hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.

Bill: 112-hjres-105
Sponsor: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2012-02-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Bill: 112-hjres-106
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2012-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-26
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denial or abridgement of the rights of a crime victim to fairness, respect, and dignity. Grants a crime victim the right: (1) to reasonable notice of, and to not be excluded from, public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other such proceeding involving any right established under this amendment; (3) to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (4) to reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused; (5) to due consideration of the crime victim's safety; and (6) to restitution.
 
Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to fully assert and enforce such rights in any court. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2012-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill: 112-hjres-107
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right.
 
States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
 
Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to deposits maintained at United States offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.

Bill: 112-hjres-108
Sponsor: Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2012-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Foreign and international banking
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to deposits maintained at U.S. offices of certain financial institutions and that is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hjres-109
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Burma
Human rights
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Amends the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to renew, for three years, the President's authority to ban the import of Burmese products.
 
Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Act.
 
Deems this resolution a renewal resolution which shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2012, whichever occurs first.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill: 112-hjres-110
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2012-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.
 
States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest, as applied to the person, is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
 
Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.
 
Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Bill: 112-hjres-111
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2012-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent political campaign expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.

Bill: 112-hjres-112
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2012-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rule relating to the health insurance premium tax credit submitted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to deposits maintained at United States offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.

Bill: 112-hjres-113
Sponsor: Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2012-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Foreign and international banking
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to deposits maintained at U.S. offices of certain financial institutions and that is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to construing provisions of law as having been enacted pursuant to the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes.

Bill: 112-hjres-114
Sponsor: Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2012-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Judicial procedure and administration
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any provision of law from being construed as having been made in execution of the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes unless such provision is explicitly designated by Congress as a tax.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

Bill: 112-hjres-115
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2012-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Policy sciences
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: 
Calls on the President to establish a Presidential Youth Council to create recommendations that: (1) advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people, (2) make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective, and (3) address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States.
 
Recommends that: (1) Council members meet certain criteria, and (2) the Council as a whole undertake activities to solicit the unique views and perspectives of young people and bring them to the attention of the head of each federal department or agency and Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Bill: 112-hjres-116
Sponsor: Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2012-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-25
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding: (1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States; and (2) 20% of the gross domestic product for the preceding calendar year. Authorizes suspension of these prohibitions by concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives.
 
Requires the President, before each fiscal year, to transmit to Congress a proposed federal budget for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total revenues received by the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-119
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Music
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Supports the designation of Gospel Music Heritage Month (September 2012), which would recognize the contributions to U.S. culture derived from the rich heritage of gospel music and gospel music artists. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 112-hjres-120
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Appoints Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.

Bill: 112-hjres-121
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2012-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Increases by 29 electoral votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the total popular vote. Declares that these votes shall not be considered votes cast by Electors and shall not affect the total number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012.

Bill: 112-hjres-122
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19]
Introduced: 2012-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: 
Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013.

action_date: 2012-12-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013.

action_date: 2012-12-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013.

action_date: 2012-12-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-28
text: Became Public Law No: 112-228.
action_date: 2012-12-28
text: Became Public Law No: 112-228.
action_date: 2012-12-28
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-12-28
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8251)
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8251)
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H6856)
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H6856)
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6856)
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-18
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-228
Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-11
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012, (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds, and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H620)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Middle Class Tax Cut Act

Bill: 112-hr-15
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2012-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Computers and information technology
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Poverty and welfare assistance
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: 
Middle Class Tax Cut Act - Extends through 2013 for a taxpayer whose income is $200,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples filing a joint return): (1) the tax rate reductions and other tax benefits of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Increases income tax rates and phases-out personal exemptions and itemized deductions for certain high-income taxpayers. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increased American Opportunity tax credit, (2) the increase in the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (3) the increased earned income tax credit percentage for three or more qualifying children, (4) the disregard of tax refunds in determining eligibility for federal and federally-assisted programs, and (5) the election to expense depreciable business assets.
 
Extends for one year: (1) the increased exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT), and (2) the offset against the AMT of certain nonrefundable personal tax credits. 
 
Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act shall not be taken into account under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walz (MN). Petition No: 112-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/112/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0006.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2012-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2012-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: Introduced in House