hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Patients' Freedom to Choose Act

Bill: 111-s-3673
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 
Patients' Freedom to Choose Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act

Bill: 111-s-3674
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 
Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to cover comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services.
 
Requires the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office to study and report to Congress on: (1) barriers to the detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias for dual eligible individuals; (2) barriers to the furnishing of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to such individuals; and (3) ways to eliminate such barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3675
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 
Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2010 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prescribe requirements for reorganization of a small business enterprise debtor.
 
Prescribes components of the reorganization plan, including: (1) appointment and duties of the bankruptcy trustee; (2) rights and powers of a debtor in possession; (3) removal of debtor in possession; (4) property of the estate in bankruptcy; (5) a debtor's duties and reporting requirements; (6) filing and contents of the reorganization plan; (7) deemed acceptance of a plan by a holder of a claim or interest; (8) a status conference and confirmation of the reorganization plan; (9) discharge and modification of the reorganization plan; and (10) trustee retention and distribution of payments and funds.
 
States that a person is not disqualified for employment as an attorney, accountant, appraiser, auctioneer, or other professional by a small business enterprise debtor solely because such person holds a claim of less than $5,000 that arose before commencement of the case.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Sergeant Coleman Bean National Guard and Reserves Mental Health Act

Bill: 111-s-3678
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 
Sergeant Coleman Bean National Guard and Reserves Mental Health Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) to call or order to active duty a member of the National Guard or reserves previously deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to perform a post-deployment mental health assessment of such member.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each of the following individuals receive, at least once every 90 days, a telephone call from properly-trained DOD personnel to determine their emotional, psychological, medical, and career needs and concerns: (1) members of the Individual Ready Reserve who deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq on or after September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation; or (2) an individual mobilization augmentee or member of the inactive National Guard who has so deployed. Excludes from such requirement members not subjected or exposed to operational risk factors during such deployment.
 
Requires the person making the call to refer a member identified as being at-risk of self-caused harm to the nearest military medical treatment facility or accredited TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) provider for immediate evaluation and necessary treatment. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to call such a member to active duty, with their consent, for such evaluation and treatment.
 
Requires annual reports from the Secretary to Congress on the number of members so referred, as well as their health and career status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
STARS Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3679
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: 
Students Taking Action for Road Safety Act of 2010 or STARS Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a teen traffic safety grant program to award formula grants to states to implement statewide programs to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers.
 
Authorizes a state to use grant funds to implement such statewide program to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers, including activities to support peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities to increase safety belt use and reduce speeding, impaired and distracted driving, underage drinking, and other destructive teen driver decisions that lead to injuries and fatalities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national, nonprofit organization to establish a technical assistance center to provide training and technical assistance to state and local officials, student leaders, school advisors, and other entities associated with the grant program. Authorizes the center to operate a national teen traffic safety clearinghouse.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish the National Teen Driver Advisory Council to study and develop an education and prevention strategy to reduce teen driver injuries and fatalities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act

Bill: 111-s-3680
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2010-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Home and outpatient care
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: 
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a same-sex spouse, as determined under applicable state law, domestic partner, child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition.
 
Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6550-6551)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6549-6550)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Presidential Funding Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3681
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2010-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Farmland
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Judicial review and appeals
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: 
Presidential Funding Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to public financing of presidential election campaigns, to: (1) quadruple (from 1:1 to 4:1) the matching rate for contributions to primary election candidates or their authorized committees for contributions not exceeding $200 (currently, $250); (2) eliminate primary and general election spending limits on participating candidates; (3) increase the eligibility threshold for receiving matching payments from $5,000 to $25,000 in contributions from residents of each of at least 20 states; (4) limit the maximum campaign contribution by individuals to $1,000 for primaries (currently, $2,400); (5) allow an inflation adjustment for periods after 2012 for contribution limitations and matching payment amounts; (6) prohibit contributions raised by lobbyists or political action committees from qualifying for matching fund payments; (7) require candidates who accept public financing in primary elections to accept such financing in general elections; (8) change the starting date for payment of matching funds to primary candidates from January 1 of the election year to 6 months before the first presidential primary or caucus; (9) allow an equal payment to eligible candidates in a presidential election of $50 million with additional matching funds according to a specified formula; and (10) increase from $3 to $10 ($6 to $20 for joint returns) the tax checkoff for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. 
 
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) increase to $50 million the limit on coordinated spending by a national party and its presidential candidate; (2) prohibit political parties from spending unregulated funds (soft money) on their national conventions; (3) prohibit an authorized committee of a candidate from establishing a joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than the candidate's authorized committee; and (4) require presidential campaign committees to disclose information about bundled campaign contributions (i.e., a series of contributions exceeding specified threshold amounts). 
 
