CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Product Safety; Toys

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

Amendments

CPSC: prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), H2851 [13JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2758 [6JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (H. Res. 495), H2833 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), H2862, H2863, H2864 [13JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2758 [6JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (H. Res. 495), H2833 [13JN]

EPA: prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6165 [6DE]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6127 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Congress Provided $7.5B for Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far—Zero., H6123–H6125 [5DE]

Gas Stove Use and Respiratory Health Among Adults With Asthma in NHAMES III, H2754 [6JN]

How Much Have Record Corporate Profits Contributed to Recent Inflation?, H5952–H5954 [29NO]

Rising Inflation Is a Global Problem. U.S. Policy Choices Are Not To Blame, H1965 [26AP]

What the Right’s Gas Stove Freakout Was Really About, H2754 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 271), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 797), H678 [2FE]

——— recognize efforts of agricultural research and promotion boards to develop and strengthen markets for specific commodities while increasing sales, consumer awareness, and overall demand (see H. Res. 588), H3575 [13JY]

Airlines: ensure that child can sit next to family member on flight at no additional cost (see S. 525), S457 [16FE]

Antitrust policy: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy under Sherman Act (see H.R. 2782), H1909 [20AP]

Armed Forces: expand certain Servicemembers Civil Relief Act protections to dependents of members (see H.R. 5190), H4181 [11AU]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of National Guard and Reserves (see S. 3328), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 3315), H2344 [15MY]

——— modify applicability of credit monitoring for active duty military consumers (see H.R. 5123), H4157 [1AU]

Artificial intelligence: provide framework for innovation and accountability (see S. 3312), S5540 [15NO]

Aviation: improve accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights (see S. 1911), S2029 [8JN]

——— provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see S. 561), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1233), H968 [28FE]

Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee: extend (see H.R. 3780), H2708 [31MY]

Bankruptcy: modify dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans (see H.R. 138), H102 [9JA]

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 1017), H838 [14FE]

BLS: prepare and publish Consumer Price Index for Rural Consumers (see H.R. 1358), H1113 [3MR]

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 3247), H2309 [11MY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see S. 3460), S5897 [11DE] (see H.R. 6713), H6814 [11DE]

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H852 [17FE]

——— require clear disclosure of seller location and country-of-origin labeling for products advertised for sale on Internet and prohibit false and misleading representation of U.S. product origin (see S. 1421), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 6299), H5651 [8NO]

——— require retailers who offer products for purchase through websites to disclose country of origin for each product offered for sale (see H.R. 217), H106 [9JA]

ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses (see H.R. 4927), H4029 [26JY]

CBO: submit daily reports during period in which Government shutdown is in effect on effects of shutdown on economy and costs of shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 5728), H4498 [26SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities and make such information available to public (see H.R. 177), H104 [9JA]

——— make Care Compare website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines (see S. 2112), S2222 [22JN]

CFTC: adjust period during which amounts transferred to account for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses shall remain available (see H.R. 4935), H4029 [26JY]

——— modify Whistleblower Program and Customer Protection Fund (see S. 2500), S3619 [26JY]

——— require digital commodity transactions reporting (see H.R. 5966), H5020 [17OC]

Colleges and universities: provide legal framework necessary for growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 136), S147 [30JA]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for occupations in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 889), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 1682), H1300 [21MR]

Conservation of energy: provide that consumer room air cleaners are covered products to which certain energy conservation standards apply (see S. 235), S229 [2FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply consumer lending provisions of Truth in Lending Act to small business credit markets through regulation and licensing of brokers (see S. 2021), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4192), H2958 [15JN]

——— change into independent agency named Consumer Financial Empowerment Agency and bring into regular appropriations process (see H.R. 1382), H1147 [7MR]

——— clarify funding (see S. 3095), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5993), H5032 [19OC]

——— eliminate (see S. 1363), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2937), H2083 [27AP]

——— encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults (see H. Res. 392), H2310 [11MY]

——— enhance rulemaking requirements (see S. 1362), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 1313), H1049 [1MR]

——— establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 2821), H1945 [25AP]

——— establish Senate confirmed Inspector General (see H.R. 1411), H1149 [7MR]

——— issue rule before deleting or modifying certain small business loan data (see H.R. 1810), H1464 [27MR]

——— provide that final rule on home mortgage disclosure shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 78), H101 [9JA]

——— provide whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 1124), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2465), H1698 [3AP] (see H.R. 2490), H1707 [6AP]

——— reestablish Office for Students and Young Consumers and establish position of Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 6692), H6813 [11DE]

——— reform (see H.R. 2798), H1914 [24AP]

——— replace director with 5-member commission (see H.R. 1410), H1149 [7MR]

——— restore functions of Office of Innovation (see H.R. 6584), H6110 [4DE]

——— update focus on competition and consumer choice and establish Office of Economic Analysis (see H.R. 2489), H1707 [6AP]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 1999), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4121), H2931 [14JN]

Copyrights: ensure that safety standards developed by standards development organizations do not lose copyright protection by virtue of having been incorporated by reference into law or regulation (see S. 835), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1631), H1292 [17MR]

Cosmetics: provide grants to identify ingredients in salon products harmful to salon workers and women of color, promote green chemistry solutions, and require disclosure of ingredients on labels and company websites (see H.R. 3620), H2594 [24MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]

——— require warrant for disclosure of records from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service (see H.R. 5309), H4210 [29AU]

CPSC: ban sale of products with high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals (see S. 2233), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4310), H3109 [22JN]

——— issue consumer product safety standard for portable electric heater devices (see S. 238), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 823), H679 [2FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (see S. 240), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 1615), H1292 [17MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H2740 [5JN] (see H. Res. 495), H2806 [12JN]

——— promulgate consumer product safety standard relative to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices (see S. 1008), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1797), H1437 [24MR]

——— promulgate mandatory consumer product safety standard relative to retractable awnings (see H.R. 6132), H5227 [1NO]

——— provide that certain water beads products shall be considered banned hazardous products (see H.R. 6468), H5902 [21NO]

——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see S. 1460), S1534 [4MY] (see H.R. 3096), H2134 [5MY] (see H.R. 4243), H3070 [21JN]

——— strike laws that limit disclosure of certain information (see S. 836), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1686), H1300 [21MR]

Credit: cap credit card interest rates (see S. 2760), S4356 [11SE]

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1654), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3418), H2424 [17MY]

——— empower States to set maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1934), S2070 [13JN]

——— establish national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 2730), S4228 [6SE]

——— exclude certain evictions and information relative to such evictions from consumer reports (see H.R. 408), H249 [20JA]

——— exclude from credit reports medical debt for medically necessary procedures and provide for timetable for collection of medical debt (see H.R. 1773), H1409 [23MR]

