hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Americans Making Power Act

Bill: 111-hr-5692
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal preemption
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Americans Making Power Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each state regulatory authority, and each nonregulated electric utility, to adopt the net metering standard established in this Act unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) determines that the net metering requirement in effect for such state complies with the federal standard. Establishes that net metering standard and related requirements.
 
Requires retail electric suppliers to make net metering available to customer-generators on a first-come-first-served basis.
 
Directs FERC to: (1) publish model standards for the physical connection between local distribution systems and qualified generation units; and (2) modify its Small Generator Interconnection Procedures to expedite permitting of qualified generation units up to 2,000 kilowatts
 
Directs FERC to promulgate regulations to ensure that simplified contracts will be used for the interconnection of qualified generation units by a retail electric supplier or local distribution company


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act

Bill: 111-hr-5693
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer credit
Family relationships
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that advance payments of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit are not transferable or assignable or subject to the claims of any creditors, except outstanding claims of the federal government.
 
Prohibits: (1) the collection of a debt from a debtor's federal tax refund by means of a refund anticipation loan; and (2) mandatory arbitration as a condition of providing a refund anticipation loan.
 
Terminates the Department of the Treasury Debt Indicator Program. 
 
Allows earned income tax credit benefits to be paid through electronic transfer accounts. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) develop and implement a program to encourage the greater use of the advance earned income tax credit; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with federally insured depository institutions to provide low- and moderate-income taxpayers with the option of establishing low-cost direct deposit accounts using appropriate tax forms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
One Global Internet Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5694
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
One Global Internet Act of 2010 - Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet. 
 
Requires the Task Force to implement strategies in response to foreign government policies that unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content, mandate or otherwise preference Internet-related technology standards and related measures, impede the free flow of information on the Internet, or otherwise threaten U.S. interests in Internet-related international trade and the open, global nature of the Internet. 
 
Requires the Task Force to transmit to Congress specified annual reports and action plans and to hold a public hearing in the preparation of each report and plan. 
 
Instructs the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate an investigation of any acts, policies, or practices of a foreign government that are identified in such reports and plans as priority concerns in accordance with specified provisions of the Trade Act of 1974. 
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General to investigate whether each act, policy, or practice identified in such a report or plan (or any related action by a nongovernmental entity) violates any antitrust laws. 
 
Requires the Task Force to report to Congress on the sufficiency of existing multilateral and bilateral trade agreements in advancing specified objectives that support the goal of a single open, global Internet. 
 
Instructs the Task Force to organize specified standards related training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Economic Credit Opportunity for Businesses Acting Green Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5695
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Retail and wholesale trades
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Economic Credit Opportunity for Businesses Acting Green Act of 2010 or the ECOBAG Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow retailers a tax credit for up to 15% of the amount paid to implement an at-store recycling program for one or more types of plastic carry-out bags, film plastic, and other types of plastic specified by Treasury regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Electric Consumer Right to Know Act

Bill: 111-hr-5696
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Electric Consumer Right to Know Act or e-KNOW Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to grant an electric consumer the right to access the consumer's retail electric energy information in electronic machine-readable form, in a manner that is timely and provides adequate protections for the information's privacy and security.
 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a model rule prescribing minimum national standards to implement such right of access.
 
Includes within such right of access an Internet website of retail electric energy information.
 
Requires the Secretary of Energy, in determining whether to award federal smart grid support to a retail electric utility, to give preference to any applicant that has implemented policies for electric consumer access to retail electric energy information at least as stringent as those prescribed by the model rule.
 
Sets forth procedures for state consideration of the FERC model.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit leasing in the North Atlantic Planning Area.

Bill: 111-hr-5697
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil and gas lease for any submerged lands in the North Atlantic Planning Area, as such area is designated on June 18, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-5698
Sponsor: Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative remedies
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit any person or employer from discharging any employee or discriminating against any employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or other employment privileges because the employee (or any person acting for the employee): (1) notified the appropriate federal official, a federal or state law enforcement or regulatory agency, or the employee's employer of an alleged violation of such Acts; (2) refused to participate in any conduct that the employee reasonably believed to be in noncompliance with requirements of such Acts if the employee identified the alleged noncompliance to the employer; (3) testified before or otherwise provided information relevant for Congress or for any federal or state proceeding regarding any provision of such Acts; (4) commenced or testified in a proceeding under such Acts; or (5) assisted or participated in any manner in such a proceeding or or in any other action to carry out such Acts.
 
