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JFK Files 45-Day Follow-up
“the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General shall, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Counsel to the President, review records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and present a plan to the President for the full and complete release of these records.”
H. R. 650: Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act
H. R. 650
To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Haridopolos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act”.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The nature of the parent-child relationship endows parents with the primary responsibility and obligation to care for their child.
(2) From these responsibilities and obligations comes the pre-political, natural right of parents to care for their children.
(3) The role of parents in the raising and rearing of their children is of inestimable value and deserving of both praise and protection by all levels of government.
(4) This right as recognized in the traditions of western civilization recognizes that parents have the responsibility to love, nurture, raise, and protect their children.
(5) The right encompasses the authority of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children according to the dictates of their conscience, to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children in their own beliefs and religion, and to be the primary decision maker for their child until the child reaches adulthood.
(6) The Supreme Court has consistently recognized the primary role of parents in caring for children, concluding the following:
(A) “[T]he child is not the mere creature of the state; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for additional obligations.” Pierce v. Soc’y of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary, 268 U.S. 510, 535 (1925).
(B) “[I]t is the natural duty of the parent to give his children education suitable to their station in life.” Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 400 (1923).
(C) “It is plain that the interest of a parent in the companionship, care, custody, and management of his or her children comes to this Court with a momentum for respect lacking when appeal is made to liberties which derive merely from shifting economic arrangements.” Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 651 (1972).
(D) “The history and culture of Western civilization reflect a strong tradition of parental concern for the nurture and upbringing of their children. This primary role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition.” Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 232 (1972).
(E) “Our jurisprudence historically has reflected Western civilization concepts of the family as a unit with broad parental authority over minor children. Our cases have consistently followed that course.” Parham v. J. R., 442 U.S. 584, 602 (1979).
(F) “We have recognized on numerous occasions that the relationship between parent and child is constitutionally protected.”Quilloin v. Walcott, 434 U.S. 246, 255 (1978).
(G) The Supreme Court has explained that the liberty specially protected by the Due Process Clause includes the right “to direct the education and upbringing of one’s children.” Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702, 720 (1997).
(H) “[W]e have recognized the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children . . . In light of this extensive precedent, it cannot now be doubted that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children.” Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 66 (2000) (plurality op.).
(I) “[T]he Due Process Clause does not permit a State to infringe on the fundamental right of parents to make child rearing decisions simply because a state judge believes a ‘better’ decision could be made.” Troxel, 530 U.S. at 72–73 (plurality op.).
(7) Some decisions of Federal courts have failed to recognize the fundamental right of parents, resulting in an improper standard of judicial review being applied to government conduct that adversely affects parental rights and prerogatives.
(8) Government agencies have increasingly intruded into the legitimate decisions and prerogatives of parents in situations that do not involve abuse or neglect but simply an agency’s disagreement with parenting choices based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises.
(9) Government’s involvement in parenting should prioritize the parent’s role as the child’s primary educator and should support, not supplant, the parent’s rights and responsibilities.
(10) Government should not interfere in the decisions and actions of parents without compelling justification.
(11) The strict scrutiny test used by courts to evaluate cases concerning fundamental rights is the correct standard of review for government actions that interfere with the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children, and it appropriately balances the interests of parents, children, and government.
(b) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right; and
(2) while protecting the right of parents, to acknowledge that the rights involve responsibilities and specifically that parents have the responsibility for the education, nurture, and upbringing of their children as specified by the Supreme Court in Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 400 (1923), Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 232 (1972), and Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702, 720 (1997), and have the high duty to recognize and prepare their children for additional obligations as specified by the Supreme Court in Pierce v. Soc’y of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary, 268 U.S. 510, 535 (1925).
(1) GOVERNMENT.—The term “government” includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, and official (or other person acting under color of law) of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States.
(2) PARENT.—The term “parent” means a biological parent of a child, an adoptive parent of a child, or an individual who has been granted exclusive right and authority over the welfare of a child under State law.
(3) CHILD.—The term “child” means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
(4) SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN.—The term “substantial burden”—
(A) means any action that directly or indirectly constrains, inhibits, curtails, or denies the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their child or compels any action contrary to the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their child; and
(B) includes withholding benefits, assessing criminal, civil, or administrative penalties or damages, or exclusion from governmental programs.
SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
(1) FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.—The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children is a fundamental right.
(2) LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.—Government shall not substantially burden the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children without demonstrating that the infringement is required by a compelling governmental interest of the highest order as applied to the parent and the child and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. The fundamental rights protected include, without limitation, the following rights and responsibilities:
(A) To direct the education of the child.
(B) To direct the moral or religious upbringing of the child.
(C) To access and review all medical records of the child and to make and consent to all physical and mental health care decisions for the child.
(3) EFFECT OF THIS ACT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Unless legally waived or legally terminated, parents have inalienable rights that are more comprehensive than those listed in this section. This Act does not prescribe all rights of parents, nor does it preempt or foreclose claims or remedies in support of parental rights that are available under any other Federal law, State law, the United States Constitution, or a State constitution.
(b) Exceptions.—This section does not apply to a parental action or decision that would result in serious physical injury to the child or that would end life.
(c) Judicial Remedy.—Any parent may raise a violation of this Act as a claim or a defense in an action in a Federal or State court or before an administrative tribunal and obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by the general rules of standing under article III of the Constitution.
(a) Judicial Proceedings.—Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended by inserting “the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act,” before “title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”.
(b) Administrative Proceedings.—Section 504(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993” and inserting “any adjudication under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 or the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act”.
(a) In General.—This Act applies to each Federal law, and the implementation of any such law, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(1) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.—The protections of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children afforded by this Act are in addition to the protections provided under Federal law, State law, and the State and Federal constitutions.
(2) BROAD PROTECTION.—This Act shall be construed in favor of a broad protection of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children.
(3) NO GOVERNMENT BURDEN.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any government to burden the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children.
(4) SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTED LAWS.—Federal statutory law adopted after the date of the enactment of this Act is subject to this Act, unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this Act.