——— expand definition of active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements (see S. 1316), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 1521), H1248 [9MR]

——— extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]

——— permit refusal of credit to aliens who do not have lawful status in U.S. (see H.R. 6390), H5728 [13NO]

——— prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (see S. 3502), S5961 [13DE]

——— prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish reports for tenant screening purposes from providing certain information and establish duties of users of consumer reports for housing purposes (see H.R. 4560), H3205 [11JY]

——— prohibit creation and sale of trigger leads (see H.R. 2656), H1759 [17AP]

——— prohibit inclusion of medical debt on consumer report (see S. 3103), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 6003), H5032 [19OC]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2690), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 4983), H4137 [27JY]

——— provide additional transparency and consumer protections relative to medical debt collection practices (see S. 2483), S3522 [25JY]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to obtain consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (see S. 1327), S1382 [26AP]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 1371), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 3071), H2125 [2MY]

——— require creditors to establish phone line to assist obligors 50 years of age and older to resolve billing errors (see H.R. 4743), H3857 [19JY]

——— require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see S. 2592), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 2444), H1692 [30MR]

——— restore credit of victims of predatory activities and unfair reporting practices, expand access to tools to protect from identity theft, fraud, or related crime, and protect victims from further harm (see H.R. 5180), H4171 [8AU]

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (see H.R. 4766), H3886 [20JY]

Debt collectors: provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of Armed Forces members (see S. 2396), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 5674), H4462 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure ‘‘Product of U.S.A.’’ label only goes on beef and beef products exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in U.S. (see H.R. 1604), H1286 [14MR]

——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 2814), H1945 [25AP]

——— expand opportunity for agricultural producers, increase consumer choice in food markets, and enhance American international competitiveness by establishing new programs for food innovation (see H.R. 5023), H4139 [27JY]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see H.R. 4351), H3142 [23JN]

——— include support for sustainable fibers in Local Agriculture Market Program (see S. 2667), S3756 [27JY]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]

——— prohibit retailers from designating U.S. as country of origin for foreign beef (see H.R. 5081), H4151 [28JY]

——— provide administrative enforcement authority over live poultry dealers (see S. 2633), S3755 [27JY]

——— provide for continuous improvement of organic standards (see H.R. 5973), H5020 [17OC]

——— require slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products (see H.R. 5462), H4344 [14SE]

——— streamline Tree Assistance Program application process to provide financial assistance to certain specialty crop growers impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 4739), H3857 [19JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (see H.R. 942), H824 [9FE]

——— establish voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see H.R. 4623), H3574 [13JY]

——— establish working group on cyber insurance and require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance (see S. 513), S457 [16FE]

——— publish data from Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see H.R. 3362), H2375 [16MY]

——— report on protection of consumer information in possession of U.S. companies operating in Hong Kong and on requests by Hong Kong for consumer information, content takedowns, or law enforcement assistance (see H.R. 2815), H1945 [25AP]

——— submit report on digital divide and update Indicators of Broadband Need mapping application (see H.R. 3361), H2375 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials (see H.R. 6897), H7006 [22DE]

——— establish task force to protect Armed Forces members, veterans, and military families from financial fraud (see H.R. 1188), H874 [24FE]

——— require verification of financial independence of financial services counselors (see S. 2528), S3620 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about student loan forgiveness programs, repayment programs, and repayment plans (see S. 3524), S5996 [14DE]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students more accurate understanding of true cost of college (see S. 531), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1214), H915 [27FE]

——— provide transparency to consumers about college tuition costs relative to completion or graduation times and rates (see S. 478), S456 [16FE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 6134), H5227 [1NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 528), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1198), H914 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: develop and support adoption of voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems (see S. 3099), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5997), H5032 [19OC]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Test Procedure for Consumer Water Heaters and Residential-Duty Commercial Water Heaters’’ (see H.J. Res. 91), H4456 [21SE]

——— establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity (see H.R. 432), H250 [20JA]

——— expand exports of natural gas (see S. 438), S425 [15FE]

——— modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens (see S. 1043), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 4395), H3157 [30JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers’’ (see H.R. 5411), H4263 [12SE]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (see S. 1859), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 1640), H1293 [17MR] (see H.R. 3818), H2741 [5JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H2740 [5JN] (see H. Res. 495), H2806 [12JN]

——— withdraw proposed rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters’’ (see H.R. 5654), H4455 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 2771), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 1671), H1300 [21MR]

——— allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 845), S825 [16MR]

——— conduct study on designation of biosimilar biological products as interchangeable (see S. 1522), S1602 [10MY]

——— create plan for completing review of approved opioid analgesic drugs that considers public health effects of such opioid drugs (see S. 3557), S6057 [19DE]

——— eliminate inpatient-only service list (see H.R. 2862), H1947 [25AP]

——— eliminate short-term limited duration insurance exemption relative to individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 711), H626 [1FE]

——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see S. 1810), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3879), H2763 [6JN]

——— establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding relative to mental health and substance use disorder programs (see S. 2444), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4830), H3895 [24JY]

——— establish Office of Drug Manufacturing to manufacture certain generic drugs in order to reduce prices, increase competition, and address shortages in prescription drug market (see S. 3398), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 6607), H6144 [5DE]

——— establish Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being (see H.R. 4281), H3108 [22JN]

——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (see H.R. 445), H250 [20JA]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 2044), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4215), H2990 [20JN]

——— establish State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 1497), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3134), H2170 [9MY]

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see S. 405), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 893), H822 [9FE]

——— mitigate drug shortages and provide incentives for manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment (see H.R. 2707), H1885 [19AP]

——— modify Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulation relative to disclosure of certain protected health information (see H.R. 6764), H6941 [13DE]

——— prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]

——— publish list of hospitals found to be in non-compliance with hospital price transparency rule (see S. 3327), S5540 [15NO]

——— remove certain liability protections for certain biological products and other drugs if sponsor thereof fails to disclose to public all non-exempt data within biological product file or drug application (see H.R. 5773), H4713 [27SE]

——— report on impact of certain Medicare regulations on provider and payer consolidation (see H.R. 3284), H2342 [15MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 1173), H873 [24FE]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 935), S909 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: create database of eviction information, establish grant programs for eviction prevention and legal aid, and limit use of housing court-related records in consumer reports (see H.R. 5038), H4140 [27JY]

——— protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices (see H.R. 702), H626 [1FE]

——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H3069 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 117), S121 [26JA] (see H.R. 569), H428 [26JA]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 5419), H4263 [12SE]