Authorizes an employee who alleges discrimination by an employer in violation of this Act to seek relief by filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2010-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2010-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5699
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accidents
Alabama
Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Louisiana
Low- and moderate-income housing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mississippi
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits in the Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Zone. Defines such Recovery Zone to include certain parishes in Louisiana and certain counties in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi affected by the discharge of oil resulting from the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon (the Gulf Oil Spill). 
 
Provides for: (1) the issuance of tax-exempt Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Zone Bonds through 2015 to finance certain projects in the Recovery Zone; (2) additional low-income housing tax credit amounts in the Recovery Zone; (3) increased depreciation and expensing allowances for investment property placed in service in the Recovery Zone; (4) expensing of costs for the removal of debris from the Recovery Zone, the demolition of structures located in the Recovery Zone, and environmental remediation of contaminated sites in the Recovery Zone; (5) an extended five-year carryover period for net operating losses incurred in the Recovery Zone; (6) a tax credit to holders of Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Tax Credit Bonds; (7) a new markets tax credit for investment in community development entities in the Recovery Zone; and (8) the deductibility of casualty losses incurred by public utilities in the Recovery Zone.
 
Excludes the value of employer-provided housing from the gross income of employees affected by the Gulf Oil Spill. 
 
Allows tax-free withdrawals up to $100,000 from retirement plans by individuals residing in the Recovery Zone and who sustained an economic loss by reason of the Gulf Oil Spill.
 
Allows a business-related tax credit for wages paid to employees working in the Recovery Zone. 
 
Suspends through 2012 limitations on the tax deduction for charitable contributions to organizations involved in relief efforts related to the Gulf Oil Spill. 
 
Expands the availability of mortgage revenue bond financing for owner-occupied residences in the Recovery Zone. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the placed-in-service date for bonus depreciation of property located in the Recovery Zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Service Member Second Amendment Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5700
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Service Member Second Amendment Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense (DOD) from prohibiting, issuing any requirement relating to, or collecting or recording any information relating to the otherwise lawful acquisition, possession, ownership, carrying, or other use of a privately-owned firearm, privately-owned ammunition, or another privately-owned weapon by a member of the Armed Forces or a DOD civilian employee on property that is not owned or operated by DOD.
 
Nullifies any existing DOD regulation promulgated prior to enactment of this Act that restricts weapon ownership or use in violation of this Act. Requires the destruction of any record containing information about weapon ownership or use that was collected prior to enactment of this Act. 
 
Provides that nothing in this Act limits the authority of the Secretary to: (1) regulate the possession, carrying, or other use of a firearm, ammunition, or other weapon by a member of the Armed Forces or by a DOD civilian employee while engaged in official duties or while wearing the uniform of an Armed Force; or (2) create or maintain records relating to an investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of any alleged violation of law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

Bill: 111-hr-5701
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Archaeology and anthropology
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act - Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to: (1) acquire for the Museum property that is located adjacent to the National Monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the Monument; and (2) plan, design, and construct the Museum on the acquired property. 
 
Provides for operation of the Museum by the Secretary.
 
Establishes within the Department of the Interior the African Burial Ground Advisory Council to: (1) make recommendations to the Secretary on the planning, design, and construction of the Museum; and (2) advise and assist the Secretary on all matters relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, and preservation of the Museum. 
 
Requires the Secretary to appoint a Director for the Museum, who shall manage it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in local offices in the District of Columbia.

Bill: 111-hr-5702
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce from 114 to 70 days after a vacancy occurs the timing for special elections to fill vacancies in the membership of the Council of the District of Columbia.

action_date: 2010-11-16
text: 
Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce from 114 to 70 days after a vacancy occurs the timing for special elections to fill a vacancy in: (1) the Office of the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia; (2) the DC Council of a member elected from a ward or elected at large; and (3) the Office of Mayor of the District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-11-17
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7463-7464)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7463-7464)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5702.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7463-7464)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2010-07-21
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.

Bill: 111-hr-5703
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Gambling

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
Amends the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982, as amended by the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990, to repeal the prohibition against, and so permit, the promotion or operation of revenue-raising games of chance on the federal enclave, its adjacent public buildings, and land controlled by the Shipstead-Luce Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House