Executive Order to Declassify JFK Files
“…More than 50 years after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Federal Government has not released to the public all of its records related to those events. Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth. It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay.”
-President Donald J. Trump
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On January 23, 2025, President Donald John Trump issued the following executive order:
DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS CONCERNING THE ASSASSINATIONS
OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
“EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 23, 2025
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. More than 50 years after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Federal Government has not released to the public all of its records related to those events. Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth. It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay.
Continue reading “Executive Order to Declassify JFK Files”H.R. 53
“to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.”
119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. RES. 53
[Report No. 119–1]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest manage-
ment activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal
lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and
for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5)
to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody
aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 2025
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the
following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and or-
dered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and improve forest management activities on National
Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal
lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone for-
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consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary
of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who
have been charged in the United States with theft, and
for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest
management activities on National Forest System lands,
on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resil-
ience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed
with. All points of order against consideration of the bill
are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Natural Resources or their respective des-
ignees. After general debate the bill shall be considered
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such
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amendment may be offered only in the order printed in
the report, may be offered only by a Member designated
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit.
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 5) to require
the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody
aliens who have been charged in the United States with
theft, and for other purposes. All points of order against
consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one
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House Calendar No. 1
119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. RES. 53
[Report No. 119–1]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471)
to expedite under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest manage-
ment activities on National Forest System lands,
on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands
to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone for-
ested lands, and for other purposes, and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to re-
quire the Secretary of Homeland Security to take
into custody aliens who have been charged in the
United States with theft, and for other purposes.
JANUARY 21, 2025
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
Research Security and Accountability Act: H.R. 9748
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9748
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology
Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a
Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and
development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive
information in research and development acquisitions, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Research Security and Accountability
in DHS Act''.
SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDING SENSITIVE RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 182) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(15) developing, in coordination with appropriate agency
officials, a Department-wide policy and process to safeguard
research and development from unauthorized access to or
disclosure of sensitive information in research and development
acquisitions.''.
(b) GAO Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report on how the Department has complied with National
Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and adopted the
National Science and Technology Council's 2022 implementation
guidance.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall address the following:
(A) How the Department of Homeland Security has
complied with disclosure requirements outlined in NSPM-
33, and how violations are reported to the relevant
executive agencies, including in the intelligence
community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(B) Coordination and compliance with guidelines
established by the National Science Foundation, the
National Science Technology Council, the Office of
Science and Technology Policy, and other executive
agencies regarding Federal research security.
(C) The role of the Science and Technology
Directorate of the Department regarding establishing a
research security framework for research and
development projects across the Department.
(c) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a briefing addressing the development of policies
and processes to safeguard Department of Homeland Security research and
development in accordance with paragraph (15) of section 302 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), as added by subsection
(a).
Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
TSA Commuting Fairness Act: H.R. 8662
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8662
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reduce commuting burdens on Transportation Security Administration
employees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TSA Commuting Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TSA COMMUTING BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a study on the feasibility of
treating as on-duty hours the time Transportation Security
Administration employees working at airport locations spend traveling
between regular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus and
transit stops.
(b) Considerations.--In conducting the feasibility study required
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall consider the following with respect to
Transportation Security Administration employees:
(1) The amount of time needed by such employees to travel
between regular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus
and transit stops at small hub airports, medium hub airports,
and large hub airports (as such terms are defined in section
40102 of title 49, United States Code).
(2) The amount of time such employees spend commuting, on
average, exclusive of the time described in paragraph (1).
(3) The potential benefits to such employees and the
Administration of treating as on-duty hours the time described
in such paragraph.
(4) The feasibility of using mobile phones, location data,
and any other means to allow such employees to report their
arrival to and departure from the airport parking lots and bus
and transit stops concerned.
(5) The estimated costs of treating as on-duty hours the
time described in such paragraph, including by considering such
hours creditable as basic pay for retirement purposes.
(6) Other considerations determined appropriate by the
Administrator.
Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8662
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reduce commuting burdens on Transportation Security Administration
employees, and for other purposes.
Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend against the CCP Act or the SHIELD Against CCP Act: H.R. 9668
H.R. 9668:
To establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group
relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security,
and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the
Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 9668
To establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group
relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security,
and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the
Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Mr. STRONG (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to
the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary,
and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish in the Department of Homeland Security a
working group relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese
Communist Party, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Homeland
3 Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend
4 against the CCP Act’’ or the ‘‘SHIELD Against CCP
5 Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP TO COUNTER CERTAIN THREATS
7 POSED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHI8 NESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of Homeland Security shall establish in the
13 Department of Homeland Security a working group
14 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Working
15 Group’’), which shall carry out the duties specified
16 in subsection (b) relating to countering terrorist, cy17 bersecurity, border and port security, and transpor18 tation security threats posed to the United States by
19 the Chinese Communist Party.
20 (2) DIRECTOR.—
21 (A) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the
22 Working Group shall be a Director (in this sec23 tion referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), who shall be
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1 (B) REPORTING.—The Director shall re2 port to the Secretary of Homeland Security re3 garding all administrative, operational, and se4 curity matters of the Working Group.
5 (3) STAFFING.—The Secretary of Homeland
6 Security shall ensure the Working Group is provided
7 with the following:
8 (A) A sufficient number of employees to
9 perform required duties.
10 (B) Not fewer than one employee dedicated
11 to ensuring compliance with privacy laws and
12 regulations.
13 (4) DETAILEES.—The Working Group may ac14 cept and employ detailees with expertise in coun15 tering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port secu16 rity, and transportation security threats posed by
17 the Chinese Communist Party to the United States,
18 or in related fields, from any element of the intel19 ligence community or any other Federal agency the
20 Director determines appropriate, with or without re21 imbursement, consistent with applicable laws and
22 regulations regarding such employees.