Dept. of State: expand program on passport expiration notification, provide passport information when booking international flights, improve tracking of proof of citizenship documents, and recruit and retain passport employees (see H.R. 5817), H4854 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and pilot digital dollar technologies that replicate privacy-respecting features of physical cash (see H.R. 5410), H4263 [12SE]

——— regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment arrangements (see S. 1209), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2702), H1885 [19AP]

——— require Financial Stability Oversight Council to monitor social media platforms for indicators of bank run or financial panic (see H.R. 2396), H1641 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct economic impact study for certain proposed toll facilities and projects (see H.R. 4982), H4137 [27JY]

——— establish Office of Consumer Protection (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]

——— establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 4193), H2958 [15JN]

——— implement clear standards for child booster seat labeling and safety testing (see H.R. 607), H489 [27JA]

——— increase number of within and beyond perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see S. 1933), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 3185), H2244 [10MY]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 659), H575 [31JA]

——— report annually on aviation consumer complaints related to passengers with disability (see S. 400), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1445), H1205 [8MR]

——— require air carriers to provide passengers experiencing delay or cancellation with alternative transportation on another air carrier (see H.R. 2617), H1725 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and SSA: implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see H.R. 6656), H6739 [7DE]

Disabled: prevent discrimination against airline passengers with disabilities who use lithium-ion-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids that are safe for air travel (see H.R. 1772), H1409 [23MR]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 545), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1267), H970 [28FE]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 4393), H3150 [27JN]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit Federal Government from issuing vaccine passports and prohibit businesses from requiring certification of coronavirus vaccination or post-transmission recovery (see H.R. 772), H676 [2FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for coronavirus imported from certain foreign entities (see S. 3454), S5852 [7DE] (see S. 3454), H6739 [7DE]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H1709 [6AP]

——— establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs (see H.R. 3285), H2342 [15MY]

——— extend Federal support for bioindustrial manufacturing processes to include support for manufacturing of certain pharmaceutical ingredients (see H.R. 6895), H7006 [22DE]

——— increase reporting and transparency requirements in 340B Drug Pricing Program (see S. 1182), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 198), H105 [9JA]

——— limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs (see H.R. 6347), H5668 [9NO]

——— limit price charged by manufacturers for insulin (see S. 727), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1485), H1247 [9MR]

——— prohibit distribution and receipt of rebates for prescription drugs (see S. 1217), S1256 [19AP]

——— reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 1269), S1340 [25AP]

——— reduce price of insulin for patients (see S. 146), S147 [30JA]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as percentage of net price not list price (see H.R. 6856), H6997 [19DE]

——— require that retail list price for certain prescription drugs and biological products may not exceed average retail list price for such products among certain nations (see S. 1218), S1256 [19AP]

Education: provide for discharge of private education loan in cases of death or total and permanent disability of student obligor (see H.R. 4784), H3887 [20JY]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 3404), S5750 [5DE]

Energy Information Administration: submit and make publicly available report on Federal agency policies and regulations and Executive orders that have increased or may increase U.S. energy prices (see S. 783), S772 [14MR]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 4217), H2990 [20JN]

——— develop risk-communication strategy to inform public about hazards or potential hazards of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 6808), H6984 [14DE]

——— establish consortium related to exposures to toxic substances and identifying chemicals that are safe to use (see S. 1685), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3457), H2452 [18MY]

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 785), S772 [14MR] (see S. 2707), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 1608), H1286 [14MR]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 4468), H3170 [6JY]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H6109 [4DE]

——— provide grants to reduce amount of food waste (see S. 177), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 652), H574 [31JA]

FAA: establish evacuation standards for transport category airplanes (see S. 1765), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3762), H2707 [31MY]

——— establish minimum dimensions for seats on passenger aircraft (see S. 1866), S2006 [7JN] (see H.R. 3897), H2777 [7JN]

——— establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S172 [31JA]

——— extend advisory committee on air travel needs of passengers with disabilities (see H.R. 3743), H2646 [26MY]

——— notify public of proposed Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures (see H.R. 6560), H6080 [1DE]

——— prohibit air carriers from reducing size of passenger seats on aircraft (see H.R. 2654), H1759 [17AP]

——— prohibit from setting requirement that air carriers must require individuals to test negative for coronavirus to travel in air transportation (see H.R. 103), H101 [9JA]

FCC: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2422), H1691 [30MR]

——— ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service and reduce financial burden on consumers (see S. 3321), S5540 [15NO]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (see S. 275), S264 [7FE]

——— identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3324), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 800), H678 [2FE]

——— issue rules prohibiting entities from offering minor consumers artificial intelligence features in products without parental consent (see S. 1626), S1678 [16MY]

——— make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5886), H4985 [3OC]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as telecommunications service and imposition of certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 3119), S5143 [24OC]

——— provide for moratorium on telephone number reassignment after disaster declaration (see H.R. 6836), H6985 [14DE]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 3075), H2126 [2MY]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2916), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1503), H1248 [9MR]

——— allow rejection of citizen petition if it is believed primary purpose of petition is to delay approval of pending drug application and refer such petitioners to FTC (see S. 1067), S1053 [29MR]

——— ban certain substances in cosmetic products (see H.R. 3619), H2594 [24MY]

——— ban use of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics (see H.R. 6519), H6048 [30NO]

——— codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see S. 3281), S5458 [9NO]

——— define term natural cheese (see S. 981), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1803), H1464 [27MR]

——— deny approval of new drug application for opioid analgesic drug on basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs (see S. 607), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1375), H1113 [3MR]

——— enhance safeguards relative to infant formula (see H.R. 5316), H4211 [29AU]

——— ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications (see H.R. 167), H104 [9JA]

——— establish standard of identity for honey (see H.R. 4764), H3886 [20JY]

——— expand certain authorities relative to recall of controlled substances to apply with respect to all drugs (see H.R. 2500), H1707 [6AP]

——— expand types of devices for which required labeling may be made available solely by electronic means (see H.R. 3723), H2638 [25MY]

——— improve priority review process of human drug applications to encourage treatment for agents that present national security threats (see S. 1122), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 5708), H4497 [26SE]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 258), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 3866), H2762 [6JN]

——— provide for greater transparency relative to fragrance and flavor ingredients in cosmetics (see H.R. 3621), H2595 [24MY]

——— provide for notification by manufacturers of critical essential medicines of increased demand of such drugs (see S. 2362), S2985 [18JY] (see H.R. 3008), H2117 [28AP]

——— provide for regulation of in-vitro clinical tests (see H.R. 2369), H1640 [29MR]

——— provide increased transparency in generic drug applications (see S. 775), S771 [14MR] (see H.R. 3839), H2761 [6JN]

——— repeal authority to require that drugs be dispensed only upon prescription (see H.R. 75), H100 [9JA]

