cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.

Whereas orcas are an icon of the Pacific Northwest; Whereas orcas are culturally and spiritually important to Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest; Whereas the Puget Sound is home to three pods of Southern Resident orcas; Whereas the Southern Resident orca population has declined dramatically over the past 50 years; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas are among the most contaminated marine mammals in the world; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas are threatened by declining chinook salmon populations; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas have been protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 Whereas the Southern Resident orca population reached its lowest level in 34 years in 2018, with 13 fewer whales than when the population was listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; Whereas June 2018 has been recognized by the States of Washington and Oregon as Orca Awareness Month; and Whereas the Federal Government has an obligation to protect and restore the Southern Resident orca population: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives supports recognition of National Orca Protection Month.

Summary: Expresses support for recognizing National Orca Protection Month. (Orcas are commonly known as killer whales.)
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2019.

Whereas Lunar New Year begins on the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the first day of the new year according to the lunisolar calendar, and extends until the full moon 15 days later; Whereas the 15th day of the new year, according to the lunisolar calendar, is called the Lantern Festival; Whereas Lunar New Year is often referred to as Spring Festival in various Asian countries; Whereas many religious and ethnic communities use lunar-based calendars; Whereas Lunar New Year began in China more than 4,000 years ago and is widely celebrated in East and Southeast Asia; Whereas the Asian diaspora has expanded the Lunar New Year celebration into an annual worldwide event; Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of Asian Americans, and by many non-Asian Americans, in the United States; Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated with community activities and cultural performances; Whereas participants celebrating Lunar New Year travel to spend the holiday reuniting with family and friends; and Whereas Lunar New Year is traditionally a time to wish upon others good fortune, health, prosperity, and happiness: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year; (2) in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, expresses its deepest respect for Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the world who celebrate this significant occasion; and (3) wishes Asian Americans and all individuals who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous new year.

Summary: This resolution recognizes the cultural and historical significance of the Lunar New Year. The resolution expresses, in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, the deepest respect of the House of Representatives for Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the world who celebrate this significant occasion. The resolution wishes Asian Americans and all individuals who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous new year.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require inflationary impact statements in committee reports.

That clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (3) A detailed analytical statement as to whether, and the extent to which, the increased budget authority, outlays, or revenue produced by the enactment of such bill or joint resolution into law may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national economy. Such statement shall also include whether, and the extent to which, the inflationary impact would affect the purchasing power of low and middle income families. .

Summary: This resolution requires an analytical statement to be included in committee reports on whether, and the extent to which, the increased budget authority, outlays, or revenue produced by the enactment of a bill or joint resolution may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national economy and the purchasing power of low- and middle-income families.
Expressing support for the recognition of Christopher Columbus and his impact on the Italian-American community, and recognizing the second Monday in October as "Columbus Day".

Columbus Day Whereas, on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World and changed the course of history; Whereas Christopher Columbus’s discoveries played an integral role in the founding of the United States and the American continents; Whereas Christopher Columbus has been honored for generations as a pillar of American heritage and culture; Whereas over the course of generations, Christopher Columbus has become a hero to the Italian-American community for his passion and commitment to discovery; and Whereas Christopher Columbus represents the intrepid spirit of the Italian-American community: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the observance of the second Monday in October as Columbus Day (2) honors the contributions of the Italian-American community in our society thanks to the influence of Christopher Columbus.

Summary: This resolution supports the observance of the second Monday in October as Columbus Day and honors the contributions of the Italian-American community thanks to the influence of Christopher Columbus.
Resolving that jurisdictions seeking to dismantle or reduce funding for the jurisdiction's police force should not unduly burden residents who seek to defend themselves.

Whereas the killing of George Floyd was a horrific and despicable act; Whereas racism in any form is wrong and should not be tolerated; Whereas adequate and accountable police departments are vital to helping people to defend themselves and their property; and Whereas the right to defend oneself is a God-given natural right enshrined in the Constitution and upheld in English common law and recent Supreme Court cases: Now, therefore, be it That— (1) any jurisdiction in the United States, which seeks to dismantle or reduce funding for a police force, should undertake a review of its local rules to ensure such rules do not place an undue burden on its residents who seek to defend themselves, including the legal purchase of a firearm and any training services such individuals choose; (2) such a review should be based on the standards set forth by the Supreme Court in the cases District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago, which confirmed the Second Amendment to the Constitution to be an individual right and that no law can prohibit an individual from possessing and using a firearm in the home for self-defense; and (3) any jurisdiction which seeks to dismantle or reduce funding for police agencies must ensure they remove rules that hinder individual gun ownership or access to firearms.