23 (b) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall carry out the
24 following:
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1 (1) Examine, assess, and report upon efforts by
2 the Department of Homeland Security to counter
3 terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security,
4 and transportation security threats posed to the
5 United States by the Chinese Communist Party, in6 cluding efforts to counter the Chinese Communist
7 Party’s—
8 (A) nontraditional tactics and exploitation
9 of the United States immigration system
10 through—
11 (i) identity theft;
12 (ii) the immigrant and nonimmigrant
13 visa processes;
14 (iii) unlawful border crossings;
15 (iv) human smuggling; and
16 (v) human trafficking;
17 (B) predatory economic and trade prac18 tices, including the trafficking of counterfeit
19 and pirated goods, the use of forced labor, labor
20 exploitation for financial gain, customs fraud,
21 and theft of intellectual property and tech22 nology; and
23 (C) direct or indirect support for
24 transnational criminal organizations trafficking
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1 in fentanyl, illicit drug precursors, or other con2 trolled substances through—
3 (i) the United States border;
4 (ii) international mail shipments; or
5 (iii) express consignment operations.
6 (2) Account for the resources of the Depart7 ment that are dedicated to programs aimed at coun8 tering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port secu9 rity, and transportation security threats posed to the
10 United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and
11 any supporting information as to the efficacy of each
12 such program.
13 (3) Build upon existing or ongoing evaluations
14 and avoid unnecessary duplication by reviewing the
15 findings, conclusions, and recommendations of other
16 appropriate working groups, committees, commis17 sions, or entities established by the Department re18 lated to efforts to counter terrorist, cybersecurity,
19 border and port security, and transportation security
20 threats posed to the United States by the Chinese
21 Communist Party.
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1 portation security threats posed to the United States
2 by the Chinese Communist Party.
3 (5) Facilitate cooperation and coordination
4 among offices and components of the Department on
5 a holistic response to countering terrorist, cybersecu6 rity, border and port security, and transportation se7 curity threats posed to the United States by the Chi8 nese Communist Party.
9 (c) ADDITIONAL DUTY RELATING TO INFORMATION
10 SHARING.—The Working Group shall review, in coordina11 tion with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the De12 partment of Homeland Security, information relating to
13 terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and
14 transportation security threats posed to the United States
15 by the Chinese Communist Party that is gathered by Fed16 eral, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, and the
17 National Network of Fusion Centers, and incorporate such
18 information, as appropriate, into the Working Group’s
19 own information relating to such threats. The Working
20 Group, in coordination with the Office of Intelligence and
21 Analysis, shall also ensure the dissemination to Federal,
22 State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, and the Na23 tional Network of Fusion Centers, of information related
24 to such threats.
25 (d) ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
2 after the date of the enactment of this section and
3 annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of
4 Homeland Security, in coordination with the Under
5 Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the De6 partment of Homeland Security, the Director of the
7 Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of
8 National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro9 priate congressional committees a report that as10 sesses terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port secu11 rity, and transportation security threats posed to the
12 United States by the Chinese Communist Party dur13 ing the immediately preceding 12 months.
14 (2) CONTENTS.—Each assessment under para15 graph (1) shall also include the following:
16 (A) A description of the activities and op17 erations of the Working Group undertaken pur18 suant to subsection (b).
19 (B) Any other matters the Secretary of
20 Homeland Security determines relevant.
21 (3) FORM.—Each assessment under paragraph
22 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
23 include a classified annex. The Secretary of Home24 land Security shall post on a publicly available
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1 website of the Department of Homeland Security the
2 unclassified portion of each assessment.
3 (4) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after
4 the submission of each assessment under paragraph
5 (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pro6 vide to the appropriate congressional committees a
7 briefing on such assessment and the progress and
8 challenges of the Working Group.
9 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later
10 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
11 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
12 to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
13 the implementation of this section.
14 (f) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than
15 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
16 Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the
17 Director and the Under Secretary for Science and Tech18 nology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall, to
19 the extent practicable, carry out research and develop20 ment, including operational testing, of technologies and
21 techniques for enhancing the Department’s security and
22 situational awareness relating to countering terrorist, cy23 bersecurity, border and port security, and transportation
24 security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese
25 Communist Party.
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1 (g) IMPLEMENTATION.—All activities carried out
2 pursuant to this section—
3 (1) shall be carried out in accordance with ap4 plicable constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil
5 liberties protections; and
6 (2) may not infringe upon the lawful exercise of
7 free speech by United States persons.
8 (h) SUNSET.—The Working Group shall terminate on
9 the date that is seven years after the establishment of the
10 Working Group under subsection (a)(1).
11 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
12 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means—
15 (A) in the House of Representatives—
16 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu17 rity;
18 (ii) the Committee on Ways and
19 Means;
20 (iii) the Committee on Financial Serv21 ices;
22 (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary;
23 and
24 (v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
25 and
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1 (B) in the Senate—
2 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu3 rity and Governmental Affairs;
4 (ii) the Committee on Banking, Hous5 ing, and Urban Affairs;
6 (iii) the Committee on Finance;
7 (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary;
8 and
9 (v) the Committee on Foreign Rela10 tions.
11 (2) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion cen12 ter’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection
13 (k) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act
14 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).
15 (3) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term
16 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given
17 such term in section 3(4) of the National Security
18 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
19 (4) NATIONAL NETWORK OF FUSION CEN20 TERS.—The term ‘‘National Network of Fusion Cen21 ters’’ means a decentralized arrangement of fusion
22 centers intended to enhance individual State and
23 urban area fusion centers’ ability to leverage the ca24 pabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for
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1 the purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland se2 curity information sharing nationally.
3 (5) UNITED STATES PERSONS.—The term
4 ‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given such
5 term in section 1637(d)(10) of the Carl Levin and
6 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal year 2015 (50 U.S.C.
8 1708(d)(10)).
DHS Special Events Program and Support Act: H.R. 6229
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 6229
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a program
to assess the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorism or
other security threats, as appropriate, to certain events, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. HUDSON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize
a program to assess the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorism or other security threats, as appropriate, to certain events, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Special Events
5 Program and Support Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DHS SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM.
2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the
3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.)
4 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
5 ‘‘SEC. 890E. SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM.
6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized within the
7 Department a program to assess the threat, vulnerability,
8 and consequences of terrorism or other security threats,
9 as appropriate, at certain special events in accordance
10 with subsection (b).
11 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program authorized
12 under subsection (a) shall—
13 ‘‘(1) apply to special events that are pre14 planned and not designated as National Special Se15 curity Events by the Secretary;
16 ‘‘(2) include a standard process for Federal,
17 State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials to volun18 tarily submit to the Secretary requests for a special
19 event rating that could result in direct support for
20 security and situational awareness for such special
21 event;
22 ‘‘(3) maintain a risk-based methodology to as23 sess ratings requests, including requests submitted
24 pursuant to paragraph (2), that considers the antici25 pated attendance by United States officials or for26 eign dignitaries, the size and venue of the special
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1 event, credible threats of terrorism or other security
2 threats, and other homeland security information, as
3 appropriate; and
4 ‘‘(4) include a process for expedited consider5 ation and, where appropriate, a process for the reas6 sessment, of a special event rating.
7 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT TO SPECIAL EVENTS.—For purposes
8 of protecting a special event described in subsection (b),
9 the Secretary may provide security and situational aware10 ness support to a Federal, State, local, Tribal, or terri11 torial official at the request of an appropriate Federal,
12 State, local, Tribal, or territorial official.
13 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year
14 after the date of the enactment of this section and annu15 ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com16 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa17 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov18 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the program
19 authorized under subsection (a). Each such report shall
20 include information relating to the following:
21 ‘‘(1) The total number of special events sub22 mitted to the program authorized under subsection
23 (a) in the prior year, including the number of special
24 events at each rating level.
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1 ‘‘(2) The total number of events in the prior
2 year for which the Secretary designated a Federal
3 coordinator or coordinated security and situational
4 awareness support, including a summary of Federal
5 support provided.
6 ‘‘(3) The total number of requests for special
7 event rating reassessment under subsection (b)(4),
8 including the following:
9 ‘‘(A) The identification of the requesting
10 entity.
11 ‘‘(B) The special event name, date, and lo12 cation.
13 ‘‘(C) The initial and final rating deter14 mination.
15 ‘‘(D) The justification for such final rating
16 determination.
17 ‘‘(e) PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than one
18 year after the date of the enactment of this section and
19 every five years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
20 the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
21 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security
22 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of
23 the program authorized under subsection (a).
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1 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘home2 land security information’ has the meaning given such
3 term in section 892.’’.
4 (b) MASS GATHERING RESEARCH.—Not later than
5 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
6 Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the
7 Undersecretary for Science and Technology of the Depart8 ment of Homeland Security and the official responsible for
9 carrying out section 890E of the Homeland Security Act
10 of 2002, as added by subsection (a), shall, to the extent
11 practicable, carry out research and development, including
12 operational testing, of technologies and techniques for en13 hancing the Department’s security and situational aware14 ness support to Federal, State, local, Tribal, and terri15 torial officials relating to mass gatherings consistent with
16 applicable constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil lib17 erties protections.
18 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
19 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is
20 amended by inserting after the item relating to section
21 890D the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 890E. Special events program.’’.
Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act: H.R. 9679
To ensure the security and integrity of United States critical infrastructure by establishing an interagency task force and requiring a comprehensive report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors, and for other purpose.
“The term “Volt Typhoon” means the People’s Republic of China State-sponsored cyber actor described in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cybersecurity advisory entitled “PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure”, issued on February 07, 2024, or any successor advisory.”
Introduced in House (09/24/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9769
To ensure the security and integrity of United States critical infrastructure by establishing an interagency task force and requiring a comprehensive report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 2024
Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To ensure the security and integrity of United States critical infrastructure by establishing an interagency task force and requiring a comprehensive report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act”.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE AND REPORT ON THE TARGETING OF UNITED STATES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA STATE-SPONSORED CYBER ACTORS.
(a) Interagency Task Force.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of appropriate Sector Risk Management Agencies as determined by the Director of CISA, shall establish a joint interagency task force (in this section referred to as the “task force”) to facilitate collaboration and coordination among the Sector Risk Management Agencies assigned a Federal role or responsibility in National Security Memorandum–22, issued April 30, 2024 (relating to critical infrastructure security and resilience), or any successor document, to detect, analyze, and respond to the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China by ensuring that such agencies’ actions are aligned and mutually reinforcing.
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of CISA (or the Director of CISA’s designee) shall serve as the chairperson of the task force.
(2) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or such Director’s designee) shall serve as the vice chairperson of the task force.
(1) IN GENERAL.—The task force shall consist of appropriate representatives of the departments and agencies specified in subsection (a).
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—To materially assist in the activities of the task force, representatives under paragraph (1) should be subject matter experts who have familiarity and technical expertise regarding cybersecurity, digital forensics, or threat intelligence analysis, or in-depth knowledge of the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) commonly used by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(d) Vacancy.—Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the task force shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(e) Establishment Flexibility.—To avoid redundancy, the task force may coordinate with any preexisting task force, working group, or cross-intelligence effort within the Homeland Security Enterprise or the intelligence community that has examined or responded to the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(f) Task Force Reports; Briefing.—
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the establishment of the task force, the task force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the first report containing the initial findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the task force.
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the submission of the initial report under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter for five years, the task force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the task force.
(3) CONTENTS.—The reports under this subsection shall include the following:
(A) An assessment at the lowest classification feasible of the sector-specific risks, trends relating to incidents impacting sectors, and tactics, techniques, and procedures utilized by or relating to State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(B) An assessment of additional resources and authorities needed by Federal departments and agencies to better counter the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(C) A classified assessment of the extent of potential destruction, compromise, or disruption to United States critical infrastructure by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China in the event of a major crisis or future conflict between the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
(D) A classified assessment of the ability of the United States to counter the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China in the event of a major crisis or future conflict between the People’s Republic of China and the United States, including with respect to different cybersecurity measures and recommendations that could mitigate such a threat.
(E) A classified assessment of the ability of State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China to disrupt operations of the United States Armed Forces by hindering mobility across critical infrastructure such as rail, aviation, and ports, including how such would impair the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deploy and maneuver forces effectively.
(F) A classified assessment of the economic and social ramifications of a disruption to one or multiple United States critical infrastructure sectors by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China in the event of a major crisis or future conflict between the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
(G) Such recommendations as the task force may have for the Homeland Security Enterprise, the intelligence community, or critical infrastructure owners and operators to improve the detection and mitigation of the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(H) A one-time plan for an awareness campaign to familiarize critical infrastructure owners and operators with security resources and support offered by Federal departments and agencies to mitigate the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China.
(4) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of each report under this subsection, the task force shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a classified briefing on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the task force.
(5) FORM.—Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in classified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, but may include an unclassified executive summary.
(6) PUBLICATION.—The unclassified executive summary of each report required under this subsection shall be published on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Homeland Security.
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of CISA, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of appropriate Sector Risk Management Agencies, as determined by the Director of CISA, shall provide to the task force such information, documents, analysis, assessments, findings, evaluations, inspections, audits, or reviews relating to efforts to counter the cybersecurity threat posed by State-sponsored cyber actors, including Volt Typhoon, of the People’s Republic of China as the task force considers necessary to carry out this section.
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DISSEMINATION.—Information, documents, analysis, assessments, findings, evaluations, inspections, audits, and reviews described in this subsection shall be received, handled, stored, and disseminated only by members of the task force consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and executive orders.
(3) SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR TASK FORCE MEMBERS.—No member of the task force may be provided with access to classified information under this section without the appropriate security clearances.
(h) Termination.—The task force, and all the authorities of this section, shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the final briefing required under subsection (h)(4).
(i) Exemption From FACA.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Federal Advisory Committee Act”), shall not apply to the task force.
(j) Exemption From Paperwork Reduction Act.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), shall not apply to the task force.
(k) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(2) ASSETS.—The term “assets” means a person, structure, facility, information, material, equipment, network, or process, whether physical or virtual, that enables an organization’s services, functions, or capabilities.
(3) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(4) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term “cybersecurity threat” has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(5) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The term “Homeland Security Enterprise” has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(6) INCIDENT.—The term “incident” has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(7) INFORMATION SHARING.—The term “information sharing” means the bidirectional sharing of timely and relevant information concerning a cybersecurity threat posed by a State-sponsored cyber actor of the People’s Republic of China to United States critical infrastructure.
(8) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(9) LOCALITY.—The term “locality” means any local government authority or agency or component thereof within a State having jurisdiction over matters at a county, municipal, or other local government level.
(10) SECTOR.—The term “sector” means a collection of assets, systems, networks, entities, or organizations that provide or enable a common function for national security (including national defense and continuity of Government), national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.
(11) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The term “Sector Risk Management Agency” has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(12) STATE.—The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(13) SYSTEMS.—The term “systems” means a combination of personnel, structures, facilities, information, materials, equipment, networks, or processes, whether physical or virtual, integrated or interconnected for a specific purpose that enables an organization’s services, functions, or capabilities.
(14) UNITED STATES.—The term “United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means any State of the United States.
(15) VOLT TYPHOON.—The term “Volt Typhoon” means the People’s Republic of China State-sponsored cyber actor described in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cybersecurity advisory entitled “PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure”, issued on February 07, 2024, or any successor advisory.
Most-Viewed Bills Recently
Bills for the Week of Dec. 9, 2024
First Published: December 3, 2024 at 06:58 PMLast Updated: December 7, 2024 at 05:43 PM
The following are links to the text of legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of Dec. 9, 2024. For the complete schedule, please visit the Majority Leader’s site.
Items that may be considered under suspension of the rules
| H.R. 2892 | WARN Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| S. 310 | Disaster Contract Improvement Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 2672 | FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act, as amended | [PDF] [PDF] |
| Updated 12/06/2024 at 02:48 PM | ||
| S. 1478 | To designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the “National Medal of Honor Highway”, and for other purposes | [PDF] |
| H.R. 8689 | Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| H.R. 8692 | The Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayer Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| S. 3613 | Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 | [PDF] |
| S. 50 | Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024 | [PDF] |
| H.R. 7671 | Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act | [PDF] |
| S. 3475 | Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9541 | POWER Act of 2024 | [PDF] |
| S. 2781 | Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9769 | Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9689 | DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 6229 | DHS Special Events Program and Support Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 7365 | VETS Safe Travel Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9668 | SHIELD Against CCP Act, as amended | [PDF] [PDF] |
| Updated 12/06/2024 at 04:51 PM | ||
| H.R. 9716 | Increasing Baseline Updates Act | [PDF] |
| S. 4367 | Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, as amended | [PDF] [PDF] |
| Added 12/03/2024 at 08:12 PMUpdated 12/06/2024 at 07:05 PM Technical corrections | ||
| H.R. 8753 | To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes, as amended | [PDF] [PDF] |
| Added 12/04/2024 at 07:45 PMUpdated 12/06/2024 at 04:51 PM | ||
Items that may be considered pursuant to a rule
| H.R. 7673 | Liberty in Laundry Act | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 12/05/2024 at 03:41 PM | ||
| :: H. Rept. 118-454 – Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 7673[PDF]Added 12/05/2024 at 03:41 PM | ||
| S. 4199 | Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 12/05/2024 at 03:41 PM | ||
| Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009 | WILD Act [Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025] | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 12/07/2024 at 05:43 PM | ||
| :: Rules Committee Print 118-52 – Showing the text of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025[PDF]Added 12/07/2024 at 05:43 PM:: Joint Explanatory Statement[PDF]Added 12/07/2024 at 05:43 PM | ||
Bills to be considered Week of Dec. 2, 2024
Text of Bills for the Week of Dec. 2, 2024
First Published: November 22, 2024 at 03:10 PMLast Updated: November 25, 2024 at 10:21 AM
The following are links to the text of legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of Dec. 2, 2024. For the complete schedule, please visit the Majority Leader’s site.
Items that may be considered pursuant to a rule
H.R. 5349Crucial Communism Teaching Act [
H. Rept. 118-255 – Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany
H.R. 5349[PDF]H.R. 7198
Prove It Act of 2024[
Amending National Marine Sanctuary Act: H. R. 10180
H.R.10180 – To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.
Introduced in House (11/20/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10180
To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2024
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Cammack, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.
Continue reading “Amending National Marine Sanctuary Act: H. R. 10180”Innovative Housing Solutions and Affordability Act: H. R. 10179
Introduced in House (11/20/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10179
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to States to develop and expand the industrialized construction of innovative residential dwelling units, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2024
Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to States to develop and expand the industrialized construction of innovative residential dwelling units, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Innovative Housing Solutions and Affordability Act”.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE INDUSTRIALIZED CONSTRUCTION OF INNOVATIVE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.
Continue reading “Innovative Housing Solutions and Affordability Act: H. R. 10179”Preventing Tariff Abuse Act: H.R. 10181
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) is amended
Introduced in House (11/20/2024)
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Tariff Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPOSITION OF IMPORT DUTIES AND QUOTAS FROM
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL
EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.
Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702) is amended--
FEMA for America First Act of 2024: H. R. 10130
“…To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Actto provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible forcertain assistance, …”
Introduced in House (11/14/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10130
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Actto provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible forcertain assistance, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2024
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Actto provide that aliens who are not qualified aliens are ineligible forcertain assistance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “FEMAfor America First Act of 2024”.
Continue reading “FEMA for America First Act of 2024: H. R. 10130”Bills To Be Considered
Week of November 11, 2024:
Bills To Be Considered
Text of Bills for the Week of Nov. 11, 2024
First published: November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Last updated: November 13, 2024 10:12 AM
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8932) to establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7409) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8446) to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.
Added November 12, 2024 7:00 PM
Updated at November 13, 2024 10:12 AM
GPO version uploaded
::H. Rept. 118-732 – Report from the Committee on Rules to accompany H. Res 1568
Added November 12, 2024 7:00 PM
Updated at November 13, 2024 10:12 AM
Items that may be considered under suspension of the rules
H.R. 82
Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 5342
Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023
Added November 8, 2024 2:19 PM
Updated at November 8, 2024 2:19 PM
Sort order changed.
[PDF]
H.R. 9495
Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, as amended
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 1510
GAO Inspector General Parity Act
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 9592
Federal Register Modernization Act, as amended
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 9596
Value Over Costs Act
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Updated at November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Sort order changed.
[PDF]
H.R. 5301
Eliminate Useless Reports Act, as amended
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 5658
Vote by Mail Tracking Act, as amended
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Updated at November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Sort order changed.
[PDF]
H.R. 9597
Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024, as amended
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
Updated at November 12, 2024 12:41 PM
Technical correction to fix reference number
S. 2274
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the “Dessie A. Bebout Post Office”
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 2717
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the “Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 3357
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5120 Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building”
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 3267
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the “First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building”
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 3419
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the “John Charles Traub Post Office”
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
S. 2143
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the “Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building”
Added November 5, 2024 6:11 PM
[PDF]
Items that may be considered pursuant to a rule
H.R. 7409
Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
::H. Rept. 118-722 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 7409
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
Updated at November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 8446
Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
Updated at November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
Sort order changed.
::H. Rept. 118-723 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 8446
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
Updated at November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
[PDF]
H.R. 8932
FAFSA Deadline Act
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
::H. Rept. 118-695 – Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany H.R. 8932
Added November 7, 2024 3:58 PM
[PDF]
Items that may be considered
Items that may be considered under suspension of the rules
| H.R. 82 | Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9495 | Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| S. 1510 | GAO Inspector General Parity Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9592 | Federal Register Modernization Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9596 | Value Over Costs Act | [PDF] |
| H.R. 5301 | Eliminate Useless Reports Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| H.R. 5658 | Vote by Mail Tracking Act, as amended | [PDF] |
| H.R. 9597 | Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024, as amended | [PDF] |
| S. 2274 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the “Dessie A. Bebout Post Office” | [PDF] |
| S. 2717 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the “Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office | [PDF] |
| S. 3357 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5120 Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building” | [PDF] |
| S. 3267 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the “First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building” | [PDF] |
| S. 3419 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the “John Charles Traub Post Office” | [PDF] |
| S. 2143 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the “Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building” | [PDF] |
Items that may be considered pursuant to a rule
| H.R. 7409 | Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
| :: H. Rept. 118-722 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 7409[PDF]Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
| H.R. 8446 | Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
| :: H. Rept. 118-723 – Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 8446[PDF]Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
| H.R. 8932 | FAFSA Deadline Act | [PDF] [XML] |
| Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
| :: H. Rept. 118-695 – Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce to accompany H.R. 8932[PDF]Added 11/07/2024 at 03:58 PM | ||
A Question for Congressman Clay Higgins
Statesman, Clay Higgins of Louisiana,
Question:
If H.R. 5693 passes, state racing commissions are no longer legally obligated to be regulated by HISA, or by RHSO (Racehorse Health and Safety Organization); so what stops state racing commissions from just remaining independent as they did before the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978?
Statesman, Higgins,
Question:
If H.R. 5693 repeals The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 3051 et seq.), which incentives do state racing commissions have in order to enter into an(y) interstate compact in accordance with your proposed bill?
In other words, if state commissions are not legally compelled to be regulated by HISA, what stops state racing commissions from just remaining independent as they did before the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978?
If H.R. 5693 passes, state racing commissions are no longer legally obligated to be regulated by HISA. They, (state racing commissions and other entities,), furthermore, have not voted to be overseen by RHSO (Racehorse Health and Safety Organization). Therefore, what induces state racing commissions to acquiesce to H.R. 5693, instead of remaining judiciously and financially independent of/from RHSO oversight?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), indeed, oversees the gambling aspect of horseracing on the federal, state and county levels. However, proponents of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (HISA,) vowed for, or are/and/(were,) a private entity, labeling themselves as a federal, “Authority”.
SEE: 18 USC Ch. 43 FALSE PERSONATION: sec. 912 and 913 : “Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, document, or thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.” …
“Whoever falsely represents himself to be an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, and in such assumed character arrests or detains any person or in any manner searches the person, buildings, or other property of any person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both …”
Under the above, indicated, unconstitutional guise, (see the non-delegation doctrine), the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority did, in fact, (in conflict with section 32), interfere with the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to enforce federal law.
