subterranean Border Defense Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 February 2024

Subterranean Border Defense Act This bill requires recurring annual reporting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of a strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. Currently, CBP is only required to report once no later than one year after the plan's development. 

Bill· HRH.R. 7405 (118th)referred

Hannah Cvancara Service Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 February 2024

Hannah Cvancara Service Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense or military departments from excluding a person with an amputated limb from assignment to a medical personnel position if such an individual meets physical fitness and other required standards for the position.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1018 (118th)referred

Recognizing the remarkable achievements and patriotic service of late Michigan native Captain Claude A. Rowe, Jr., the only known member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen authorized to fly for two Allied countries during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024

Honorable Captain Claude A. Rowe, Jr. Resolution This resolution memorializes Captain Claude A. Rowe Jr. for his record of personal and professional achievements, devotion to his family and friends, and loyalty and love for his country.

Bill· HRH.R. 7399 (118th)referred

ACSE Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024

American Community Survey Elimination Act or the ACSE Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce or the U.S. Census Bureau from carrying out the American Community Survey (ACS) and bars the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to carry out that survey or any similar survey. Currently, the ACS is conducted on a rolling basis by the Census Bureau and covers topics not included on the decennial census, such as education, military service, and internet access.

Bill· HRH.R. 7347 (118th)open

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2024

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), when a psychedelic drug is approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, to report on the VA's decision whether to include the drug in its formulary and the justification for such decision.

Bill· HRH.R. 7356 (118th)referred

SCHUMER Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2024

Senators Can Help Underpin Military Engagement and Readiness Act or SCHUMER Act This bill requires Members of Congress who advocate for providing military support to Ukraine to enlist in the U.S. military and serve not fewer than six months on active duty in support of a contingency operation.

Bill· HRH.R. 7320 (118th)referred

Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024

Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act This bill reauthorizes Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for five years and makes changes to FISA, including certain restrictions on surveillance under Section 702. (Sec. 702 concerns electronic surveillance of non-U.S. persons believed to be outside the United States to obtain foreign intelligence information. Information about U.S. persons may incidentally be acquired by this type of surveillance and subsequently searched or "queried" under certain circumstances.) The bill places statutory limits on querying the contents of information collected under Section 702, including prohibiting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel from making U.S. person queries without prior approval by certain FBI supervisors or attorneys unless the query might mitigate or eliminate a threat to life or serious bodily harm; requiring the FBI Deputy Director to approve certain politically sensitive query terms (such as those that identify certain elected and appointed officials); prohibiting the involvement of political appointees in the approval process for such politically sensitive query requests; and requiring the FBI Director to establish consequences for noncompliant querying of U.S. person terms, including zero tolerance for willful misconduct. Other provisions include requiring applications for a surveillance order under FISA to be supported by sworn statements and limiting the use of information in such applications derived from political organizations or media sources, increasing criminal penalties related to FISA, and requiring adverse consequences (e.g., suspension without pay or removal) for government officers and employees who engage in intentional misconduct with respect to proceedings before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

Bill· HRH.R. 7323 (118th)referred

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024

This bill requires that the Department of Veterans Affairs disapprove courses of education provided by educational institutions that charge higher than in-state tuition for individuals utilizing the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve education benefits while living in the state where the education is located, regardless of the individual’s state of residence.

Bill· HRH.R. 7342 (118th)open

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access to address the accessibility of the VA for individuals with disabilities. Prior to establishing the advisory committee, the VA must take action to abolish or consolidate advisory committees that are currently inactive.

Bill· SS. 3790 (118th)open

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2024 This bill extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska. Under the current program, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management may accept applications through December 29, 2025. This bill extends this time period for an additional five years to December 29, 2030.

Bill· SS. 3782 (118th)referred

Jalisco Cartel Neutralization Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024

Jalisco Cartel Neutralization Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to brief Congress periodically on progress made toward capturing or killing the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as the  Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación or  CJNG.

