Legislation

On Saturday, September 30, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 5860, which provides fiscal year appropriations to Federal agencies through November 17, 2023, for continuing projects of the Federal Government and extends several expiring authorities.

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On Friday, September 22, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 2544, the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act,” which allows for the award of multiple grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
 
Thank you to Representatives Bucshon and Kelly and Senators Wyden, Grassley, Cardin, Young, and Cassidy for their leadership.

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On Monday, August 7, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 4004, the “United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act,” which approves the June 1, 2023, trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), and establishes other requirements with respect to future agreements.

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On Friday, July 28, 2023, the President signed into law:


H.R. 423, the “Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023,” which directs that certain land be taken into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians upon transfer of title to the United States; and

Thank you to Representatives Issa and Vargas, and Senators Padilla and Feinstein, for their leadership.

H.R. 3672, which designates the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Thank you to Representatives Bergman, Moolenaar, Scholten, Huizenga, Walberg, Dingell, Slotkin, Kildee, McClain, James, Stevens, Tlaib, and Thanedar for their leadership.

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On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 1096, the “250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act,” which directs the Department of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps.

Thank you to Representatives Moulton, Bergman, Gallego, and Pence, and Senators Blumenthal, Sullivan, Rick Scott, Rounds, Young, Shaheen, Warner, Heinrich, and Duckworth for their leadership.

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On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
S. 111, the “Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023,” which requires each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
 
Thank you to Senators Lankford, Sinema, Johnson, Risch, Braun, and Peters for their leadership.

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On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
S. 30, the “Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2023,” which authorizes various major medical facility construction projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs and authorizes various appropriations to carry out those projects.

Thank you to Senators Tester and Moran, and Representatives Takano and Bost, for their leadership.

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On Friday, June 30, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
S. 467, the “Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act” or the “CADETS Act,” which modifies the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program administered by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
 
Thank you to Senator Gary Peters and Representative Jack Bergman, as well as Senators Todd Young, Amy Klobuchar, Tammy Baldwin, Ted Cruz, and Mike Braun, for their leadership.

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On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the President signed into law:
 
S. 777, the “Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023” or the “Veterans’ COLA Act of 2023,” which provides for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for veterans’ disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation beneficiaries equal to the Social Security COLA.
 
Thank you to Senators Tester and Moran, and Representatives Pappas and Luttrell, for their leadership.

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