Bills Introduced – 7-11-24

With both the House and Senate in Washington (and the House leaving for a district week), there were 106 bills introduced yesterday. Ten of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 8996 To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. Nehls, Troy E. [Rep.-R-TX-22]

HR 8997 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [Rep.-R-TN-3]

HR 8998 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Simpson, Michael K. [Rep.-R-ID-2]

HR 9026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Rogers, Harold [Rep.-R-KY-5]

S 4677 An original bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Sinema, Kyrsten [Sen.-I-AZ]

S 4678 An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Reed, Jack [Sen.-D-RI] 

S 4690 An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Heinrich, Martin [Sen.-D-NM]

S 4697 A bill to enhance the cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]

S 4715 A bill to require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as a centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce development. Rounds, Mike [Sen.-R-SD]

S 4719 A bill to provide the Secretary of Energy with the authority to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to improve the security and resilience of defense critical electric infrastructure and reduce the vulnerability of critical defense facilities to the disruption of the supply of energy to those facilities, and for other purposes. Cortez Masto, Catherine [Sen.-D-NV]

I will be covering the six spending bills (HR 8997, HR 8998, HR 9026, S 4677, S 4678, and S 4690).

I will be covering HR 8996, S 4715, and S 4719.

I will be watching S 4697 for language and definitions that would specifically include medical devices and other operational technologies used in the healthcare sector.