Amends the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to offset the cost of this Act by modifying irrigation subsidies for specified single farm operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6551-6553)
action_date: 2010-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3682
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2010 - Establishes the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area in Wisconsin. 
 
Designates the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.
 
Requires the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.
 
Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of the management plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Health as Youth Skills In Classrooms And Life Act

Bill: 111-s-3683
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Promoting Health as Youth Skills In Classrooms And Life Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Safe and Healthy Students in the Department of Education to assume the responsibilities of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and expand such responsibilities to broader health and physical education issues.
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to establish standards for health education and physical education, and measure student progress toward such standards, beginning not later than school year 2012-2013, at least one time during: (1) grades 3 through 5; (2) grades 6 through 9; and (3) grades 10 through 12. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, local educational agencies (LEAs), community-based organizations, and nonprofit organizations to initiate, expand, and improve health education programs for students in kindergarten through grade 12, especially in rural areas.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, which provides matching grants to LEAs and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs (including after-school programs) for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3684
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Neurological disorders
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Cavernous Angioma Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research, and Education Center of Excellence at the University of New Mexico to: (1) provide basic, translational, and clinical research with respect to new diagnostic, prevention, and novel treatment methodology for individuals with cavernous angioma; and (2) serve as a model for, and provide support to, medical schools and research institutions.
 
Requires the Director of the Center to: (1) ensure that the Center provides community-, family-, and patient-centered culturally sensitive care; (2) encourage and coordinate opportunities for individuals to participate in clinical research studies that will advance medical research and care; and (3) develop the Center as a model and training facility for other facilities throughout the United States that are engaged in research regarding, and care for individuals with, cavernous angioma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3685
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct studies, prepare reports, and disclose information relating to insurance, without regard to whether the subject of the study, report, or information is for-profit or not-for-profit.
 
Applies such Act to an insurer without regard to its for-profit or not-for-profit status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3687
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Energy prices
Energy revenues and royalties
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a new lease that authorizes the production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to certain lessees or persons unless such lessee or person has renegotiated each covered lease to require the payment of royalties if the price of oil and natural gas is greater than or equal to specified OCSLA price thresholds.
 
 
Directs the Secretary to agree to a request by a lessee to amend any lease issued for any Central and Western Gulf of Mexico tract between January 1, 1996, and November 30, 2000, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions that are equal to or less than specified OCSLA price thresholds. Requires: (1) an amended lease to impose the new or revised price thresholds effective October 1, 2010; and (2) existing lease provisions to prevail through September 30, 2010.
 
States that a lessee or any other person who has any interest in, or who derives a benefit from, a lease shall not be eligible to obtain by sale or other transfer any covered lease, the economic benefit of any covered lease, or any other lease for the production of oil or natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico under OCSLA unless the lessee or other person has: (1) renegotiated each covered lease to include price thresholds that are equal to or less than specified OCSLA price thresholds; or (2) entered into an agreement with the Secretary to modify the terms of all covered leases to include limitations on royalty relief based on market prices that are equal to or less than such price thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
International Professional Exchange Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3688
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Cultural exchanges and relations
International exchange and broadcasting
Middle East
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
International Professional Exchange Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish a three-year international professional exchange pilot program for: (1) young professionals in the United States to live and work in a Muslim-majority country; and (2) young professionals in Muslim-majority countries to live and work in the United States.
 
States that the selection of inbound fellows shall reflect geographic diversity from the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
 
Encourages the Secretary to defray program costs through public-private partnerships.

action_date: 2010-12-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
International Professional Exchange Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish a three-year international professional exchange pilot program for: (1) young professionals in the United States to live and work in a Muslim-majority country; and (2) young professionals in Muslim-majority countries to live and work in the United States.
 
Provides for fellowships of between three and six months, during which: (1) time should be allocated for professional training, community service, and cultural immersion activities, including site visits and domestic travel; and (2) the majority of time should be spent in a professional job setting that complements the fellow's professional background and builds relevant professional skill sets.
 
States that the selection of inbound and outbound fellows shall reflect geographic diversity from the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
 
Requires each fellow to complete at least 40 hours of community service in the local community in which the fellow is placed.
 
Encourages the Secretary to defray program costs through public-private partnerships.
 
Requires three reports from the Secretary describing the administration and outcomes of the program.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 727.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 111-383.
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 111-383.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate