hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
STOP Act

Bill: 111-s-4027
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
School athletics
State and local government operations
Television and film
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the program to reduce underage drinking by: (1) expressing the sense of Congress that the National Minimum Drinking Age Law has been an effective public health and safety policy and has reduced drinking and driving traffic fatalities; (2) expanding the national media campaign to prevent underage drinking; (3) authorizing the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to make supplemental grants to eligible entities to enhance collaboration between communities and institutions of higher education to prevent and reduce underage alcohol use; (4) requiring the Administrator to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to increase effective practices, including the screening of children and adolescents for alcohol use, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21, including college students; (5) expanding data collection and research activites with respect to underage drinking; and (6) requiring the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a review of the research on the influence of drinking alcohol on adolescent brain development and the public policy implications of such research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Erin's Law

Bill: 111-s-4028
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Erin's Law - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award Erin Maxwell memorial grants to eligible Indian tribes or tribal organizations for hiring child protective services workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-4029
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010 - Amends the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act to require jurisdictions subject to such Act (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and certain Indian tribes) to prohibit registered sex offenders from: (1) accepting a position of employment, including a volunteer position, which by the inherent nature of the position places such sex offender in direct and substantial contact with minors; or (2) obtaining a permit or permission to carry out an activity or performance that would present direct and substantial contact with minors. 
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and enter into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit private organizations to establish a community accessible sex offender tips and support program to provide for anonymous or confidential tips regarding sex offenders who are not complying with registration or other applicable requirements.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) coordinate with the head of each executive agency to determine which government publications could be made available on government web sites and no longer printed; (2) devise a strategy to reduce overall government printing costs by not less than $15 million over a five-year period beginning with FY2011; and (3) ensure that essential printed documents continue to be made available to Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and individuals living in areas with limited Internet access or use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program.

Bill: 111-s-4030
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Employee benefits and pensions
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program, to be known as the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program, to promote community-supported agriculture (CSA).
 
Defines the term &quot;CSA&quot; to mean a farm operated in a manner consistent with community-supported agriculture, as defined by the Secretary.
 
 
States that the purposes of the program are to: (1) increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by improving and expanding, or assisting in the improvement or expansion of, domestic CSA programs; (2) aid in the development of new CSA programs; and (3) increase participation in CSA in low-income areas or food deserts.
 
Makes nonprofit corporations, agricultural cooperatives, producer networks, local governments, and public benefit corporations eligible to receive grants under the program.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-4032
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Trade restrictions
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) expand the list of substances defined as "anabolic steroids&quot;; (2) authorize the Attorney General to issue a temporary order adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic steroids; (3) impose enhanced criminal and civil penalties for possessing or trafficking in any anabolic steroid, or product containing an anabolic steroid, unless it bears a label clearly identifying the anabolic steroid by the nomenclature used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; and (4) authorize the Attorney General to collect data and analyze products to determine whether they contain anabolic steroids and are properly labeled.
 
Directs: (1) the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines with respect to offenses involving anabolic steroids; and (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to report to Congress every two years on what anabolic steroids have been scheduled on a temporary basis under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-4033
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Europe
Germany
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Switzerland
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: 
Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2010 - Allows a beneficiary (including an heir, assignee, or legal representative of a named insured or beneficiary) of a Holocaust-era life, dowry, education, annuity, property, or other insurance policy to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court against the insurer for the covered policy (or a related company of the insurer) to recover proceeds due or otherwise to enforce any rights under the policy. Covers any such policy issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area that was occupied or controlled by Nazi Germany (or by an ally or friendly government) or the territorial jurisdiction of Switzerland.
 
Requires the award to a prevailing beneficiary of the amount of the proceeds due under the policy, plus prejudgment interest at 6% per year, compounded annually, calculated from the date the amount was originally due. Requires the award of treble damages against any insurer or related company that acted in bad faith. Sets a 10-year statute of limitations for claims filed under this Act. 
 
Declares that any prior judgment or release entered for any claim arising under a covered policy in any civil action in a federal or state court shall not preclude, foreclose, bar, release, waive, acquit, discharge, or otherwise impair any claim brought under this Act by any person.
 
