Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022 This act designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Anchorage, Alaska, as the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System.
Don Young Recognition Act This act designates (1) the volcanic peak known as Mount Cerberus as Mount Young; (2) the Jobs Corps center located at 800 East Lynn Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, as the Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center; and (3) the federal office building located at 101 12th Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, as the Don Young Federal Office Building.
Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 or the Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies pediatric cancer research and related programs, including to expand collection of and access to relevant biospecimens and to support the transition of pediatric cancer survivors to primary care.
Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022 This act directs the President to review whether federal agencies are in compliance with requirements to promote the use of Native American languages and make recommendations to improve interagency coordination to support the use of these languages. It also requires the Administration for Native Americans to survey the use of Native American languages in the United States.
Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 This act authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource center. The center must serve as a resource to improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages, further Native American language use and acquisition, and support the revitalization and reclamation of Native American languages.
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 This act provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After it is awarded, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act This act takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the act prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 202 2 This bill sets forth and revises various provisions relating to fisheries conservation and management, including to increase the adaptive capacity of fishery management to the impacts of climate change, implement working waterfront plans, establish an innovation prize for data collection technology used in fisheries management, and establish a national standardized reporting program for bycatch.
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property in Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium for use in connection with health and social services programs. The conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortium or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. The consortium shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before the conveyance. Further, HHS shall not be liable for any environmental contamination from the date on which the consortium assumes control of, occupies, and uses the property.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs. The conveyance shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortium or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. The consortium shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before the date on which the consortium assumes control of, occupies, and uses the property.
HR 681 (passed December 27, 2022) is a private bill granting permanent residency to Rebecca Trimble, a specific individual. It waives standard immigration barriers that would otherwise prevent her from obtaining lawful permanent resident status, including removing any existing removal orders or inadmissibility findings against her. The bill allows her to apply for permanent residency within two years of enactment, and requires the State Department to reduce immigrant visa numbers for her country of birth by one to offset this special case. This is a one-time, individualized exception under immigration law, not a general policy change.
Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022 This act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property in Alaska to certain nonprofit entities that support Alaska Native communities. Specifically, HHS must convey specified property in (1) Tanana, Alaska, to the Tanana Tribal Council for use in connection with health and social services programs; (2) Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium for use in connection with health and social services programs; and (3) Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs. These conveyances shall not require any consideration from, or impose any obligation, term, or condition on, the consortia or council or allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. The consortia or council shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred before these conveyances.
