Pre-Registration Of Voters Everywhere Act or the PROVE Act This bill requires each state to implement a preregistration process under which individuals age 16 or older may apply to register to vote in federal elections. Further, states must ensure that eligible preregistered individuals are registered to vote in federal elections held on or after the date the individual turns age 18. The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.
Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2021 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate final rules requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose whether the issuer has established procedures to recoup from compensation paid to its executive officers fines and penalties for illegal behavior. If the issuer has not established such procedures, it must explain why it has not done so.
Armenian Genocide Education Act This bill requires the Library of Congress to maintain a public website and otherwise support educational initiatives to promote understanding about the Armenian Genocide.
Help for Healing Communities Act This bill establishes a program through which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award grants to support mental and behavioral health services for survivors of active shooter events and incidents of targeted violence. Eligible grant recipients include state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and nonprofits located in or serving a community that experienced an active shooter event or incident of targeted violence in the preceding fiscal year.
This resolution recognizes that Black women are experiencing high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States and that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health.
Safe Workplaces Act This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard on reducing the threat of workplace violence, including firearm violence. Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must study and make recommendations about ways to reduce workplace violence. OSHA must consider those recommendations when promulgating the workplace safety and health standard.
HRES 1045 (2022) is a symbolic resolution supporting National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (observed April 10). It calls on federal, state, and local entities to recognize the day and encourages efforts to address HIV disparities among youth, including promoting inclusive sex education, removing outdated HIV criminalization laws, and supporting youth-friendly healthcare access. The resolution does not create new laws or allocate funding but affirms existing policies like the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the Affordable Care Act's protections for young people living with HIV. It focuses on raising awareness and reducing stigma rather than mandating specific actions.
Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act or the TREAT Long COVID Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to create or expand the capacity of clinics that treat patients with persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., Long COVID). Eligible recipients include federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, urban Indian health centers, and state and local health departments.
This symbolic resolution designates July 20, 2022, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day" to highlight the challenges of glioblastoma, a devastating brain cancer with a very poor survival rate (median survival of 8 months). It encourages public awareness, honors individuals affected by the disease, and supports research efforts like the Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network. The resolution does not create new laws or allocate funds but serves as a formal statement to elevate attention on this aggressive cancer.
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2022 This bill limits the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
Ship Agent Licensure Act of 2022 This bill revises provisions related to ocean shipping policies. Specifically, the bill sets forth a definition for the term ship agent to include a person who is engaged in the business of representing a ship's owner, operator, or charterer in performing carriage while in a port of the United States; responsible for certain services such as crew changes and repatriations; and not owned or controlled by a common carrier or cruise line; prohibits a person in the United States from advertising, holding out, or acting as a ship agent or providing ship agent services in the United States unless the person is domiciled in the United States and holds a license issued by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC); prohibits a person from advertising, holding out, or acting as a ship agent unless the person furnishes a bond, proof of insurance, or other surety in a form and amount determined by the FMC to insure financial responsibility; and requires the FMC to suspend or revoke a ship agent license if it finds that the ship agent is not qualified to provide ship agency services or willfully failed to comply with provisions in the bill or with an order or regulation of the FMC.
Food and Fuel Family Savings Act This bill allows an individual taxpayer an inflation rebate for the first taxable year beginning in 2022. The amount of such rebate is $600 ($1,200 for joint returns), plus $600 for each of the taxpayer's dependents. The amount of the rebate is reduced for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. The bill imposes a 5% surcharge on individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $10 million and a 3% surcharge for incomes exceeding $25 million. It also imposes surcharges on certain high income estates and trusts. The bill increases the maximum corporate income tax rate to 26.5% for corporate taxable income exceeding $5 million.