Declares that any executive agreement between the United States and a foreign government entered into, or any executive foreign policy of the U.S. government established, before, on, or after the enactment of this Act, shall not supercede or preempt any state law or compromise, settle, extinguish, waive, preclude, bar, or foreclose any claim brought under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SMART Act

Bill: 111-s-4034
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2010-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Buy American requirements
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 
Strengthening Manufacturing and Rebuilding Transit Act of 2010 or SMART Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to give preference to the award of discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit to transportation infrastructure projects, including the purchase of transit vehicle rolling stock, rail, and supporting equipment, in which manufactured goods to be purchased have a domestic content percentage that: (1) exceeds applicable federal requirements; and (2) in the case of rolling stock, is consistent with industry-recognized standards, if available. 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a centralized website that provides rules and guidance, waiver notices, and agency actions of the domestic content standards (Buy America) for DOT federal-aid programs.
 
Requires a federal agency head to subject to public notice and comment any request for waiver, and to publication in the Federal Register and notification to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of any waiver, of Buy America requirements involving: (1) federal-aid highway and public transportation projects, (2) AMTRAK acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities, and (3) intercity passenger rail service corridor capital assistance projects.
 
Directs the DOT Inspector General to report annually to Congress on acquisitions funded by federal transportation infrastructure investments that do not comply with Buy American requirements.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to work with the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program and other manufacturing-related local intermediaries to develop a multi-agency comprehensive plan to expand domestic manufacturer rail and transit vehicle supply chains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act

Bill: 111-s-4035
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2010-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 
Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals. Defines an &quot;eligible entity&quot; as: (1) a state that is the recipient of a Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under such Act; or (2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization. 

Includes among grant application requirements assurances that facilities will be used for not less than 10 years for community-based mental health or substance abuse services for those who cannot pay for such services. Permits a grant recipient to request permission to transfer such 10-year obligation to another facility.

Authorizes a state that receives a grant to award a subgrant to a qualified community program for activities such as: (1) the construction, expansion, and modernization of mental health and substance abuse facilities; (2) the construction and structural modification of facilities to permit the integrated delivery of behavioral health and primary care of specialty medical services to individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and chronic medical or surgical diseases at a single service site; and (3) acquiring information technology required to accommodate the clinical needs of primary and specialty care professionals. 

Requires a grant recipient to agree to make available nonfederal contributions matching federal funds provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10411-10412)
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10411)
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act

Bill: 111-s-4037
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 
Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on any individual who: (1) photographs or otherwise records an image produced using advanced imaging technology during the screening of an individual at an airport or upon entry into any building owned or operated by the federal government without express authorization pursuant to a federal law or regulation; or (2) distributes such image to any individual who is not authorized pursuant to a federal law or regulation to receive it. 
 
Exempts: (1) individuals who record or distribute an image soley to be used in a criminal investigation or prosecution; and (2) journalists who publish an image in good faith that the image was not recorded or distributed in violation of such prohibition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Excellence in Mental Health Act

Bill: 111-s-4038
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2010-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 
Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers.
 
Amends the PHSA and titles XIX (Medicaid) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for certain federal programs, including: (1) payments for services under Medicaid; (2) incentives for the adoption of health information technology; and (3) payments for the provision of telehealth services.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.
 
Expands the 340B drug discount program (a program limiting the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees) to allow participation by entities providing community mental health services or providing treatment services for substance abuse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Campus SaVE Act

Bill: 111-s-4039
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Higher education
School administration
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 
Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act or Campus SaVE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except foreign schools) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding its sexual assault and other intimate partner violence programs and the procedures it follows when such an offense occurs.
 
Requires such procedures to include the provision, in writing, to students or employees that report to the IHE that they have been the victim of such an offense: (1) an explanation of their right to notify proper law enforcement authorities and their option to be assisted by campus authorities in doing so; (2) an explanation of their right to obtain protective orders or enforce protective orders that are already in existence, which the IHE must honor; and (3) contact information for victim services on-campus and in the locality.
 
Requires an IHE's policy regarding sexual assault and other intimate partner violence to include: (1) education that promotes awareness of the offenses; (2) possible sanctions imposed following disciplinary action; (3) procedures victims should follow after such an offense occurs; (4) on-campus disciplinary procedures; and (5) the notification of victims regarding their options for, and assistance in, changing academic, living, transportation, and working situations.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to seek the Attorney General's counsel regarding the development, and dissemination to IHEs, of best practices for preventing and responding to sex offenses and other intimate partner violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill: 111-s-4040
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: 
Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program.
 
Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate