Defunding Abortion Transportation Act This bill prohibits federal Medicaid payment for nonemergency transportation that is used to access medical care or services for which federal payment is prohibited (e.g., abortion services).
Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment assistance, including by allowing states to retain a specified percentage of recovered funds and prohibiting the Department of Labor from allowing blanket waivers of overpayments.
Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research initiative to evaluate carbon sequestration.
Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 or the PASS Act of 2022 This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Further, the bill requires CFIUS to review certain agriculture-related transactions, including those related to biotechnology. The bill also prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of a prohibited country (i.e., China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea) from carrying out any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of a U.S. agricultural company.
This joint resolution nullifies a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule published on April 26, 2022, concerning regulatory definitions and identification of firearms.
SRES 700 is a symbolic Senate resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma Sooners softball team for winning the 2022 NCAA Women's College World Series championship. It recognizes the team's 59-3 season record, 38-game winning streak, and historic sixth national title, while highlighting individual player and coach achievements. The resolution formally honors the team, coaches, and support staff, and directs the Senate to send a copy to the University of Oklahoma president, athletic director, and head coach. It has no legal effect or policy changes, serving solely as a ceremonial tribute.
Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act This bill prohibits Department of Defense funds from being used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained in the custody or control of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of Afghanistan.
Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act This bill prohibits the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a federal emergency relating to abortion. Specifically, neither the President nor HHS may declare a national emergency for purposes of (1) promoting, supporting, or expanding access to abortion; or (2) taking adverse action against or litigating against states that prohibit or otherwise restrict abortion.
Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 This bill requires certain agencies to collect voluntary customer experience feedback with respect to their services and transactions. Each of the agencies must (1) annually publish such feedback on its website and report on such feedback to the Office of Management and Budget, and (2) report on the solicitation of such feedback. The Government Accountability Office shall publish a report assessing the data collected and reported by the agencies. The feedback may not be used in any appraisal of job performance of a federal employee.
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to ensure that any loan amounts under the Paycheck Protection Program that are used for an illegal activity are returned to the U.S. Treasury.
Permanent Extension of Rate Cuts and Extension of National Tax Simplification Act of 2022 or the PERCENTS Act of 2022 This bill makes permanent provisions in Public Law 115-97 (also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) relating to individual taxpayers, including the modification of individual income and capital gains tax rates and the increased exemption for the alternative minimum tax. It also increases the standard tax deduction and repeals the limitation on itemized tax deductions.
Stop Child Abuse Act This bill nullifies the executive order titled Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals , which was issued on June 15, 2022. The order directed several executive agencies to establish initiatives that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex individuals in a variety of settings, including health care, education, housing, and social services.
