This resolution honors the life and legacy of the late Representative Don Young and directs the Sergeant at Arms to designate a Don Young Reserved Seat on the floor of the chamber of the House of Representatives.
COI Elimination Act This bill limits U.S. contributions to the United Nations pertaining to the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. Current law imposes a cap on the annual U.S. contribution to the U.N. budget. The bill lowers that cap by 25% of the amount budgeted for the commission. The bill also states that it shall be U.S. policy to seek the abolition of the commission and combat systemic anti-Israel bias in international bodies.
This resolution celebrates the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Colombia. The resolution recognizes the vital strategic alliance between the United States and Colombia, built on a shared commitment to democracy. The resolution also celebrates the contributions made by Colombians and Colombian Americans to the United States.
This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on October 7, 2021, that reverts requirements for federally funded providers of family planning services to those in effect before May 3, 2019, and makes other changes to family planning programs. Specific changes in the rule include (1) removing restrictions on pregnancy options counseling and referrals for abortion services, (2) eliminating requirements for physical and financial separation between abortion-related activities and specified family planning activities, and (3) providing a particular focus on health equity.
This resolution rejects and opposes engaging Russia as a main intermediary for reviving any nuclear agreement with Iran. The resolution rejects and opposes giving Russia any sanctions exemption or waiver as a condition to any nuclear agreement with Iran. The resolution rejects and opposes any agreement that lifts sanctions on Iran and legitimizes the regime's illicit nuclear program amidst an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation into undeclared sites, facilities, and material in Iran. The resolution also reaffirms that any nuclear deal with Iran reached by the Biden administration without congressional approval or Senate ratification as a treaty is illegitimate; to take every legislative opportunity to overturn such an agreement; to restore every single sanction, restrictive measure, designation, waiver, or general license the Biden administration removes; and to limit the Biden administration's or any future administration's ability to issue waivers and licenses for Iran sanctions, designations, or restrictive measures.
This resolution urges the government of Argentina to bring the perpetrators of the March 17, 1992, terrorist attack on the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires to justice (in 1999 the Supreme Court of Argentina found that the transnational terrorist organization Hezbollah was responsible for the attack). The resolution commends the Argentinian government for designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and urges other U.S. allies and partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to do the same. The resolution urges these allies and partners to condemn and counter regional governments in the hemisphere that aid and abet Iran and Hezbollah. The resolution also commends the Argentinian government for adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism and encourages other partners and allies to do the same. Finally, the resolution commends the Secretary General of the Organization of American States for appointing a Commissioner to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism in the Western Hemisphere.
Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act or the FABS Act This bill allows a new tax credit through 2032 for investment in any semiconductor manufacturing facility and for semiconductor design expenditures.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 This bill provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2022, provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas. The bill includes the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund federal agencies for FY2022. These bills include the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022; the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022; the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022. The bill provides supplemental appropriations for several federal agencies to assist Ukraine in responding to the attack by Russia. For example, the bill provides funding for emergency food assistance, migration and refugee assistance, defense equipment, economic assistance, and enforcing sanctions against Russia. In addition, the bill reauthorizes several expiring programs and authorities, including the National Flood Insurance Program; several immigration-related authorities and programs; the Department of Agriculture's livestock mandatory reporting program; the special assessment on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking); the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System; the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency; programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; intelligence activities and programs; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority. The bill also includes several additional provisions that address a wide range of policy issues and programs, including: the regulation of synthetic nicotine; Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs; fraud targeting the elderly; deceptive acts or practices targeting Native Americans; carbon monoxide poisoning; salaries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical positions; VA cemetery grants; credit union governance; the replacement of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark interest rate; recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti; reporting requirements and law enforcement activities related to cybercrimes; the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program; the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program; and the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.
Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024. The President may restore normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval. Additionally, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes). The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions, including to consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the World Trade Organization and seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.
Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela's Tyrant Act This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of petroleum products from Venezuela. Petroleum product means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural gas liquid product. Further, the bill authorizes the President to use appropriate authorities to impose civil or criminal penalties as necessary to enforce the prohibition. The prohibition shall terminate after the Department of State certifies that Venezuela has held free and fair elections and all political prisoners have been released.