——— require cosmetic supply chains disclose ingredients, toxicity, and safety data to cosmetic companies needed to make safe cosmetics (see H.R. 3622), H2595 [24MY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure transparency when using automated and augmented systems to interact with public or make critical decisions (see S. 1865), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 6886), H7006 [22DE]

——— improve customer experience of Federal Government and ensure that Federal services are simple, seamless, and secure (see S. 2866), S4630 [20SE]

——— improve Government service delivery and build related capacity for Federal Government (see H.R. 5887), H4985 [3OC]

——— improve service delivery of agencies and public perception of agency interactions (see H.R. 2689), H1845 [18AP]

——— prohibit from banning gas-burning stoves (see S. 244), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 263), H150 [10JA] (see H.R. 337), H233 [12JA]

——— prohibit from removing or altering public comments on their websites (see H.R. 4113), H2931 [14JN]

——— prohibit sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles and require remedy of actionable recalls (see H.R. 799), H678 [2FE]

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules (see H.R. 3230), H2308 [11MY]

——— regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, provide transparency to harmed individuals, and ensure assessment and reporting on use of such technology (see H.R. 6092), H5173 [26OC]

FEMA: allow National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who leave program to purchase private flood insurance policy to return without penalty (see S. 2110), S2221 [22JN]

——— ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products (see S. 2109), S2221 [22JN]

——— establish grace period for nonpayment of premiums for flood insurance coverage until implementation of option for monthly payment of such premiums (see S. 2852), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 4686), H3639 [17JY]

——— require that certain National Flood Insurance Program information is made publicly available (see S. 2108), S2221 [22JN]

——— require use of replacement cost value in determining premium rates for flood insurance coverage (see H.R. 1309), H1048 [1MR]

FERC: prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers (see H.R. 5075), H4151 [28JY]

——— promulgate regulations on regional and interregional planning to improve electricity infrastructure, reduce costs for ratepayers, and promote clean energy innovation (see S. 2480), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 5154), H4165 [4AU]

——— protect consumers from manipulation of electricity and natural gas markets by traders (see S. 1410), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 3116), H2135 [5MY]

Financial institutions: convert insured State banks with assets above certain amount into national banks and transfer oversight from FRS or FDIC to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see S. 2497), S3619 [26JY]

——— modernize protection of nonpublic personal information of individuals with whom financial institutions have customer or consumer relationship (see H.R. 1165), H873 [24FE]

——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 293), S264 [7FE] (see H.R. 2743), H1907 [20AP]

——— prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing pre-screening report requests to third parties unless third party certifies it has current relationship with consumer (see H.R. 4198), H2964 [16JN]

——— prohibit covered entities from requiring consumers to solely use digital monthly statements (see H.R. 6777), H6941 [13DE]

——— provide for responsible financial innovation and bring digital assets within regulatory perimeter (see S. 2281), S2360 [12JY]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing depository institutions to terminate specific customer accounts and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see S. 245), S229 [2FE]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by Government shutdown (see H.R. 5739), H4498 [26SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2714), H1885 [19AP]

Financial literacy: establish competitive grant program to increase financial literacy instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools (see H.R. 2943), H2083 [27AP]

——— improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 6327), H5667 [9NO]

Firearms: create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage and establish grant program for distribution of safe storage devices (see H.R. 4965), H4137 [27JY]

——— discontinue collection by Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses and require destruction of such collected records (see H.R. 1271), H1046 [1MR]

——— make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 52), H100 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal firearms licensee transfer of long gun to individual or business that does not reside in State in which licensee’s place of business is located (see H.R. 1830), H1527 [28MR]

——— prohibit sale of firearms to, and purchase of firearms by, persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2538), H1709 [6AP]

——— provide adequate protections for gun owners (see H.R. 1258), H970 [28FE]

——— provide for removal and dismissal of qualified civil liability actions against firearms manufacturers (see H.R. 6753), H6940 [13DE]

Food: prohibit use of Federal funds to support lab-grown meat (see H.R. 4805), H3888 [20JY]

Foreign trade: allow importation of infant formula and infant formula base powder free of duty and quantitative limitation (see S. 1782), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3778), H2708 [31MY]

FRS: ensure Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee focus solely on stabilizing prices (see H.R. 6117), H5180 [30OC]

——— establish presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Inspector General of Board of Governors and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 915), S909 [22MR]

——— prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals (see S. 887), S859 [21MR]

——— prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and prohibit use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy (see H.R. 1122), H864 [21FE] (see H.R. 5403), H4262 [12SE]

——— prohibit issuance of central bank digital currency, prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services, and prohibit holding or owning central bank digital currencies of any country (see H.R. 5032), H4140 [27JY]

——— require Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee to consider inflation, employment, and financial stability when setting interest rates (see H.R. 1664), H1293 [17MR]

——— require implementation of real-time payments system by financial institutions to ensure immediate availability of deposited funds (see S. 2348), S2984 [18JY] (see H.R. 5039), H4140 [27JY]

——— require legislation for certain activities related to issuance of central bank digital currency (see H.R. 3712), H2637 [25MY]

FTC: clarify that violation of certain terms of service and related materials constitutes unfair or deceptive act or practice and is subject to FTC enforcement (see H.R. 4887), H3950 [25JY]

——— conduct study on conduct relative to oil and gas prices (see S. 67), S98 [25JA]

——— deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover attempt to interfere with approval of competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 148), S147 [30JA]

——— ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers from unwarranted price increases (see S. 259), S230 [2FE]

——— establish coordinator to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers (see H.R. 6350), H5668 [9NO]

——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 744), S742 [9MR]

——— establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, ensure persons can seek relief, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H104 [9JA]

——— establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 252), S230 [2FE]

——— establish standards for making publicly available information about training data and algorithms used in artificial intelligence foundation models (see H.R. 6881), H7006 [22DE]

——— improve online ticket sales and protect consumers (see S. 3191), S5315 [1NO]

——— increase consumer choice by requiring large online communications platforms to make services interoperable with other platforms, make user data portable, and allow third-party services to manage account settings (see S. 2521), S3619 [26JY]

——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2460), H1698 [3AP]

——— issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see S. 1350), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2964), H2084 [27AP]

——— limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (see S. 916), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 2463), H1698 [3AP]

——— prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see S. 2957), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 3660), H2635 [25MY]

——— prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S121 [26JA]

——— prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 3511), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6837), H6985 [14DE]

——— prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see S. 2325), S2461 [13JY] (see H.R. 4624), H3574 [13JY]

——— prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 5495), H4345 [14SE]

——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3880), H2763 [6JN]

——— prohibit speculative ticketing as unfair or deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 6568), H6109 [4DE]

——— prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see S. 2833), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 5534), H4380 [18SE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see S. 2498), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 6543), H6079 [1DE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]

——— prohibit use of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and promote consumer welfare in use of behavioral research by such providers (see S. 2708), S3757 [27JY]

——— promote fairness in sale of event tickets (see S. 3457), S5852 [7DE]

——— protect consumers from overbooking by requiring rental car companies compensate customers for failing to fulfill confirmed reservations (see H.R. 3695), H2636 [25MY]

——— provide authority to seek equitable remedies for unfair or deceptive trade practices (see S. 1076), S1088 [30MR]

——— provide with notice and comment rulemaking authority relative to unfair or deceptive acts or practices and provide for civil penalties for such violations (see H.R. 4324), H3141 [23JN]

——— require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 2225), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4568), H3206 [11JY]

——— require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools for electronics-enabled agricultural implements (see H.R. 5604), H4437 [20SE]

——— require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees (see S. 1303), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 3950), H2786 [9JN]

——— require third-party delivery platforms to follow certain pricing practices (see S. 3161), S5229 [30OC]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 373), H242 [17JA]

——— study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S121 [26JA]

——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3502), H2454 [18MY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize procurement of products without per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (see S. 2283), S2360 [12JY]

Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 1130), S1090 [30MR] (see S. 3548), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 410), H249 [20JA] (see H.R. 2691), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 3281), H2342 [15MY] (see H.R. 3561), H2498 [22MY]

——— ensure timely bills for patients (see H.R. 6855), H6997 [19DE]

——— expand eligibility for refundable tax credit for coverage under qualified health plans and improve cost-sharing subsidies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 8), S54 [23JA]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1692), H1325 [22MR]

——— improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services (see H.R. 4822), H3895 [24JY]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H1907 [20AP]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in provision of health care services and require identification of license of health care professionals (see H.R. 896), H822 [9FE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]

Health care facilities: enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements (see S. 468), S455 [16FE]

Health care professionals: prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions (see H.R. 6487), H5936 [28NO]

Housing: ensure that federally-backed financing for construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of manufactured home communities is available only if owner has implemented minimum consumer protections in lease agreements (see S. 2204), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4557), H3205 [11JY]

——— establish resident organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations (see H.R. 5827), H4909 [29SE]

——— prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants (see H.R. 4907), H4028 [26JY]

——— repeal certain incentives to upgrade energy efficiency standards relative to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification (see S. 2806), S4525 [14SE]

Inflation Reduction Act: repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 2157), S2223 [22JN]

Information technology: affirm user ownership of data, prohibit transfer or monetization of private data in exchange for services, and prohibit collection of third party contact information without written consent (see H.R. 3045), H2125 [2MY]

——— establish national data privacy standards (see S. 3337), S5541 [15NO]

——— impose notice and consent requirements on Internet platforms that use algorithms to manipulate availability of content (see S. 688), S669 [7MR]

——— preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 5311), H4211 [29AU]

——— prohibit persons from storing covered data of covered platforms in U.S. in foreign adversary or permitting governmental officials of foreign adversaries to access covered data (see H.R. 6410), H5855 [14NO]

——— provide targeted exceptions to immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services and reaffirm civil rights, victims’ rights, and consumer protections (see S. 560), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1231), H968 [28FE]

——— require application stores to publicly list country of origin of applications that they distribute and provide consumers ability to protect themselves (see S. 1732), S1744 [18MY]

——— require publication of terms of service of certain social media company platforms (see H.R. 6463), H5901 [21NO]

——— strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content and hold those companies accountable for content that violates their own policies or is illegal (see S. 483), S456 [16FE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 830), H708 [6FE]

——— ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care (see S. 1451), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3120), H2135 [5MY]

——— ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections (see H.R. 3129), H2170 [9MY]

——— establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 6302), H5651 [8NO]

——— exempt certain direct primary care arrangements from regulation as health insurance coverage (see H.R. 633), H510 [30JA]

——— prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers, and Federal health care programs from applying prior authorization requirements, utilization management techniques, and medical necessity reviews (see H.R. 6230), H5404 [3NO]

——— promote group health plan price transparency (see H.R. 4905), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 77), H100 [9JA]

——— require certain insurance companies to disclose investments and underwriting that relate to coal mining and oil and gas extraction and fossil fuel extraction (see H.R. 4888), H3950 [25JY]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see S. 2821), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 1826), H1526 [28MR]

——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H1945 [25AP]

Investments: require investment advisers for passively-managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities (see S. 2700), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 4645), H3611 [14JY]

Labeling: establish Federal standard relating to ingredient disclosure in cleaning products (see H.R. 5978), H5028 [18OC]

Law enforcement: require Federal financial regulators to create public database of people who have committed financial crimes or have civil liability for financial misdeeds (see S. 1900), S2029 [8JN]

Medicare: address incorrect billing by off-campus hospital locations (see H.R. 2863), H1947 [25AP]

——— apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see S. 1139), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2931 [14JN]

——— clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 6860), H6997 [19DE]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 2473), H1698 [3AP]

——— ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under part D (see S. 2474), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 5376), H4229 [8SE]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage (see S. 1002), S999 [28MR]

——— promote price transparency for imaging tests (see H.R. 4828), H3895 [24JY]

——— promote transparency of common ownership interests under parts C and D (see H.R. 3282), H2342 [15MY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H98 [9JA]

——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 6465), H5902 [21NO]

——— require certain facilities to disclose certain information relating to charges and prices (see H.R. 4839), H3895 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 5958), H5013 [13OC]

Money: ensure that U.S. currency is treated as legal tender to be accepted as payment for purchases of goods and services at U.S. brick-and-mortar businesses (see S. 1984), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4128), H2931 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 906), H823 [9FE]

——— require motor vehicle rental companies to provide certain consumer protections (see H.R. 4433), H3158 [30JN]

National Annuity Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 275), S2225 [22JN] (see H. Res. 528), H2991 [20JN]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S3758 [27JY]

National Co-Op Month: designate (see H. Res. 828), H5181 [30OC]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1705 [17MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: add CPSC to list of agencies required to be represented on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) interagency working group (see S. 820), S798 [15MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: determine means to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance with all applicable World Trade Organization rules (see H.R. 5215), H4187 [15AU]

Oregon: prohibit authority to provide financial assistance for, or approve, tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 under certain tolling programs (see H.R. 4981), H4137 [27JY]

Patents: provide for exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1707), H1326 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 5875), H4985 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: improve actions available to eligible product developers in event of delays in receiving covered product for purposes of generic drug or biosimilar biological product development (see S. 1120), S1090 [30MR]

——— improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1542), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 6283), H5650 [8NO]

——— prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 6275), H5544 [7NO]

——— require regulations concerning disclosure of direct and indirect compensation from entities providing pharmacy benefit management services or third party administration services (see S. 1543), S1603 [10MY]

Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6053), H5104 [25OC]

Pool and Spa Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4313), H3109 [22JN] (see H.R. 5202), H4181 [11AU]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 376), H2172 [9MY]

——— implement recommendations to improve identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes (see S. 3391), S5712 [4DE] (see H.R. 6047), H5104 [25OC]

——— improve communication with local communities relative to relocation and establishment of Postal Service retail service facilities (see S. 3515), S5995 [14DE] (see H.R. 6788), H6983 [14DE]

——— maintain certain service standards for first-class mail (see H.R. 1636), H1292 [17MR]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3721), H2637 [25MY]

——— require use of mobile retail unit to provide retail postal services to area when post office for such area is temporarily unable to provide services (see H.R. 6575), H6110 [4DE]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 277), H1709 [6AP]

Power resources: prohibit natural gas price gouging after disaster (see H.R. 2596), H1724 [13AP]

——— prohibit phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers (see H.R. 1155), H873 [24FE]

——— promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see S. 1936), S2070 [13JN]

——— protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see S. 355), S312 [9FE]

——— reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see S. 1707), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3488), H2453 [18MY]

——— remove regulatory favoritism of certain renewable energy sources over oil and natural gas (see H.R. 6530), H6049 [30NO]

——— revise Presidential authority to impose export licensing requirements or other restrictions on export of crude oil (see H.R. 1481), H1247 [9MR]

——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (see H. Res. 127), H840 [14FE]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 2703), H1885 [19AP]

Privacy: protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (see S. 631), S636 [2MR]

Real estate: exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements (see H.R. 3464), H2452 [18MY]

——— include retailers of manufactured or modular homes in definition of mortgage originator (see H.R. 2481), H1707 [6AP]

Renewable Fuels Month: designate (see S. Res. 213), S1647 [15MY] (see H. Res. 447), H2638 [25MY]

SBA: modify interest rate for eligible loans made to borrowers experiencing short-term financial challenges (see H.R. 2727), H1886 [19AP]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see S. 955), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 2593), H1724 [13AP]

Securities: exclude investment contract assets from definition of security relative to digital assets (see H.R. 3572), H2499 [22MY]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 716), H627 [1FE]

Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Sector: establish (see H.R. 5808), H4854 [28SE]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see S. 3459), S5897 [11DE] (see H.R. 6699), H6814 [11DE]

——— allow contributions to health savings accounts in case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 5716), H4498 [26SE]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S1534 [4MY] (see H.R. 3702), H2637 [25MY]

——— allow tax credit for retail sales of safe firearm storage devices (see H.R. 2770), H1908 [20AP]

——— clarify that taxpayer identity verification is responsibility of users of IRS electronic Income Verification Express Service rather than taxpayer (see H.R. 3335), H2346 [15MY]

——— establish excise tax on plastics (see S. 2844), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5564), H4406 [19SE]

——— establish health freedom accounts (see H.R. 1769), H1409 [23MR]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1014), H838 [14FE]

——— include fees paid by airline passengers for goods and services offered during flight as amounts paid for taxable transportation (see S. 1550), S1623 [11MY]

——— increase mortgage insurance premium deduction income cap and make such deduction permanent (see S. 1938), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 4212), H2990 [20JN]

——— oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (see S. Res. 65), S426 [15FE] (see H. Res. 212), H1206 [8MR]

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see S. 881), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 1685), H1300 [21MR]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2929), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 5715), H4498 [26SE]

——— reduce tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles by State subsidies for these vehicles (see H.R. 327), H232 [12JA]

——— repeal electric vehicle tax incentives and establish credit to promote U.S. automobile manufacturing (see S. 2962), S4759 [28SE]

——— repeal firearm transfer tax (see H.R. 790), H677 [2FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies and establish gas price rebates to individuals (see H.R. 1743), H1408 [23MR]

Technology: establish CPSC pilot program to explore use of artificial intelligence in support of consumer product safety and direct Dept. of Commerce and FTC to study use of blockchain technology and digital tokens (see H.R. 4814), H3888 [20JY]

——— require anyone that sells or distributes mobile app to disclose if it has been prohibited for Government-owned devices (see H.R. 750), H675 [2FE]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (see S. 90), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 538), H426 [26JA]

Trademarks: establish contributory liability for online marketplace platforms when third party sells counterfeit products posing health or safety risk and require platforms to help prevent sale of such products (see S. 2934), S4678 [26SE]

TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (see H.R. 3394), H2423 [17MY]

——— prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (see S. 3361), S5674 [29NO]

——— protect airline personnel and passengers by placing abusive passengers on commercial no-fly list (see S. 1058), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2394), H1641 [29MR]

U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 2701), H1885 [19AP]

Letters

Questions relative to relationship between ByteDance Ltd and TikTok Inc.: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal, S4908 [3OC]

Motions

CPSC: prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2760 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2760 [6JN]

EPA: prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6187 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3315), H6747, H6748 [11DE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to economy, H1242–H1245 [9MR], H3194–H3198 [11JY], H3907 [25JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H223 [12JA], H1473 [28MR], H2105 [28AP], H5183 [1NO], H5997 [30NO], H6117 [5DE], H6200 [6DE]

——— Executive action to cancel Federal student loan debt for certain borrowers, H156 [11JA], H919 [28FE], H1160 [8MR], H1236–H1238 [9MR], H3076 [22JN], H3601 [14JY], H5475 [7NO]

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (H.R. 3247), H2257 [11MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: change into independent agency named Consumer Financial Empowerment Agency and bring into regular appropriations process, H5555–H5557 [8NO]

——— establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (H.R. 2821), E349 [25AP]

——— funding, H5588–H5590 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders’’, H5634 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’, H5632 [8NO]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 4121), H2946 [15JN], E560 [14JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 2953), H1935 [25AP], H2042 [26AP]

CPSC: expand prohibition on Federal funding to ban gas stoves to include regulations that would result in unavailability in U.S. of types of products based on type of fuel the products consume, H2851, H2852 [13JN]

——— funding, H5590, H5636, H5637 [8NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), H2795 [12JN], H2844–H2855 [13JN], H2891, H2901, H2902, H2928 [14JN], E573, E574 [15JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2750–H2760 [6JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), consideration (H. Res. 495), H2822–H2834 [13JN], E556 [13JN]

Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt for medically necessary procedures and provide for timetable for collection of medical debt (H.R. 1773), H1333 [23MR]

——— require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports, H1470 [28MR]

