hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act

Bill: 111-hr-3956
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2009-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 
Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in hostile areas to benefit from the provision barring the accrual of interest on their student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program regardless of the date their loan was first disbursed. (Currently, their loan must be disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, to qualify for such treatment.)
 
Eliminates the restriction of such benefit on direct consolidation loans to that portion of the loan which is used to repay direct loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2647)
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Same Day Registration Act

Bill: 111-hr-3957
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 
Same Day Registration Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to permit individuals to register to vote in a federal election on the date of the election itself (or on the day of voting under early voting).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Heating Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3958
Sponsor: Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2009-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 
Heating Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a refundable tax credit, up to $1,000 in a taxable year ($2,000 for a married couple filing a joint tax return), for the cost of heating such taxpayer's principal place of abode. Reduces the amount of such credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing joint tax returns). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3959
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer credit
Federal Reserve System
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 
Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009 - Prohibits a creditor, during a specified nine-month period, from: (1) increasing any annual percentage rate (APR), fee, or finance charge applicable to any outstanding balance of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan; or (2) changing the terms governing repayment of any outstanding balance, except as permitted by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.
 
Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe implementing regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-3960
Sponsor: Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2009-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commuting
Public transit
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2009 - Grants state and municipal governments, as well as related agencies, departments, bureaus, offices, and multi-jurisdictional transportation authorities that are empowered to operate or manage roads, bridges, rail, bus, ferry, or other transportation systems, rulemaking authority to design and implement toll, user fee, or fare reduction or discount programs for their local residents or commuters.

action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2010 - Grants a public authority the authority to carry out a program that offers discounts in transportation tolls to individuals who are residents of, or regular commuters to, a U.S. locality on an island, peninsula, or other area where transportation access is substantially constrained by geography and subject to a transportation toll to access or depart the locality (captive tollpayers). 
 
Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to: (1) limit any other authority of a public authority, including the authority to offer discounts in transportation tolls to other tollpayers; or (2) affect, alter, or limit the applicability of state or local law with respect to the authority of a public authority to impose toll discounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7142)
action_date: 2010-09-28
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 H7142)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3960.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7142-7143)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Introduced in House
To require full and complete public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress.

Bill: 111-hr-3965
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in mandatory annual financial disclosure reports information on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act.

Bill: 111-hr-3966
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act for six months (until June 30, 2010). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to take prompt corrective action to resolve problems of bank holding companies.

Bill: 111-hr-3968
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Bankruptcy
Business investment and capital
Corporate finance and management
Federal Reserve System
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to instruct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to: (1) take prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of a bank holding company; (2) prescribe capital standards for bank holding companies, including a leverage limit and a risk-based capital requirement; (3) specify for each relevant capital measure the levels at which a bank holding company is well capitalized, undercapitalized, and significantly undercapitalized; and (4) specify the ratio of tangible equity to total assets at which a bank holding company is critically undercapitalized.
 
Prohibits a bank holding company, except under certain conditions, from making a capital distribution if it would be undercapitalized after making the distribution. 
 
Requires the Board to monitor the condition and compliance of any undercapitalized bank holding company regarding its capital restoration plans, restrictions, and requirements.
 
Requires an undercapitalized bank holding company to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan to the Board.
 
Prohibits such a company from obtaining acquisitions and new lines of business without prior Board approval.
 
Sets forth mandatory Board actions with respect to undercapitalized bank holding companies that fail to submit or implement capital restoration plans, including: (1) requiring recapitalization; (2) restricting asset growth and transactions with affiliates; (3) requiring dismissal of directors or senior executive officers; (4) ordering a new election of the board of directors; and (5) requiring divestiture of affiliates.
 
Requires prior written Board approval for senior executive compensation that exceeds the officer's average rate of compensation during a specified period preceding the undercapitalization of the bank holding company.
 
Specifies additional discretionary measures following Board determination that a bank holding company is either in an unsafe or unsound condition, or engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice.
 
Requires a petition in bankruptcy for a critically undercapitalized bank holding company.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3971
Sponsor: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants; (2) eliminate the prohibition against purchasing health insurance from an HSA; and (3) increase to $8,000 the maximum dollar amount of the tax deduction for payments to an HSA.
 