Congressman Clay Higgins Works to Repeal HISA: H. R. 5693
H. R. 5693
Congressman Clay Higgins Has Introduced Legislation to Fight Against Federal Overreach and Oppressive Mandates to Improve the Integrity of Horse Racing
Introduced in House (09/26/2023)
H. R. 5693
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2023
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
Continue reading “Congressman Clay Higgins Works to Repeal HISA: H. R. 5693”“Space Technology and Regional Security Act of 2024” or “STARS Act of 2024”: H. R. 10108
H. R. 10108:
“An identification of any challenge to optimizing such a multilateral space situational awareness data-sharing agreement and integrated space and satellite security architecture in the Middle East.”
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated space and satellite security capability, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House (11/08/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10108
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated space and satellite security capability, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 8, 2024
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Trone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated space and satellite security capability, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Space Technology and Regional Security Act of 2024” or “STARS Act of 2024”.
SEC. 2. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SATELLITE SECURITY
CAPABILITY.
Continue reading ““Space Technology and Regional Security Act of 2024” or “STARS Act of 2024”: H. R. 10108”OPPOSING THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY: Congressman, Lance Gooden, STANDS UP FOR HORSE RACING!
“Congress should work with State racing commissions to regulate horseracing in a responsible way to ensure racetrack
safety and the economic viability of small tracks across the country.
I will work with any Senator who is willing to stand up for small tracks in the next Congress and fix this broken way of governing.”
– Congressman Lance Gooden
There is a common disagreement regarding both the constitutionality of HISA and, it’s reach.
Congressman, Lance Gooden, stood on the floor of the Senate and Sounded the ALARM AT THE DOOR that the, “Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act“, was found unconstitutional by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 18, 2022.
The court concluded:
“By delegating unsupervised government power to a private entity, HISA violates the private non-delegation doctrine.
SOURCE
We therefore DECLARE that HISA is unconstitutional on that ground.
The district court’s decision is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
(Furthermore,)
“… the court conceded that, unlike the agencies examined in any
other private non-delegation case, the FTC lacked any power “to formally modify the Authority’s rules.” Id. at *23. But this was “not fatal” to the Act’s constitutionality, because relevant precedents did not turn on the agency’s power to modify the private entity’s rules, only on its power to “approve or disapprove” them …”
Economic Security and Diplomacy Act of 2024: H. R. 10100
H. R. 10100
“Economic Security and Diplomacy Act of 2024”.
“To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other purposes. …”
Introduced in House (11/05/2024)
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10100
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 5, 2024
Mr. Moolenaar
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Economic Security and Diplomacy Act of 2024”.
Continue reading “Economic Security and Diplomacy Act of 2024: H. R. 10100”H. R. 9416: “SAFE Act” or “Securing Access to Fertility Everywhere Act”
Introduced in House (08/27/2024)
“To recognize the right to assisted reproductive technology and to limit liability for certain actions committed during the course of providing assisted reproductive technology”
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9416
Introduced in House (08/27/2024)
To recognize the right to assisted reproductive technology and to limit liability for certain actions committed during the course of providing assisted reproductive technology.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 27, 2024
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To recognize the right to assisted reproductive technology and to limit liability for certain actions committed during the course of providing assisted reproductive technology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Securing Access to Fertility Everywhere Act ”or as the “SAFE Act”.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.—No individual acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, may subject, or cause to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other individual within the jurisdiction thereof to any undue burden on the right to use assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
(b) Limitation On Liability.—No individual acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, may subject, or cause to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other individual within the jurisdiction thereof to liability for wrongful death for non-negligent accidents occurring during the processing, transporting, or storing of human embryonic or gamete tissues and cells created using assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization, that cause unintended damage to the viability of a human embryo.
(c) Definition.—The term “assisted reproductive technology” means all treatments or procedures which include the handling of human oocytes or embryos, including in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer, and such other specific technologies as the Secretary may by rule determine.
H. R. 9136
IMPACT Act 2.0:
H. R. 9136
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States through the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions from cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2024
Mrs. Foushee (for herself and Mr. Miller of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States through the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions from cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production, and for other purposes.
Continue reading “H. R. 9136”Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023: H. R. 5693
H. R. 5693
Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023:
…”The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 3051 et seq.) is repealed. …”…
Introduced in House (09/26/2023)
H. R. 5693
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2023
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
Continue reading “Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023: H. R. 5693”H. R. 9132
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9132
To provide an extension of authority for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 4, 2022
Mr. Gooden of Texas
2431 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-3484 |
(for himself and
3817 NW Expressway #780
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(405) 246-0025
15 W 6th St. Suite #2100
Tulsa, OK 74119
(918) 921-8520
330 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4721
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide an extension of authority for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY.
Section 1202(14) of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 3051(14)) is amended by striking “July 1, 2022” and inserting “January 1, 2024”.”
Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act : H. R. 975
“Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”:
H. R. 975:
“Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”
“To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.”
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 975
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2021
Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”.
Continue reading “Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act : H. R. 975”Tabernacle
Good morning, Chaplain, Bob.
This is Chip.
Thank you for so warmly welcoming me to service yesterday! The words of the congregation gave me some puzzle pieces to fit in to build the whole picture!
You asked me if there was anything I needed before I left… There is a request I have. I request the council of a seasoned apostle to guide me to arrive at the next stage of the path which He has chosen for me.
Chaplain Bob, I am NOT confused as to what He needs me to do; I know exactly what He has been directing me to do. The council I seek runs more along the lines of having loving, wise Brothers both hold me accountable for my sins, but also to suggest how better to,… “clear the way and make paths straight.”
What Has God Called Chip To Do?
Like the Good Samaritan who helped the shunned man, and similar to Jesus, when he answered as to why why he had dined with tax collectors, The Lord has chosen THAT path for me- to be in the midst of those who most need to be saved, not those who are in good health who do not need a doctor. Surrounding myself with people who are not believers, has placed me in an utter state of poverty! 
