hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-640
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Blood and blood diseases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry.
 
Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to, and enter to contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for the management of the Registry.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to conduct pilot studies to determine which environmental factors may cause acquired bone marrow failure diseases.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to: (1) establish outreach and information programs targeted to minority populations affected by such diseases; (2) undertake a coordinated outreach effort to connect Hispanic, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with comprehensive services focused on treatment of, and information about, such diseases; and (3) awards grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities to perform research on such diseases.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants to entities to improve diagnostic practices and quality of care with respect to patients with such diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-641
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Lawyers and legal services
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia (DA).
 
Specifies the qualifications for the DA, including residence and domicile in the District. Prohibits the DA from engaging directly or indirectly in private practice.
 
Requires the DA to be elected to a four-year term on a partisan basis. Requires the Mayor to appoint the first DA, to serve until succeeded by an elected one.
 
States that nothing in this Act shall affect the authority of the Attorney General or the U.S. Attorney for the District to exercise jurisdiction concerning violations of federal laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-642
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-644
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Military command and structure
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 - Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard of each state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (the states and such areas) and inform such National Guards of all actions that could affect their federal or state missions, including any equipment level or force structure changes.
 
Requires the Chief to: (1) be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with responsibility for advocating for the National Guards of the states and such areas; and (2) consult with state governors and adjutants general before any changes are made in National Guard force structure or equipment levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E190)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.

Bill: 112-hr-646
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to states for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children. 
 
Requires that 80% of a state's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the basis of relative numbers of children from families with incomes below the poverty line residing in their school districts, and that the remainder be allocated on the basis of relative enrollments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of land between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine County School District, Idaho.

Bill: 112-hr-647
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Idaho
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit a land exchange in Idaho between the Blaine County School District and the city of Ketchum involving specified parcels in Blaine County. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans to render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Bill: 112-hr-648
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Allows members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans to render the military salute during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Defense Exchange Stores System Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-649
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Defense Exchange Stores System Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to consolidate the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Command, and the Marine Corps exchange system into a single organization for the administration of the defense exchange stores system. Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to support the operation of exchange stores after such consolidation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XII of the Social Security Act to extend the provision waiving certain interest payments on advances made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

Bill: 112-hr-650
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government trust funds
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Amends title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Fund) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, to extend through December 31, 2012, the waiver of certain interest payments on advances made to states from the federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. (Thus continues temporary assistance for states with such advances.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-651
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 - Directs the President to seek to enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the government of Afghanistan which shall: (1) prohibit the permanent basing or military presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan; (2) provide, no later than one year after the date on which such agreement is entered into, for the complete redeployment from Afghanistan of the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees and contractors; and (3) establish that the temporary presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan is at the request of the government of Afghanistan. 
Authorizes such agreement to provide for specific activities or missions of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should submit such agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification as a treaty or alternatively the President should request statutory authorization for such agreement by Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program.

Bill: 112-hr-652
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD), beginning in FY2012, to increase a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided under TRICARE (a DOD managed care program) only if: (1) the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Armed Forces are increased for the same year, and (2) the increase to TRICARE charges is not more than half the percentage by which amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act are increased for the same year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-653
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 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
Consumer affairs
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require a financial institution, as a prerequisite to providing disclosures of a consumer's personal information to nonaffiliated third parties, to obtain the consumer's consent on an express consent form.
 
Prohibits a financial institution, except in certain circumstances, from discriminating against a consumer or denying an otherwise qualified consumer a financial product or service, or from offering a financial product or service on less favorable terms and conditions, because the consumer has not provided the express consent.
 
Prescribes the obligations of a financial institution regarding disclosure of a consumer's personal information to affiliates.
 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to develop a model disclosure form, meeting specified requirements, for financial institutions to use when seeking a consumer's consent to disclose nonpublic personal information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act

Bill: 112-hr-655
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act - Honors Susan B. Anthony by celebrating her legacy on the third Monday in February.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
African Investment and Diaspora Act

Bill: 112-hr-656
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
International exchange and broadcasting
Public-private cooperation
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
African Investment and Diaspora Act - Directs the President to appoint a Special Representative for United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs within the Department of State. States that the Special Representative should be a person of distinction, culturally sensitive to the underserved African Diaspora in the United States, with substantial experience in matters of trade or economic development and in matters relating to African Diaspora relations with Africa.
 
 
Directs the Secretary of State to establish, within the Department of State, the Office of United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs, with the Special Representative as its head.
 
Directs the Special Representative to establish five regional United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs public outreach, education, and liaison centers.
 
Requires the Special Representative and the Office to: (1) promote U.S.-African trade and investment relations and foster socioeconomic development and economic growth; (2) design and implement public outreach, education, and liaison programs and activities intended to foster U.S.-African economic, technical, social, and cultural ties; (3) facilitate and increase the number of international learning exchange, professional, training, and educational programs between Africa and the United States; (4) establish a publicly accessible database through which U.S. and African businesses, academics, and organizations can communicate and establish ties; and (5) consult with African governments, the African Union, African intergovernmental subregional organizations, public-private partnership entities, private businesses and foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and U.N. agencies with respect to matters of Africa-related trade, economic development, and African-African Diaspora relations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-657
Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011- Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position available in the federal workforce hiring pool (to be established by the President); and (2) the President approves an agency head's request for the allocation of a position in the pool to the agency.
 
Sets the number of positions in the hiring pool at zero as of the first day of FY2012, after which the number shall: (1) increase by .50 for each full time-equivalent position in any agency which subsequently becomes vacant; and (2) decrease by 1.0 for each request for a full time-equivalent position that is approved by the President. Authorizes the President to waive this limitation upon determining that such waiver is required by the existence of a state of war, other national security concern, or an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, safety, or property.
 
 Exempts the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Savings Access Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-659
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
Retirement Savings Access Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals who have received federal or state unemployment compensation for 26 consecutive weeks to take penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E209)
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-660
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2011-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Corporate finance and management
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: 
Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the corporate income tax and the tax on the capital gains of individuals and corporations; and (2) extend for one year the additional depreciation allowance for business and investment assets (bonus depreciation), the 100% expensing allowance for such assets, and the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit in lieu of bonus depreciation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E214)
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Introduced in House