Eliminates after 2009 the tax exclusions for employee benefits under an employer-provided accident or health plan and the tax deductions for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, for medical and dental expenses, and for employer payments for employee medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
Congress 2014 Commission Act

Bill: 111-hr-3972
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Advisory bodies
American Samoa
Congressional elections
Congressional operations and organization
District of Columbia
Guam
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Congress 2014 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2014 Commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and the method by which Members are elected, including: (1) examining methods of providing greater representation in the House for the people of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S.Virgin Islands; and (2) reporting to the President and Congress on its work, together with a draft of legislation (including technical and conforming provisions) to implement its proposals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2663)
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
Early Learning Innovation Act

Bill: 111-hr-3973
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Preschool education
Public-private cooperation
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Early Learning Innovation Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to full-service community schools or partnerships between local educational agencies and public or nonprofit social service providers or full-service community schools to implement innovative early learning curricula in preschool and elementary school programs in high-need communities for children from birth through age nine.
 
Defines &quot;full-service community schools&quot; as public schools which: (1) coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide students, families, and the community with access to such services.
 
Includes as grant-covered costs, those incurred for: (1) extended school hours and days; (2) staff development, compensation, and retention; (3) comprehensive child and family support services; and (4) other activities the Secretary deems appropriate to promote academic success for impoverished children.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) award funds to a public or nonprofit organization experienced in an innovative early learning curriculum to provide training and technical assistance to grantees on implementing such curricula; and (2) disseminate information concerning the grant program to potential grant applicants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3974
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Education programs funding
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, implement, and update a plan for the prevention, control, and medical management of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to implement programs to increase awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to: (1) support the integration of voluntary hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing programs into existing clinical and public health programs; (2) provide increased support to Adult Viral Hepatitis Coordinators to integrate prevention and control activities into existing health programs; (3) support the establishment of a hepatitis B and hepatitis C surveillance program; and (4) report on seroprevalence studies and the impact of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
 
Directs the Secretary to support state, local, territorial, and tribal efforts to: (1) provide counseling and education on hepatitis B and hepatitis C; (2) expand the current vaccination programs for hepatitis B; and (3) provide referrals for treatment to individuals with hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, the Director of the National Cancer Institute, and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct research on hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, governmental and nonprofit entities that have special expertise relating to hepatitis B and hepatitis C to support prevention activities.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of SAMHSA, to develop educational materials and intervention strategies to reduce the risks of hepatitis among substance abusers and individuals with mental illness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
To require the National Transportation Safety Board to include affordable alternative recommendations and corrective actions in its reports.

Bill: 111-hr-3975
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Requires the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), if in periodic transportation safety investigative reports and studies it recommends replacement of major equipment or operating systems that require significant funding or time, to include, if available, alternative safe interim recommendations and corrective actions that a state or local government authority is able to afford and implement in a timely manner. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2668)
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
Credit Card Fee Limitation and Accountability Act

Bill: 111-hr-3977
Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2009-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal Reserve System
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: 
Credit Card Fee Limitation and Accountability Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act, as amended by the Credit CARD Act of 2009, to prohibit a creditor from imposing upon an open-end consumer credit account any fee related to failure of the consumer to: (1) use the credit card to obtain an extension of credit; (2) carry an outstanding balance from any billing cycle to another; and (3) obtain a minimum amount of credit under such account during any specified period.
 
Permits a consumer to: (1) cancel an account within 45 days of receiving notice of an annual fee if no such fee existed upon the account's initial opening; and (2) pay any outstanding account balance at the time of cancellation in accordance with the terms in effect at the time of such cancellation.
 
Prohibits a creditor, as a result of such cancellation, from taking action against a consumer which would adversely affect the consumer's ability to obtain credit under open-end consumer credit plan.
 
Requires any annual fee that a card issuer may impose with respect to a credit card account under an open-end consumer credit plan to be reasonable.
 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to issue final rules, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to establish standards for assessing whether the amount of any annual fee is reasonable.
 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer credit reporting entity from taking action or making any determination based upon consumer cancellation of a credit card account which would result in a consumer credit score lower than that which would result without taking such cancellation into account.
 
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-29
text: Introduced in House