——— restore credit of victims of predatory activities and unfair reporting practices, expand access to tools to protect from identity theft, fraud, or related crime, and protect victims from further harm, H4037 [27JY]

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (H.R. 4766), H3878 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: effects of consolidation of meat processors, fruit processors, and beverage distributors on small producers in agricultural industry, H1957 [26AP]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, H4953 [3OC]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (H.R. 1230), E163 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: allow drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if drawdown would help combat inflation, H441 [27JA]

——— allow enforcement of efficiency standards for gas stoves rule unless certified that prohibition on such rule would not have negative effect on energy security, H2863, H2864 [13JN]

——— certify implementation of any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve will not result in increase in energy prices, H419 [26JA]

——— determine that increase in oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve will not negatively affect homes using heating oil or other petroleum-based fuels, H403, H404 [26JA]

——— establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity, H214 [12JA], H447 [27JA], E44 [24JA]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’, H1591, H1592 [29MR]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), H2795 [12JN], H2856–H2865 [13JN], H2891, H2901, H2902, H2928 [14JN], H2947 [15JN], H3218 [12JY], E573, E574 [15JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (H. Res. 463), H2750–H2760 [6JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (H.R. 1640), consideration (H. Res. 495), H2822–H2834 [13JN], E556 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces’’, H5099 [25OC]

——— prohibit funding to finalize rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers’’, H5138 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to finalize rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners’’, H5138, H5139 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters’’, H5117, H5118 [26OC]

——— prohibit limitation on future rulemaking authority relative to gas stoves, H2864, H2865 [13JN]

——— require disclosure of meetings with entities with ties to China, produced studies on policies that limit or ban use of any type of energy, or received Federal funding relative to efficiency standards for gas stoves, H2862, H2863 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: implement consumer protections that provide patients with advanced cost estimates for healthcare services, H5830 [14NO]

——— reduce salary of Sec. of HHS, H5833 [14NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out ban on use of plastic straws on public lands and national parks, H5357–H5359 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5285 [2NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: regulations relative to tax credits for solar power installations, H2385 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: increase number of slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H3833–H3835 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to conduct competition analysis of airline mergers, H5518, H5519 [7NO]

——— refine reporting directives to provide more detailed information about cause of commercial passenger flight cancellation or delay, H3824, H3825 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: electronic health records funding, H4003 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5821, H5822 [14NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5514 [7NO]

Drugs: limit price charged by manufacturers for insulin, H5715 [13NO]

DTE Energy Co.: condemn unfair pricing practices, H920 [28FE]

Economy: address growing inflation, H258 [24JA], H924 [28FE], H1241–H1245 [9MR], H1402–H1405 [23MR], H2588 [24MY], H3219 [12JY], H5726 [13NO], H5951, H5952, H5954 [29NO], H5999, H6032 [30NO], H6156, H6201 [6DE], H6875 [13DE], H6963 [14DE]

EPA: allow regulations relative to emissions from vehicles that may result in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on type of vehicle engine, H6160 [6DE]

——— limit revision of regulations relative to emissions from vehicles to rules proposed or prescribed on or after certain date, H6166 [6DE]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6140 [5DE], H6157–H6166 [6DE], E1193 [11DE]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6120–H6129 [5DE]

——— submit report to Congress identifying and assessing existing regulations that negatively affect domestic energy independence and increase energy costs, H1589, H1590 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: include impact on certain consumer price index categories in inflation estimate relative to Executive orders, H982, H983 [1MR]

FDA: address rise in use of e-cigarettes, H586 [1FE]

——— prohibit Unapproved Drugs Initiative implementation funding, H4542 [26SE]

——— proposed rule to ban use of menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars, H5715 [13NO], E1241 [15DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from banning gas-burning stoves, H220 [12JA], H1544, H1545 [29MR]

Financial institutions: provide for safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, H1443 [27MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 2714), H1875 [19AP]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies’’, H5659, H5660 [9NO]

Firearms: make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (H.R. 52), H3494 [13JY], H3636 [17JY], H3691 [18JY], E756 [4AU]

FirstEnergy Corp.: allegations of malfeasance, H2669 [31MY]

FRS: ensure Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee focus solely on stabilizing prices (H.R. 6117), H5727 [13NO]

——— require legislation for certain activities related to issuance of central bank digital currency (H.R. 3712), H3876 [20JY]

FTC: encourage inter-agency collaboration to pursue fraud targeting senior citizens, H5583 [8NO]

——— limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (H.R. 2463), H6031 [30NO]

——— prohibit funding for any rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition, H5607 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce policy statement relative to scope of unfair methods of competition, H5615 [8NO]

——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (H.R. 3880), H2748 [6JN], H2816 [13JN], H5479 [7NO]

Housing: establish resident organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations (H.R. 5827), H6933 [13DE]

Information technology: strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content, H560–H566 [31JA]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (H.R. 830), H2466 [22MY], E249 [23MR]

Kids in Danger (organization): anniversary, E413 [10MY]

Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 3421), H2560 [24MY], H4043 [27JY]

——— selection of certain Medicare part D drugs for negotiation under Drug Price Negotiation Program, H4238 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1332 [23MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6141 [5DE]

Pharmaceuticals: decision by manufacturers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin, H1535 [29MR]

——— support fair pricing in coronavirus vaccine sales, H293 [25JA]

Pool and Spa Safety Act: reauthorize, H5554 [8NO]

Postal Service: maintain certain service standards for first-class mail, H1957 [26AP], H2561 [24MY]

——— maintain certain service standards for mail delivery, H5583 [8NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H422 [26JA]

——— prohibit any corporation or entity determined to have participated in price gouging from participating in any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H420 [26JA]

——— prohibit phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers, H1549 [29MR]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 2593), H2721–H2723 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Conflicts of Interest Associated With the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers’’, H5628 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices’’, H5629, H5630 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule’’, H5629 [8NO]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (H.R. 716), E81 [1FE]

Taxation: oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (H. Res. 212), H1263 [10MR]

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (H.R. 1685), E466 [18MY]

Technology: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), H891, H892 [27FE]

TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening, E707 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3315), S6009 [14DE]

Artificial intelligence: provide framework for innovation and accountability (S. 3312), S5620 [28NO]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S758–S760 [14MR], S811 [16MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, S161 [31JA], S186–S188 [1FE], S250 [7FE], S786–S791 [15MR], S894 [22MR], S1017–S1019 [29MR], S1716 [18MY], S2337–S2341 [12JY], S3575–S3577 [26JY], S4220, S4221 [6SE], S4576 [19SE], S5833 [7DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S276 [9FE], S436 [16FE]

——— Executive action to cancel Federal student loan debt for certain borrowers, S181 [1FE], S853 [21MR]

——— Executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, S5236 [31OC]