This is not a BAD kind of poverty!
The Lord has chosen for me to remain as an example of poverty to this world. This world is enthralled by obtaining wealth and by maintaining selfish greed!
The Lord has guided me up and down the east coast as an impoverished, homeless, uniquely strange man whose presence makes people uncomfortable.
Yes, Brother Bob, my mere presence makes people uncomfortable; and that is part of God’s calling for me!
I make people question their comfort zone. My presence forces people to exercise patience and humility as the result of their fear of my strong, unwavering personality. This calling has made me so, so lonely and depressed, but I accept that with grace and thankfulness that He has specifically chosen Me to do anything at all! Yes, I am a lonely traveler, a vagabond.
(I must point out that my loneliness, poverty, and homelessness has been a choice which I have made. I am not the victim of this world causing me to be homeless. I am the Victor in a world gone mad. … and when I use the word, “mad,” I don’t mean crazy. I mean- a world gone Angry! (The world is angry. Maybe, angrier than God!)
My life experience may be compared to David’s as described in 1 SAMUEL 21:1-14.
In every job I take in the workforce, my good deeds become but pearls cast before swine! I am a shunned man- not because of my pestilence, but because the opposite! … because of my dedication to purpose and to doing things correctly- the way the elders have taught me. (I have forgotten more things that many people will ever learn.)
Any time a job goes well for me, the assistant trainer or the main rider see my work the way Saul responded to how the people accounted for the number of people David had slain in battle!
When they attack me (when Satan attacks me through people,) I do not, “turn the other cheek,” as Jesus SAID, (MATTHEW 5:39); I flip the tables over in the Temple, as Jesus DID! (MATTHEW 21:12-13) (What people say differs from what people do!)
God’s calling for me to live in poverty and humility, living in grace. My calling dictates that, when Satan attacks me through people, I am to be the example by acting as Jesus does. … However, Jesus acted differently in different situations.
There was a time when he allowed his fellow man to crucify him; but there was also a time when he admonished, and chastised his fellow man, physically aggressively… Both are examples of how to properly act like Jesus. I have no confusion in this. I do know, for sure, that when people attack me, if I am in an environment which is supposed to be the temple, I admonished them and flip over the tables. However, when I am walking along the road, and everybody walks past a leppor, I am the man to do what everybody is telling me not to do, and I feed and clothe him.
I have written about David’s tent quite a few times, and how the tabernacle never needed to be protected within a stone building… That is why the Levites carried the Ark of the covenant around and sheltered it only in a tent.… That notion lives deeply within my heart for many reasons.… Many real, Life reasons.
When I first met you, a couple of years ago, Bob, I had wandered in off of the street, because I was homeless, looking for love and in need of spiritual guidance. . I was homeless then. I am homeless, now. Your church fed me, lent me money and welcomed me! Through racehorses, God had guided me to your door. I knocked. The door was opened! (MATTHEW 7:7) (REVELATION 3:20)
I have steered away from many, many churches during my travels, because, “the Sunday Christian,” strangely out-numbers the true believer in almost every parish on this planet!
There are a few Gems, such as the Ocala Farm Ministry, from which the Light of the Lord shines brightly and deeply from the heart of the entire congregation-… these followers are NOT, “Sunday Christians,” but truly faithful believers! … Brother Bob, that is the reason why our congregation is so small- just as Dee pointed out that men do not attend the women’s Bible study very long, true believers and Practitioners are far and few between.
We are the scattered tribes! A handful of members of those scattered tribes have built a tabernacle right here, in Ocala!
You mentioned when asking me if I needed anything, “while I am in town,” … Well, I have found my home. He keeps guiding me back to this place, and my traveling is over for the time-being.
I am weary from travel, and I simply need a place to build my fire, cook my food and be sheltered from His elements.
The ark of the covenant was only kept under a tent, because the cloth of the  tent protected David and his army from the elements.… This brings me full circle to the reason I have written this which you are reading now.
Before I left service yesterday, you asked me if there was anything I needed while I was in the area. My answer was not sincere to you; because I said, “No.”
I need shelter.
I am blessed to be able to live under this tarp, which protects me from the rain and the wind, but not the cold, and I cannot build a fire within it…
This is my home. ^
But this tarp will not be able to withstand the winds that are destined to hit. I have already chased this tarp from blowing in the wind to stake it back down in the rain twice already… And it is a very stressful living situation- each gust of wind makes me more weary and more vulnerable to an overload of stress!
I have no means, by myself, to come up with the funds, to purchase that which suits my physical and spiritual needs; however, I’m a dedicated laborer. By the sweat of my brow, I work hard; and I need some kind of way to earn the money to make this tabernacle a reality for me.
I need somebody to offer me enough work to earn $2000 to shelter myself within this tabernacle. The man who is selling it has another buyer… And I will not be able to come up with the funds before somebody else purchases it. It is a very, very rare structure; and the seller is an authentic, black powder, rifle, man.…
I request to reach out to the congregation to offer me work so that I can afford to shelter myself as soon as possible. I’ve been wrestling with this for a very, very long time, and I need the help of others. Though, I stand alone for what is right, there are certain, physical needs, which, as in the book of James, chapter 1, I have not found a group of people comfortable enough to have faith in me to help me to get to the next stage of this journey. The Lord wants me to be housed, but not within a house like the common man. He wants me to be a primitive example. I embrace that, but I do not have a family to help me build or erect a teepee as the one pictured above.
I am reaching out to you for suggestions, and to network, to make my primitive needs an actual reality so that I can cook food, and start living like a normal person.… Living in the above structure may not seem normal to most, but it is more normal to me than how people live in this modern society!
Thank you for reading. I understand if you do not respond. I follow the book of James as my instruction manual. My poverty is my gift and my blessing. I do have wants and needs;… I simply have not had the guidance of older and wiser men to get to where I need to be right now.
I trust that the Lord will hear my prayer.
May God grace your day with happiness and clarity!
Your Brother;
Chip- sojourner and protector of widows and orphans.
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