hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4526
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Higher education
Northern Mariana Islands
Student aid and college costs
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2008, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there.
 
Requires the Comptroller General to monitor the progam's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR Act

Bill: 111-hr-4527
Sponsor: Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act

Bill: 111-hr-4528
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers to provide their social security number on their tax return in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E100)
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Student Nondiscrimination Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4530
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Student Nondiscrimination Act of 2010 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.
 
Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination.
 
Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct they reasonably believe to be unlawful under this Act.
 
Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them.
 
Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail.
 
Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Public Corruption Elimination Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4531
Sponsor: Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Public Corruption Elimination Act of 2010 - Denies federal retirement benefits to an individual (or his or her survivor or beneficiary) who has been convicted of a felony under federal or state law that involves bribery, graft, misappropriation of public funds or property, or conflicts of interest, that occurred in connection with the individual's service as an employee, and that occurs after this Act's enactment.
 
Prohibits an individual who is under indictment for such offense from being paid an annuity or retired pay if the individual willfully remains outside the United States for more than one year with knowledge of the indictment or charges.
 
Prohibits the computation and inclusion of interest on a refund of such an individual's retirement contributions for the period after the conviction.
 
Authorizes restoration of annuity or retired pay if an individual who was convicted of an offense against state law under this Act is pardoned by the governor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4533
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of Commerce
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study and report to Congress on methods by which blind consumers can gain nonvisual access to consumer electronic devices, electronic kiosks, home appliances, or office technology devices. Requires the Secretary to promulgate a minimum nonvisual access standard for each type of covered device that will ensure nonvisual access to such device by blind consumers. Applies a minimum nonvisual access standard to a covered device that is manufactured after the date that is two years after the date on which such standard is promulgated.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Nonvisual Access Compliance to assist the Secretary, educate manufacturers, and conduct investigations.
 
Imposes civil penalties in certain circumstances.
 
Allows civil suits by blind consumers against manufacturers for monetary damages and equitable relief. Allows punitive damages for willful or repeated violations. 
 
Prohibits construing this Act to limit the rights of blind or low-vision individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities.

Bill: 111-hr-4534
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Child care and development
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Requires a restroom in a public building to be a family restroom (e.g., specifically equipped to accommodate use by men and women for the purpose of changing the diaper of a child and aiding a child in the restroom) or otherwise to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator of General Services (GSA) determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. Makes this requirement inapplicable to a restroom that: (1) is not available for public use; or (2) contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a family restroom is located within the same section or corridor of such building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4535
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Educational facilities and institutions
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits any accreditor from being considered a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered by degree-granting institutions for any purpose related to immigration, federal employment, or any other federal activity, unless the accreditor is recognized by the Secretary of Education.
 
Considers only a degree from a degree-granting institution that is accredited by such an accreditor to be acceptable in situations when a degree from an institution of higher education (IHE) is required or taken into consideration for the purpose of appointing, promoting, or improving the pay of a federal employee.
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to define as an unfair and deceptive act or practice: (1) certain offerings of academic, professional, or occupational degrees by entities that are not IHEs or are not accredited by an accreditor recognized by the Secretary of Education, any other appropriate federal agency, or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or (2) the issuing of any accreditation to a degree-granting institution by an accreditor that lacks such recognition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-01-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Wadsworth, Ohio, as the "Emil Bolas Post Office".

Bill: 111-hr-4536
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Wadsworth, Ohio, as the "Emil Bolas Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Shareholder Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4537
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
News media and reporting
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit an issuer from making any expenditure for political activities in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year without first obtaining the written affirmative authorization for such expenditure by a majority of all shareholders.
 
Deems a violation of this requirement to be a breach of the fiduciary duty of the officers and directors who authorized such expenditure. 
 
Subjects to joint and several liability to any shareholder or class of shareholders for the amount of such expenditure the officers and directors who authorize it without prior shareholder authorization. 
 
Prohibits rules and guidelines established by any national securities exchange or by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from considering as a routine corporate matter a decision to make a contribution or expenditure for political activities in excess of $10,000. 
 
Exempts from the shareholder prior approval requirement an issuer whose sole business is the publication or broadcasting of news, commentary, literature, music, entertainment, artistic expression, scientific, historical or academic works, or other forms of information.
 
Directs the SEC to require issuers to disclose quarterly any expenditure for political activities made during the preceding quarter. Requires such report to be filed with the SEC, provided to shareholders, and be made publicly available through the SEC website.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4538
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Business records
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2010 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require consumer reporting agencies to disclose any information in the consumer's file concerning credit scores or other related risk scores or predictors when the consumer requests a free annual disclosure (credit report).
 
Requires all consumer reporting agencies to maintain information in the consumer's file concerning such scores or predictors for at least one year from the date on which such information is placed in the file.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on bankruptcy risk scores used by consumer reporting agencies, including an analysis of: (1) the factors used to determine such scores; (2) how bankruptcy risk scores impact the ability of consumers to receive loans; and (3) actions that consumers can take to improve such scores.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Real Estate Revitalization Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4539
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Real estate business
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Real Estate Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to foreign investment in United States real property, to: (1) redefine &quot;United States real property interest&quot; to eliminate exclusions relating to interests in holding corporations; (2) treat distributions of real property interests by a real estate investment trusts (REIT) or a regulated investment company (RIC) as ordinary dividends; and (3) repeal the election allowed to foreign corporations to be treated as a domestic corporation for purposes of investment in a United States real property interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act

Bill: 111-hr-4540
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations (subsidiaries) with respect to which the percentage of outstanding shares controlled directly or indirectly by foreign principals is equal to or greater than 50%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4541
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-01-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105)
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Criminal Trials for Guantanamo Terrorists Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4542
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Caribbean area
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Detention of persons
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Stopping Criminal Trials for Guantanamo Terrorists Act of 2010 - Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to prosecute an individual who was detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 22, 2009, in a criminal court in the United States or in any U.S. territory or possession. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
Elizabeth A. Connelly Act

Bill: 111-hr-4544
Sponsor: Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2010-01-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability and paralysis
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 
Elizabeth A. Connelly Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education Partnership Act of 1968, the National Sickle Cell Anemia Act, Cooley's Anemia, Tay-Sachs, and Genetic Diseases Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, and other federal enactments and regulations to change references to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2010-01-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Introduced in House