——— Executive order to reduce gun violence and make communities safer, S756 [14MR]

ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses, S4907 [3OC]

Climate: effects of climate change, S159 [31JA], S1375–S1377 [26AP]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), S2158, S2165, S2167 [21JN]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), unanimous-consent request, S2158 [21JN]

Cornyn, Senator: report on State work period, S1780–S1782 [30MY]

CPSC: prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (H.R. 1615), S2102 [14JN], S2105 [15JN]

Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (S. 3549), S5999 [14DE]

——— prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (S. 3502), S5963 [13DE]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to obtain consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (S. 1327), S1390 [26AP]

Debt collectors: provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of Armed Forces members, S3571 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools, S2171 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’, S2969 [18JY]

——— proposed rule to mandate certain standards for new dishwashers, beverage vending machines, and electric motors to conserve energy and water, S2109–S2111 [15JN]

Drugs: reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (S. 1269), S1332–S1334 [25AP]

Economy: address growing inflation, S161 [31JA], S186–S188 [1FE], S250 [7FE], S344 [13FE], S407 [15FE], S493 [27FE], S510 [28FE], S549 [1MR], S782 [15MR], S1355 [26AP], S2137 [20JN], S2332 [12JY], S2446 [13JY], S3561 [26JY], S4422 [13SE], S4691, S4695 [27SE], S5389 [7NO], S5483 [14NO], S5518 [15NO]

EPA: establish consortium related to exposures to toxic substances and identifying chemicals that are safe to use (S. 1685), S1749 [18MY]

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (S. 785), S1031 [29MR]

FCC: establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (S. 275), S2087 [14JN]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services, S2087 [14JN]

——— support efforts to improve broadband infrastructure, S5482 [14NO]

FDA: address rise in use of e-cigarettes, S108 [26JA], S4340 [11SE]

——— proposed rule to ban use of menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars, S5770 [6DE]

FEMA: implementation of National Flood Insurance Program risk-rating methodology, S343 [13FE]

FTC: call for investigation into oil company mergers, S5270 [1NO], S5768 [6DE]

——— ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers from unwarranted price increases (S. 259), S240 [2FE], S245 [7FE]

——— limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers, S2105 [15JN]

Health: expand eligibility for refundable tax credit for coverage under qualified health plans and improve cost-sharing subsidies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (S. 8), S189 [1FE]

Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.: creation of LTL Management LLC relative to asbestos talc lawsuits, S375 [14FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S645 [6MR]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S1297 [20AP], S4246 [7SE], S5624–S5627 [28NO]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), unanimous-consent request, S5625 [28NO]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S3839 [27JY]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S1712 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S875, S877–S880 [21MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S188 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: decision by manufacturers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin, S616 [2MR], S645 [6MR], S756 [14MR], S810 [16MR]

——— limit role of pharmacy benefit managers and support market-based pricing, S3440–S3442 [20JY]

——— lower prescription drug costs for consumers, S412–S414 [15FE], S616 [2MR], S4644 [21SE]

——— prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (S. 142), S218 [2FE]

Privacy: protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (S. 631), S2162, S2163, S2167 [21JN]

——— protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (S. 631), unanimous-consent request, S2163 [21JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1996 [7JN]

Technology: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), S2299, S2300 [11JY]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), unanimous-request request, S2299, S2300 [11JY]

Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities, S2086–S2089 [14JN]

TikTok Inc.: prohibit from accessing U.S. citizen user data from within China, S885 [22MR], S969–S971 [27MR]

——— prohibit from accessing U.S. citizens’ user data from within China, S887 [22MR]

TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (S. 3361), S5946–S5948 [13DE]

——— protect airline personnel and passengers by placing abusive passengers on commercial no-fly list (S. 1058), S1055 [29MR]

Reports filed

CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 118–297), H6109 [4DE]

Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4468) (H. Rept. 118–171), H4216 [1SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1615, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 118–102), H2740 [5JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 118–108), H2806 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1640, Save Our Gas Stoves Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 118–102), H2740 [5JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 118–108), H2806 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 118–298), H6109 [4DE]

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1421), S5960 [13DE]

Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1067), S2221 [22JN]

Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 118–85), H2712 [1JN]

Health Care Price Transparency Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4822) (H. Rept. 118–231), H4908 [29SE]

Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 90) (S. Rept. 118–114), S5639 [28NO]

Keeping America’s Refineries Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1155) (H. Rept. 118–13), H1407 [23MR]

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3315) (H. Rept. 118–283), H5982 [29NO]

PFAS-Free Procurement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 118–118), S5692 [30NO]

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127), S5960 [13DE]

Prescription Pricing for the People Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S567 [1MR]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 142), S567 [1MR]

Protecting Consumers From PFAS Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 820) (S. Rept. 118–112), S5597 [27NO]

Save Our Gas Stoves Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1640) (H. Rept. 118–86), H2712 [1JN]

Senior Security Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2593) (H. Rept. 118–93), H2739 [5JN]

Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 148), S567 [1MR]

Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1303), S4388 [12SE]

Transparent Automated Governance (TAG) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 118–89), S3894 [5SE]

Statements

Decision in Applicability of Congressional Review Act to Dept. of Education’s Student Loan Debt Relief Website and Accompanying Federal Register Publication: GAO, S854–S856 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 463, consideration of H.R. 1615, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, H2750 [6JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H.R. 1640, Save Our Gas Stoves Act, H2750 [6JN]

H. Res. 495, consideration of H.R. 1615, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, H2822 [13JN]

H. Res. 495, consideration of H.R. 1640, Save our Gas Stoves Act, H2822 [13JN]

H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, H6120 [5DE]

H.R. 538, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, H891 [27FE]

H.R. 1615, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, H2851 [13JN]

H.R. 1640, Save Our Gas Stoves Act, H2862 [13JN]

H.R. 2593, National Senior Investor Initiative Act, H2721 [5JN]

H.R. 3315, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act, H6747 [11DE]

H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, H6157 [6DE]

S. 1250, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S1297 [20AP]

S. 2730, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, S4231 [6SE]

S. 2929, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S4681 [26SE]

S. 3024, Promoting Access to Broadband Act, S4951 [4OC]

S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act, S5543–S5549 [15NO]

S. 3328, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act, S5549 [15NO]

S. 3404, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S5751–S5761 [5DE]

S. 3460, Corporate Crime Database Act, S5898 [11DE]

S. Res. 65, oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class, S428 [15FE]

S. Res. 213, Renewable Fuels Month, S1653 [15MY]

S. Res. 217, National Senior Fraud Awareness Day, S1711 [17MY]

S. Res. 275, National Annuity Awareness Month, S2241 [22JN]

S. Res. 325, National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month, S3771 [27JY]