hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Space Shuttle Retirement Act

Bill: 112-hr-1536
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: California
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Spacecraft and satellites
Texas
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Space Shuttle Retirement Act - Makes the following locations the homes of the retiring Space Shuttles of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): (1) the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for Shuttle Atlantis, (2) the California Science Center in California for Shuttle Enterprise, (3) the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia for Shuttle Discovery, and (4) the Johnson Space Center in Texas for Shuttle Endeavour. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Uniting American Families Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1537
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Uniting American Families Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a &quot;permanent partner&quot; within the scope of such Act. Defines a &quot;permanent partner&quot; as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, anyone other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and (5) is not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual. 
 
Defines: (1) &quot;permanent partnership&quot; as the relationship existing between two permanent partners, and (2) &quot;alien permanent partner&quot; as the individual in a permanent partnership who is being sponsored for a visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1538
Sponsor: Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make certain disclosures to the holder of a social security account number and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) if the Secretary determines that there is a substantial likelihood that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number in the employment context. Authorizes the FBI Director to disclose information received from the Secretary to federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, but restricts the use of such information to carrying out criminal investigations or prosecutions.
 
Requires employers who have been notified of suspected misuse of an employee's social security account number to cease including such account number on statements provided to such employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E719)
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1539
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the voiding of, and so restore, Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 436G (which exempts credit ratings provided by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations [NRSROs] from being considered a part of the registration statement prepared or certified by a person under the Securities Act of 1933).

action_date: 2011-08-12
text: 

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

 
Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the voiding of, and so restore, Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 436G (which exempts credit ratings provided by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations [NRSROs] from being considered a part of the registration statement prepared or certified by a person under the Securities Act of 1933).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
action_date: 2011-08-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-196.
action_date: 2011-08-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-196.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 19.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-04
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 14 .
action_date: 2011-05-04
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-03
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Hearings Held Prior to Introduction.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1541
Sponsor: Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their income tax returns a payment of $1 or more to the general fund of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act

Bill: 112-hr-1542
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee hiring
Food industry and services
Fruit and vegetables
Income tax credits
Retail and wholesale trades
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2014, in an underserved area (i.e., any enterprise community or empowerment zone and any renewal community); (2) increase by $1,000 the the limit on wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for employees of a supermarket located in an underserved area; and (3) allow a business-related tax credit for 15% of the gross receipts from the retail sale of locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables in a supermarket in an underserved area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1543
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (SNF).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E718)
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Corridor N Extension Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1544
Sponsor: Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Maryland
Pennsylvania
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Corridor N Extension Act of 2011 - Designates as an addition to Corridor N of the Appalachian development highway system a 149-mile segment from Corridor M to Corridor T in Maryland and Pennsylvania.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1546
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on outpatient physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services of the type furnished by a physician or as an incident to physicians' services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Success in the Middle Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1547
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Language arts
Research administration and funding
Research and development
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Success in the Middle Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to: (1) implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous secondary school coursework; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships of LEAs and institutions of higher education, educational service agencies, or educational nonprofit organizations to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school. Favors LEAs, or partnerships that include LEAs, that serve high proportions of poor children and children attending eligible schools.
 
Defines &quot;eligible schools&quot; as those where: (1) a high proportion of middle grade students matriculate to secondary schools with graduation rates below 65%; (2) more than 25% of the students who finish grade six, or the school's earliest middle grade level, exhibit key risk factors for failure; and (3) a majority of middle grade students are not rated proficient on required state assessments in mathematics, reading, or language arts.
 
Permits states to make subgrants to LEAs and partnerships that did not receive a competitive subgrant to assist them in applying for competitive subgrants and developing comprehensive middle school improvement plans. 
 
Provides the Secretary with funding to: (1) contract for studies that identify promising practices for, and review existing research to identify factors that might lead to, the improvement of middle grades education; (2) create a national clearinghouse in best middle grade educational practices and a national database identifying factors that facilitate or impede middle grade student achievement; (3) require certain educational field research designed to enhance the performance of middle grade schools and students; (4) create a research and development center that addresses topics pertinent to the middle grades; and (5) provide grants to entities that partner with states and LEAs to develop, adapt, or replicate effective models for turning around low-performing middle grades.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Right to Rent Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1548
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Right to Rent Act of 2011 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy foreclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of five years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property. 
 
Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) monitor compliance with this Act, (2) provide assistance to eligible mortgagors in exercising their rights under this Act, and (3) conduct outreach activities to inform eligible mortgagors of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the unearned income medicare contribution.

Bill: 112-hr-1549
Sponsor: Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act

Bill: 112-hr-1551
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act - Prioritizes, in the event that the public debt of the U.S. government reaches the statutory limit, the following obligations over all other obligations: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay members of the Armed Forces the earned pay, allowances, and other compensation paid from military personnel accounts; and (3) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a contingency operation (as defined in existing provisions of federal military law), including the pay earned by civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone (as defined in existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
 
Appropriates to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, for any period of lapsed appropriations, such amounts as may be necessary to allow such Secretaries to provide, during the period of lapsed appropriations and without interruption: (1) pay and allowances to members of Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the period of lapsed appropriations; and (2) pay to civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone.
 
 Defines &quot;period of lapsed appropriations&quot; as any period during which appropriations are not available due to the absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution (whether a general appropriations Act or an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations) appropriating funds for the payment of the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the DOD and Coast Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Gun Violence Act

Bill: 112-hr-1552
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Preventing Gun Violence Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the trafficking in or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act. Defines &quot;violent juvenile act&quot; as an act by a person under the age of 18 that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a prison term exceeding one year and that: (1) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person; or (2) by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used in the course of committing the act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
To include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-1553
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2011-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Presidential administrations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: 
Amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the Lincoln National Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Introduced in House