hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PLEA Act

Bill: 112-hr-6685
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2012-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: 
Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of &quot;armor piercing ammunition&quot; to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that is determined by the Attorney General to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against Body Armor Exemplar (body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile, and the projectile's design.
 
 Prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, or transfer of the Fabrique Nationale Herstal Five-seveN Pistol, 5.7 x 28mm SS190, SS192, SS195LF, SS196, or SS197 cartridges, or any other handgun that uses armor piercing ammunition, except: (1) where manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military, law enforcement, or intelligence agencies; and (2) by a licensed manufacturer or contractor for the purpose of examining and testing to determine whether such prohibition applies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6686
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2012-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Business records
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies
Judicial review and appeals
Manufacturing
Metals
Mining
Product safety and quality
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: 
Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to redefine &ldquo;mercury&rdquo; as: (1) elemental mercury, (2) a mercury compound, and (3) a mixture that contains elemental mercury or a mercury compound that is mixed with any other material.
 
 Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2014, the: (1) production of mercury from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of mercury-containing ores and minerals (specifies that such prohibition does not prohibit the production of mercury from mining of other ores if the mercury is produced incidentally from the beneficiation or processing of that ore or related pollution control activities); (2) production of vinyl chloride monomer using a mercury-added feedstock or catalyst; (3) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain mercury-added measuring devices, a mercury-added pesticide, a mercury-added thermostat, or a mercury-added relay or mercury-added switch; and (4) export of certain mercury compounds or such mercury-added products. 
 
 Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2015, the: (1) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of a mercury-added battery, individually or as a component of a product; and (2) exporting of such mercury-added batteries.
 
Sets forth exemptions to such prohibitions.
 
 Amends the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act to repeal provisions concerning phasing out the use of batteries that contain mercury. 
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) report on the use of mercury to produce polyurethane products; (2) publish an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade by April 1, 2014, and every three years thereafter; and (3) publish a list of such compounds the export of which is prohibited. Establishes reporting requirements for manufactures of mercury or mercury-added products and manufacturers that intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process.
 
 Authorizes elemental mercury to be stored on a long-term basis at a facility for which a permit has been issued for that purpose under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Exempts such long-term storage from prohibitions on hazardous waste disposal under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.

Bill: 112-hr-6687
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2012-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California.

Bill: 112-hr-6689
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2012-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: 
Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in Sacramento County, California. 
 
Requires the project to consist of three phases, the first of which shall include the planning, design, and construction of water conveyance and related infrastructure to provide recycled water to irrigate approximately 4,500 acres of land in southern Sacramento County.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.

Bill: 112-hr-6690
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 concerning an analysis of the costs of deployable units of the active components and the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and (2) the report of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 concerning a comprehensive study on the structure of the Air Force. 
 
Allows the divestment or retirement of C-5A aircraft if such aircraft is replaced through a transfer of C-5B, C-5M, or C-17 mobility aircraft in order to maintain all Guard and Reserve units at current or higher assigned manpower levels to operate the aircraft so transferred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6691
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
First responders and emergency personnel
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate, within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
 
Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) from sequestration.

Bill: 112-hr-6692
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from being subject to automatic reductions to eliminate the excess budget deficit (sequestration).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-6693
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Mammals

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Includes within the definition of an &quot;animal&quot; for purposes of the Animal Welfare Act a bird, rat of the genus Rattus, or mouse of the genus Mus that is being used, or is intended for use, as a pet or for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the definition of mortgage originator under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to include certain employees of a retailer of manufactured homes.

Bill: 112-hr-6694
Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Amends the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to reverse the exclusion from treatment as a mortgage originator, and recognize as a mortgage originator, an employee of a retailer of manufactured homes who receives compensation or gain for taking a residential mortgage loan application, assisting a consumer in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan, or offering or negotiating the terms of such a loan, if the compensation or gain exceeds that received in a comparable cash transaction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988)
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

Bill: 112-hr-6696
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. 
 
Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. 
 
Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act

Bill: 112-hr-6698
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the United States and a list of such countries; (2) diplomatic and other efforts the United States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) how many of these cases have been resolved to the satisfaction of the United States; (5) factors that have been barriers to the resolution of such cases; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of such requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act

Bill: 112-hr-6699
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Alliances
Collective security
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Free trade and trade barriers
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to treat each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nation as a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement and thus eligible for expedited application and approval for the importation or exportation of natural gas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6700
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bill: 112-hr-6701
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Land transfers
Military facilities and property
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to offer to extend, for one or more periods of 15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and is administered as a part of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation and that contains a 400-home rental housing community (the covered land). 
 
Requires the Secretary, if the Secretary intends to offer any extension of the lease, to provide a written notice of such offer to the current lessee and the Secretary of the Interior before the lease expires. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary, upon the expiration of the lease, to convey the covered land, if the lease is not extended. Requires the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior for such conveyance.
 
Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to waive such conveyance requirement if it is determined that the retention and military use of the covered land are in the national security interests of the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-6702
Sponsor: Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]
Introduced: 2012-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Medical ethics
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 
Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Introduced in House