hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-126
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on the Budget

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Provides amounts for expenses of the House Committee on the Budget for the 112th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-127
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on the Judiciary

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on the Judiciary for the 112th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 662) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.

Bill: 112-hres-128
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 662) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 169 (Roll no. 155). (text: CR H1473)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 169 (Roll no. 155).(text: CR H1473)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1479)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 128.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1473-1480)
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Mica of Florida or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-20, by Mr. Sessions.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-20, by Mr. Sessions.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hres-129
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 252 - 175 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H1465)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 252 - 175 (Roll no. 157).(text: CR H1465)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 185 (Roll no. 156). (consideration: CR H1473)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1480-1481)
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 129, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 129.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1465-1473, H1480-1481)
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in H.R. 705 shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, is prophylactic in nature.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-21, by Mr. Scott (SC).
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-21, by Mr. Scott (SC).
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of March as "Cesar E. Chavez Day".

Bill: 112-hres-130
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Expresses support for the designation of, and requests the President to issue a proclamation recognizing, Cesar E. Chavez Day. 
 
Expresses support for a curriculum in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States focusing on the goals and ideals of Chavez and his dedication to farm workers' children by organizing migrant schools.
 
Recognizes the legacy of Chavez in denouncing the abuse of human dignity and the exploitation of the vulnerable, in promoting education, and in advancing the American Dream.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ethics in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-131
Sponsor: Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Provides amounts for expenses of the House Committee on Ethics for the 112th Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the need to raise awareness and promote capacity building to strategically address the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean.

Bill: 112-hres-132
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Urges development of a comprehensive, scientifically based, region-wide strategy, including local management plans and international partnerships, to address the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean.
 
Encourages raising public awareness about the lionfish invasion across the United States and its territories through outreach and education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-01
text: Recalled by full committee.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging Americans to recognize March 2, 2011 as "Read Across America Day".

Bill: 112-hres-133
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Language arts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Honors Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for his success in encouraging children to discover the joy of reading.
 
Honors the 14th anniversary of Read Across America Day, which occurs on March 2, 2011.
 
Encourages parents to read with their children for at least 30 minutes on Read Across America Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Holding Congress Accountable Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hres-135
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Holding Congress Accountable Act of 2011 - Requires the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, each session, to post on the Internet site of the House of Representatives a statement showing each disbursement from the Members' Representational Allowance for each specific Member of the House of Representatives. Directs each Member to include a hyperlink to such information on his or her official Internet site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Donor Awareness Day.

Bill: 112-hres-136
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Minority health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Minority Donor Awareness Day. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.

Bill: 112-hres-137
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2011-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: 
Urges the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its six-day mail delivery service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Bill: 112-hres-138
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 

Reaffirms the nation's commitment to creating a world free of multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about people that are affected with the disease, promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.

Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so afflicted and continue to work to find ways to stop the progression of the disease, restore nerve function, and end multiple sclerosis forever.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing condolences to the people of New Zealand for the terrible loss of life and property suffered as a result of the deadly earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011.

Bill: 112-hres-139
Sponsor: Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2011-03-02 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign aid and international relief
Natural disasters
New Zealand
Oceania

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: 
Expresses condolences to the people of New Zealand for the loss of life and property suffered as a result of the deadly earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011.
 
Pledges the full support of the House of Representatives to New Zealand as the rescue and recovery effort continues.
 
Recognizes the humanitarian response currently underway.
 
Supports the continuing efforts by the U.S. government and private citizens to assist New Zealand.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-31
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Nation's security and economy and the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater permitting process.

Bill: 112-hres-140
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the nation's economy and security depend upon full and immediate restoration of shallow and deepwater drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, and (2) the long-term economic health of Alaska depends upon the responsible development of the oil and natural gas reserves of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.
 
Urges the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) streamline the review and approval of applications for both shallow and deepwater drilling permits in the Outer Continental Shelf, (2) take immediate action to provide the shallow and deepwater industry with a completed sample application meeting all new safety and environmental regulations, (3) supply written guidance and clarification to applicants regarding new safety requirements, and (4) give permit applicants timely and detailed explanations on any areas of a permit which do not satisfy new requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-01
text: Recalled by full committee.
action_date: 2011-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.

Bill: 112-hres-141
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Pakistan
Religion
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Calls on the Secretary of State and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to introduce a &quot;Taseer-Bhatti Resolution&quot; in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) advocating the repeal of blasphemy laws and condemning their adverse effects on freedom of religion and thought and to continue to work to defeat passage of the annual defamation resolutions introduced by the Organization of Islamic Conference.
 
Calls on the President to initiate a dialogue with the government of Pakistan to address the blasphemy laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs.

Bill: 112-hres-142
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) with the proper jurisdiction, after the Comptroller General reports annually to Congress on federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and activities, to conduct hearings on the report's recommendations for consolidation and elimination of the program or agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Directing the Speaker, or his designee, to take any and all actions necessary to assert the standing of the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act and the amendments made by that Act in any litigation in any Federal court of the United States.

Bill: 112-hres-143
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
House of Representatives
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee, to take any and all actions necessary to assert the standing of the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act and the amendments made by that Act in any litigation in any federal court of the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Acknowledging the 42nd anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-144
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
New York State
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Acknowledges the 42nd anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chishom, the first African-American woman in Congress.
 
Recognizes her dedicated work in promoting the rights of all individuals in the United States, particularly in the areas of education, employment, and health care.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Calling on the Government of Pakistan to release Raymond Davis.

Bill: 112-hres-145
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Pakistan
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Calls on the government of Pakistan to release Raymond Davis in accordance with international standards of diplomatic protocol and, until such time, all U.S. monetary assistance to Pakistan should be frozen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing the amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-146
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2011-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: 
Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 112th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Introduced in House