hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.

Bill: 113-hconres-1
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H24)
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H24)
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H24)
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland.

Bill: 113-hconres-2
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Postal service
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas &quot;Mickey&quot; Leland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

Bill: 113-hconres-3
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive power of Congress to declare war under article I of the Constitution, and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.

Bill: 113-hconres-4
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the current federal income tax deduction for mortgage interest paid on a first or second home should not be further restricted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the Mississippi River and its status as a vital resource of the United States.

Bill: 113-hconres-5
Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi River
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on March 21, 2013, for an event to celebrate the Mississippi River and its status as a vital resource of the United States and an indelible component of the nation's environment, economy, cultural heritage, and history. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.

Bill: 113-hconres-6
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2013-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of 
Buckley v. Valeo
 because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least one percent of United States gross domestic product (GDP) for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs.

Bill: 113-hconres-7
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2013-01-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: 
Recognizes the importance of foreign assistance programs in promoting national security, demonstrating the American people's humanitarian spirit, and improving U.S. credibility in world affairs.
 
Expresses support for providing at least 1% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) each year for nonmilitary foreign assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the opposition of Congress to Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation.

Bill: 113-hconres-8
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2013-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-15
text: 
Expresses the opposition of Congress to federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Govern Before Going Home Resolution

Bill: 113-hconres-9
Sponsor: Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional operations and organization
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Govern Before Going Home Resolution - Prohibits the House of Representatives or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in session on such a day) during a fiscal year unless, at the time the period of adjournment begins, the House or Senate (as the case may be) has:
 
 
 adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year; and
 
 approved each regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year or, to the extent that it has not approved such a bill, has approved a continuing resolution to provide funding for the entire fiscal year for the projects and activities covered by it. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week in bringing attention to name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling and bullying in their communities.

Bill: 113-hconres-10
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2013-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week (an annual week of educational activities to bring attention to name-calling and provide schools with tools to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling and bullying in their communities). 
 
Encourages the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.

Bill: 113-hconres-11
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013, to receive a message from the President.

action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 

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

 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013, to receive a message from the President.

action_date: 2013-02-07
text: 

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

 
Provides for a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013, to receive a message from the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S569)
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S569)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H325)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H325)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H325)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 104th anniversary.

Bill: 113-hconres-12
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-12
text: 
Recognizes the 104th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
 
Honors the NAACP for its work to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all persons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hconres-13
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Ecology
Historical and cultural resources
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Outdoor recreation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) should incorporate consideration of the effects of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plan for each coastal national wildlife refuge. 

Calls for such plans to address how global warming and sea-level rise will affect: (1) the ecological integrity, archaeological and cultural values, and distribution, migration patterns, and abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations and related habitats of the refuge; (2) areas within the refuge that are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor facilities; and (3) opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses of the refuge. 

 Calls for the Director of the USFWS to conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of global warming and sea-level rise on coastal national wildlife refuges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

Bill: 113-hconres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Crime victims
Europe
Germany
Religion
U.S. Capitol
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 11, 2013, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

action_date: 2013-03-06
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 11, 2013, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

action_date: 2013-03-11
text: 

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

 
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 11, 2013, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1668)
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1668)
action_date: 2013-03-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H997)
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

Bill: 113-hconres-15
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2013-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: 
Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, February 15, 2013, through Thursday, February 21, 2013, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013.
 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on Friday, February 15, 2013, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, February 25, 2013.

action_date: 2013-02-15
text: 

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

 
Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, February 15, 2013, through Thursday, February 21, 2013, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013.
 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on Friday, February 15, 2013, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, February 25, 2013.

action_date: 2013-02-15
text: 

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

 
Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, February 15, 2013, through Thursday, February 21, 2013, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013.
 
Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on Friday, February 15, 2013, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, February 25, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S791; text as passed Senate: CR S791)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S791; text as passed Senate: CR S791)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 190 (Roll no. 43). (text: CR H566)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 190 (Roll no. 43).(text: CR H566)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H566-567)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Bill: 113-hconres-16
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Music
Sound recording
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telecommunication rates and fees
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: 
Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

Bill: 113-hconres-17
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and to be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Introduced in House