Summary: This resolution expresses that any jurisdiction that seeks to dismantle or reduce funding for a police force should review its local rules to ensure such rules do not place an undue burden on residents who seek to defend themselves, including through the legal purchase of a firearm and training services; such a review should be based on standards set forth by the Supreme Court that confirmed the Second Amendment to the Constitution to be an individual right and that no law can prohibit an individual from possessing and using a firearm in the home for self-defense; and any jurisdiction that seeks to dismantle or reduce funding for police agencies must remove rules that hinder individual gun ownership or access to firearms.
Commending the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and release all records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by October 26, 2017.

Whereas the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 ( 44 U.S.C. 2107 Public Law 102–526 NARA Collection Whereas the Collection includes all Federal Government records relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including records of Presidential commissions, congressional committees and investigations, executive branch agencies, and the judiciary, in addition to a variety of donated historical materials; Whereas NARA has compiled a JFK Master System database of 319,106 documents comprising 5,000,000 pages of assassination-related records, photographs, motion pictures and recordings, and artifacts; and Whereas the processing team at NARA, including archivists and technicians from the Special Access and Freedom of Information Act staff, staff from the Office of Innovation, and Public Affairs staff, have worked diligently to fully release records related to the assassination of President Kennedy: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives commends the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and release all records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by October 26, 2017.

Summary: Commends the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and release all records related to President Kennedy's assassination by October 26, 2017.
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Lake of the Woods Association of Orange County, Virginia.

Whereas Lake of the Woods Association is a large property owners association located in Orange County, Virginia, that was developed 50 years ago; Whereas Lake of the Woods Association currently has over 38,000 homes and 8,000 full-time residents; Whereas Lake of the Woods Association members have dedicated the Association to the preservation of the natural environment of the area by making significant commitment to maintaining and improving the area’s lakes, foliage, and green space; Whereas Lake of the Woods Association members have dedicated the Association to the preservation of historic resources, have conducted extensive research, and have marked the location of events of the Battle of the Wilderness, which took place in the area on 5–7 May 1864; Whereas Lake of the Woods has been named the 2015 Community Association of the Year for a Large Association by the Community Association Institute of Virginia; and Whereas the Articles of Incorporation of Lake of the Woods Association were approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia on April 21, 1967: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes Lake of the Woods Association upon the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and (2) congratulates Lake of the Woods Association for 50 years of commitment and concern that its members have shown for their community and the environment.

Summary: Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Lake of the Woods Association in Orange County, Virginia.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1430) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1430) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and (2) one motion to recommit. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1430) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.
Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Ms. Tlaib. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

Summary: This resolution elects a designated Member of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Supporting the designation of May 28, 2021, as "National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of severe food allergies among children.

National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day Whereas 32,000,000 Americans live with food allergies, including many that are life-threatening, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the prevalence of food allergies in children increased by 50 percent between 1997 and 2011; Whereas food allergies have an enormous impact on quality of life for the 1 in 13 children who develop a severe food allergy, and one-third of children over the age of 5 with allergies are bullied for their allergy; Whereas there is an annual cost to families in the United States of nearly $25,000,000,000 per year, not including the impact to quality of life; Whereas many children who develop a food allergy do not have a family history of food allergies, and therefore the family is much less aware of the life-changing consequences of developing a food allergy and the need for food allergy prevention; Whereas research has shown that early introduction has shown promise in reducing the impact of food allergies in studies where parents feed peanuts and eggs, allergenic foods, to their babies as early as 4 to 6 months of age; Whereas the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, and medical guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases already recommend early allergen introduction to help prevent food allergies; and Whereas the FASTER Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–11 That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day (2) recognizes— (A) the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for funding the initial food allergy prevention research through the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy trial; and (B) the advocacy community for its work to educate parents about food allergy prevention; (3) encourages health care providers, the public health community, businesses, individuals, and Federal, State, and local governments, to work together to raise awareness of food allergy prevention to reduce the number of individuals in the United States who have severe food allergies; and (4) encourages State and Federal health agencies to further expand research in food allergy prevention and into how we can dramatically reduce food allergies in the United States.

