[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1270-D1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

 (For last listing of Public Laws, see the Daily Digest of Wednesday, 
                           December 21, 2022)
  H.R. 263, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify 
provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the 
conservation of certain wildlife species. Signed on December 20, 2022. 
(Public Law 117-243)
  H.R. 1193, to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to 
direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in 
consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on 
valvular heart disease. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-
244)
  H.R. 5796, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a 
competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate 
certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office. Signed on December 
20, 2022. (Public Law 117-245)
  H.R. 7077, to require the United States Fire Administration to 
conduct on-site investigations of major fires. Signed on December 20, 
2022. (Public Law 117-246)
  S. 198, to require the Federal Communications Commission to 
incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health 
maps. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-247)
  S. 231, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other 
emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from 
exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the 
environment. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-248)
  S. 1617, to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a 
rural area. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-249)
  S. 2796, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot 
programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant 
Program. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-250)
  S. 3092, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster 
assistance. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-251)
  S. 3115, to remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to 
Empower and Represent Act of 2018. Signed on December 20, 2022. (Public 
Law 117-252)
  S. 3499, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements. Signed on December 20, 
2022. (Public Law 117-253)
  S. 3662, to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous 
film forming foam input-based testing equipment. Signed on December 20, 
2022. (Public Law 117-254)
  S. 3875, to require the President to develop and maintain products 
that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States. Signed 
on December 20, 2022. (Public Law 117-255)
  H.R. 310, to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, 
and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. 
Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-256)
  H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the 
treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than 
fair market value. Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-257)
  H.R. 2930, to enhance protections of Native American tangible 
cultural heritage. Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-258)

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  H.R. 3462, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the 
Small Business Administration. Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 
117-259)
  H.R. 7535, to encourage the migration of Federal Government 
information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography. 
Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-260)
  S. 314, to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. Signed on 
December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-261)
  S. 4834, to reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children 
Task Force Program. Signed on December 21, 2022. (Public Law 117-262)


                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                           DECEMBER 23, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.