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All 5,410 Active 4,769 In committee 4,746 Passed 525 Signed 94 Failed 14

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Mar 30, 2022

S 2675: Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7285: Unleashing American Energy Act

Unleashing American Energy Act This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands. Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region. In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Jerry L. Carl (R) · 22 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7284: Informed Savers Act

Informed Savers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans.

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7306: Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act

Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act This bill modifies requirements for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, including by specifying that the program must be updated on a five-year basis and setting a minimum number of annual lease sales for the program.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Beth Van Duyne (R) · 17 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7304: Restore Onshore Energy Production Act

Restore Onshore Energy Production Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to immediately resume sales of oil and gas leases in accordance with applicable onshore mineral leasing laws and specifies a minimum number of sales that Interior must conduct in each state where there is land available for oil and gas leasing. The bill also prohibits the President from taking actions to cancel, delay, or otherwise impede federal processes related to energy mineral leasing without congressional approval.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7293: Energy Permitting Certainty Act

Energy Permitting Certainty Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Yvette Herrell (R) · 24 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7298: Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act

Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to take certain actions related to parcels of land that have been nominated for future sales of onshore oil and gas leases and related drilling permits. Specifically, Interior must (1) report to Congress about the status of the parcels, (2) publish on its website information concerning expressions of interest in nominated parcels and drilling permits, and (3) issue certain pending applications for drilling permits within 30 days.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Blake D. Moore (R) · 23 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 30, 2022

HR 7292: Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct certain sales of oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf by a specified deadline.

Topics ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Garret Graves (R) · 21 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Mar 29, 2022

SRES 559: A resolution expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who are risking injury and death, are subject to grave threat, and have sacrificed their lives, to chronicle and report on the ongoing war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian Federation's invasion.

This resolution expresses that the Senate declares its gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who continue to put themselves in harm's way to report on the humanitarian crisis and ongoing war on the ground in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of Ukraine; remembers the journalists and news staff who have lost their lives or have been severely injured reporting from Ukraine and conveys the sympathies and appreciation of the people of the United States to their families for their sacrifice; and honors the contributions of journalists and news staff reporting from the war in Ukraine as essential in the ongoing struggle for the rights of a free press and free speech internationally, pivotal in pushing back against false propaganda by tyrants, and crucial to informing the people of the United States and the world of the horrors being wrought against the Ukrainian people.

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Mar 29, 2022

S 3947: Intelligent Tick Study Act

Intelligent Tick Study Act This bill authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the use of larger tick sizes in the trade of the securities of emerging growth companies. Tick size is the minimum price increment of a trading instrument. Specifically, the bill authorizes the SEC to designate a tick size larger than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for these securities. The SEC must report on the impact of potential variations in tick size for all securities.

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Mar 29, 2022

S 3950: Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act

Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act This bill requires the Department of State to establish and implement an initiative to increase security and economic ties with the Baltic countries (i.e., Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). The bill also requires the Department of Defense to establish and implement an initiative to deepen security cooperation with the Baltic countries.

in committee · Louisiana · House Mar 29, 2022

HR 7236: Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022

Strengthen Kids' Mental Health Now Act of 2022 This bill establishes several requirements to support the provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid and other programs, particularly for children. For example, the bill temporarily requires payment for pediatric mental, emotional, and behavioral health services under Medicaid to align with Medicare payments to providers. The bill provides for a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for any associated additional expenditures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance on how state Medicaid programs may expand the availability of telehealth services and mental, emotional, and behavioral health services. In addition, the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to support (1) pediatric behavioral health care integration in communities, (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training, and (3) the infrastructure of pediatric hospitals and rural health clinics with respect to behavioral health services.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Anna G. Eshoo (D) · 66 co-sponsors