hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Family Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1851
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Family Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of qualified infertility treatment expenses. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $12,970 for taxable years beginning in 2013, with a phase-out of such credit for taxpayers based on adjusted gross income. Defines &quot;qualified infertility treatment expenses&quot; as amounts paid for the treatment of infertility via in vitro fertilization if such treatment is provided by a licensed physician, surgeon, or other medical practitioner and is administered with respect to a diagnosis of infertility by a physician licensed in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1853
Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care quality
Intergovernmental relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise payments to states under the Medicaid program, including granting an option to receive Medicare payments for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (who are eligible for Medicare benefits under SSA title XVIII as well as Medicaid).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1855
Sponsor: Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Life, casualty, property insurance
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
CLEAN Act

Bill: 113-hr-1856
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Closing Long-Empty Accounts Now Act of 2013 or the CLEAN Act - Directs the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit a report that: (1) lists each U.S. government bank account that has a zero balance for 180 days or more, and (2) recommends which of such accounts should be immediately closed. Requires the appropriate agency to close each such account recommended for closure not later than seven days after the report is submitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2461-2462)
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1857
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse for the purpose of reducing such ratio.
 
Gives grant priority to LEAs: (1) for which not fewer than 10,000 or not less than 20% of the children served are from families with incomes below the poverty line, and (2) that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services for their students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Declaration Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1859
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Disaster Declaration Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue regulations to ensure that: (1) in any review of a request for major disaster assistance conducted by FEMA, the factor relating to the estimated cost of assistance (evaluating the estimated cost of federal and nonfederal public assistance against the statewide population) is provided consideration that is equal to that provided to each of the other factors (i.e., localized impacts, insurance coverage in force, hazard mitigation, recent multiple disasters, and other federal assistance programs); and (2) FEMA considers a state's request for major disaster assistance for recommendation to the President without regard to any per capita damage threshold (other than a threshold described below) in any case in which a disaster occurs with respect to a city or unincorporated jurisdiction with a population of less than 250,000, located in a county with a population of more than 1 million and a state with a population of more than 5 million, and with respect to which the financial damage relating to the disaster exceeds 10% of a city's general fund or $100 per capita (in the case of an unincorporated jurisdiction).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1860
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against property
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health technology, devices, supplies
Human trafficking
Indian lands and resources rights
Judicial procedure and administration
Protection of officials
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking
Subversive activities
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - Revises and reorganizes the federal criminal code. Incorporates into such code all major federal crimes, including crimes involving national security and terrorism, crimes of violence against federal officials and employees, property crimes, including theft of medical equipment, drug crimes, immigration crimes, transportation-related crimes, sex crimes, regulatory and financial crimes, international law crimes, and crimes involving female genital mutilation. Consolidates civil and criminal forfeiture provisions related to federal crimes. 
 
Sets forth uniform definitions and standards, including state of mind requirements, applicable to the entire criminal code. 

Provides for the punishment of attempts and conspiracies to commit a crime on the same basis as the completed offense, as a general rule. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act

Bill: 113-hr-1861
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from providing grants or funds to a state, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal, or other local government for use in any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger. 
 
Repeals the authority of the Secretary to make grants to states that have a law which makes it unlawful for any individual on an operating motorcycle to be without a motorcycle helmet.
 
Revises grant eligibility requirements to eliminate the requirement that states achieve a certain rate of compliance with such law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1862
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to make a state credit union eligible for membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with Mexico.

Bill: 113-hr-1863
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Lakes and rivers
Latin America
Mexico
Natural disasters
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) efforts by Mexico to meet its deliveries of water to the Rio Grande in accordance with the Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande; and (2) benefits to the United States of the Interim International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley, Baja, California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the "Thaddeus Stevens Post Office".

Bill: 113-hr-1865
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Postal service
Vermont

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the "Thaddeus Stevens Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5376)
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5376)
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1865.
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5376)
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Enhancement of Species Survival Act

Bill: 113-hr-1866
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
International law and treaties
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Enhancement of Species Survival Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define the term &quot;enhancement of propagation or survival&quot; to mean directly or indirectly improving a species' sustainability in the wild.
 
Requires the Secretary (Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be) (who under existing law is already authorized) to allow certain prohibited acts for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species of fish or wildlife or plants, including, but not limited to, acts necessary for the establishment and maintenance of experimental populations of such species.
 
Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to allow the otherwise prohibited taking of any such species within the United States or the U.S. territorial sea if it is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity.
 
Directs the appropriate Secretary to permit the importation of a sport-hunted trophy or other specimen that was legally taken from a population of a species not native to the United States (including a domestic population of such species), if it is listed as an endangered or threatened species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and all trade in the trophy or specimen is in accordance with Convention requirements and relevant resolutions and quotas adopted by the Convention.
 
 Requires also permission to import a sport-hunted trophy or other specimen of a marine mammal that has been legally taken from a depleted population stock listed as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
BE SAFE Act

Bill: 113-hr-1867
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2013-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Lawyers and legal services
Military command and structure
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: 
Better Enforcement for Sexual Assault Free Environments Act of 2013 or BE SAFE Act - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to repeal the authority of a convening authority (the person taking action on the findings of a court-martial) to use discretion to either set aside a finding of guilty or change such finding to a finding of guilty to a lesser included offense (except with respect to a minor offense). Requires a convening authority, when changing a charge with respect to a minor offense, to prepare a written explanation of such action, which shall be made part of the record.
 
Prohibits a convening authority from reducing a sentence to less than the mandatory minimum sentence, unless to reflect the substantial assistance by the accused in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense. Requires a convening authority who disapproves, commutes, or suspends a sentence, in whole or in part, to prepare a detailed written explanation therefor, which shall be made part of the record.
 
Requires mandatory dismissal or dishonorable discharge of a person found guilty under the UCMJ of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or an attempt thereof.
 
Eliminates any statute of limitations with respect to UCMJ actions for sexual assault of a child.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide guidance for commanders regarding their authority to make determinations, and to take action, regarding whether a member of the Armed Forces (member) serving on active duty who is alleged to have committed a sexual assault or other sex-related offense should be temporarily reassigned or removed from a position of authority or assignment in order to maintain order and discipline within the member's unit.
 
Directs the Secretary concerned to designate legal counsel (knows as a Victims' Counsel) to provide legal assistance to a member or dependent who is the victim of a sex-related offense, whether the allegation is restricted (confidential) or unrestricted. Requires enhanced training for all military and civilian attorneys providing such assistance.
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to report to the congressional defense committees on: (1) sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under the UCMJ, and (2) the roles of commanders in the administration of military justice and the investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of UCMJ offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Introduced in House