Bill· SS. 3789 (118th)referred

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension and Fulfillment Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension and Fulfillment Act of 2024 This bill makes additional federal land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska. Specifically, the bill makes federal lands within units of the National Wildlife Refuge System in Alaska that were identified by the Department of the Interior in a November 2020 report as immediately available for allotment selection under the program. Interior identified over 3.6 million acres of land that should be made available for allotment selection by these veterans.

Bill· HRH.R. 7304 (118th)referred

Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024

Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act This bill exempts from the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test (RET) certain benefits paid to surviving spouses and divorced spouses caring for the children of individuals who died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.  Specifically, under the bill, Social Security mother's and father's benefits payable to such surviving spouses and surviving divorced spouses are not subject to RET deductions. Currently, under the RET, benefits are reduced for beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age if they earn wages in excess of a specified annual limit. 

Bill· SS. 3746 (118th)open

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act This bill expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to the spouses of certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such program is administered by the Department of Labor and generally provides career and employment services to disabled veterans. The bill expands eligibility for the program to spouses of persons who died while members of the Armed Forces; persons who died of a service-connected disability; members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, for more than 90 days, are listed as missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government power; persons who have a total permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; and persons who died while an evaluated total disability was in existence.

Bill· HRH.R. 7271 (118th)referred

Fiscally Responsible Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024

Fiscally Responsible Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 This bill provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State for activities to respond to the attacks in Israel. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DOD for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; Defense Working Capital Funds; and the Defense Health Program. The funding is provided for purposes such as supporting current U.S. military operations in the region; replacing defense articles that were provided to Israel; reimbursing DOD for defense services and training provided to Israel; and procuring Israel's Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Iron Beam defense systems to counter short-range rocket threats. The bill also provides appropriations to the State Department for Diplomatic Programs, Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, and the Foreign Military Financing Program. The funding is provided to the State Department for purposes such as (1) increasing security at U.S. embassies impacted by the attacks on Israel, and (2) conducting emergency evacuations of U.S. government personnel and citizens in the region. In addition, the bill includes provisions that expand the authorities of the President to transfer defense articles and services from DOD to Israel. Finally, the bill rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Bill· HRH.R. 7305 (118th)referred

IIR on AHI Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024

Initiating Imperative Reporting on Anomalous Health Incidents Act or the IIR on AHI Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a report and briefing for Congress on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD employees. In its report and briefing, DOD must address any ongoing efforts to protect members and employees from the effects of anomalous health incidents and the extent and nature of engagement by DOD with other federal departments and agencies regarding anomalous health incidents affecting their employees.

Bill· HRH.R. 7264 (118th)referred

Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024

Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 2024 This bill prohibits Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from owning or trading stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, or any other form of security from a defense contractor or which are significantly based upon defense contractors. Each current Member must divest within 120 days after the bill is enacted and each new Member must divest within 120 days after becoming a Member. However, Members and their spouses have 180 days to divest from specified complex investment vehicles. Placing assets into qualified blind trusts does not qualify as divestment. The bill does not apply to certain investments, such as investments in widely held investment funds that are diversified and do not present a conflict of interest and investments held in government employee retirement plans. A Member or spouse who violates the bill may be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 for each violation. The bill permits a Member, spouse, or dependent child who is required to divest property under the bill to avoid recognizing gain for income tax purposes from the sale of that property to the extent that the Member or spouse purchases permitted bonds or diversified investment funds within 60 days of the divestiture.

Bill· HRH.R. 7245 (118th)referred

To provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2024

This bill provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Administration for Children and Families, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The bill provides the funding for purposes such as assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan; improvements to the submarine industrial base; the FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program; refugee assistance; and humanitarian assistance. In addition, the bill includes provisions that (1) expand the authorities of the President to transfer defense articles and services from DOD to foreign countries or international organizations; and (2) prohibit funds from being used for payments to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency.

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