Summary: This resolution supports the designation of National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day.
Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Travel Act

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Travel Act 2. Requiring Members whose Members’ Representational Allowance is used for travel expenses to provide detailed travel information to Chief Administrative Officer (a) Information required If the Members’ Representational Allowance for the office of a Member of the House of Representatives is used to pay expenses incurred for official travel, the Member shall provide the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives with the following information with respect to the travel: (1) The identification of the individual who incurred the expenses. (2) The date on which the expenses were incurred. (3) The location at which the expenses were incurred. (4) The identification of each recipient of a payment for the expenses. (5) The nature of the official and representational duties which were carried out while the individual engaged in the travel. (b) Inclusion in quarterly disbursement reports The Chief Administrative Officer shall include the information provided under subsection (a) in the quarterly statement of disbursements of the House. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to expenses incurred on or after the date of the adoption of this resolution.

Summary: Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Travel Act This resolution requires Members of Congress who use their Representational Allowance to pay for official travel expenses to disclose the purpose of, and other information about, the travel. The Representational Allowance provides funds to Members for operating their offices and carrying out their official and representational duties.
Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions provided copious and necessary assistance as an intermediary between the Small Business Administration and affected businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whereas, between April 3, 2020, and May 31, 2021, 5,467 financial institutions distributed 11,823,594 loans totaling $799,832,866,520 through the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; Whereas, through public-private collaboration, essential emergency funding kept the most at-risk businesses afloat during unprecedented and unpredictable economic activity; and Whereas, between March 27, 2020, and August 8, 2020, lenders of all sizes played a significant role, and those with less than $10,000,000,000 in assets played an outsized role in facilitating the survival of small businesses and the jobs they support, and this group of 5,338 lenders facilitated 2,745,204 loans totaling $233,776,205,568 and distributed 45 percent of funding made available through the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 That the House of Representatives finds that the Paycheck Protection Program and the collaboration of the Small Business Administration, the Department of the Treasury, and private financial institutions kept millions of businesses open throughout the economic fallout resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic.

Summary: This resolution finds that the Paycheck Protection Program and the collaboration of the Small Business Administration, the Department of the Treasury, and private financial institutions kept millions of businesses open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to remove the motion to recommit.

That rule XIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking clause 2 (providing for the motion to recommit) and by redesignating clauses 3 and 4 as clauses 2 and 3, respectively.

Summary: This resolution modifies the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit motions to recommit legislation to a House standing or select committee.
Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.

1. Election of Members to Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and Joint Committee on Printing (a) Joint Committee of Congress on the Library The following Members are hereby elected to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, to serve with the chair of the Committee on House Administration and the chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations: (1) Mr. Harper. (2) Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania. (3) Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California. (b) Joint Committee on Printing The following Members are hereby elected to the Joint Committee on Printing, to serve with the chair of the Committee on House Administration: (1) Mr. Harper. (2) Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois. (3) Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania. (4) Mr. Vargas.

Summary: Elects members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.
Supporting a Federal, publically funded universal school meal and nutrition program.

Whereas school nutrition programs help end childhood hunger and provide access to healthy, nutritious meals; Whereas access to school meals has been shown to improve educational outcomes; Whereas the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision was established to provide greater access to school meals throughout the Nation; Whereas the expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision to all schools would increase the availability of school meals for students and reduce childhood hunger; Whereas the Community Eligibility Provision also eliminates any stigma that accompanies free or reduced meals and students unable to purchase meals due to insufficient account funds; and Whereas expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision would further allow schools to shift resources from paperwork to providing high quality meals: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives supports a Federal, publically funded universal school meal and nutrition program.

Summary: Expresses support for a federal, publicly-funded universal school meal and nutrition program.