hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act

Bill: 113-s-1
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Military personnel and dependents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:
 
 
create a roadmap for immigrants who are here without legal status to earn citizenship, provided they pay taxes, complete a background check, learn English, and show a commitment to America;
 
allow students who came to America as children to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the Armed Forces;
 
protect the sustainability of the American agricultural industry, including the dairy industry, with a stable and legal agricultural workforce;
 
encourage those who seek to invest in the United States and create American jobs;
 
 permit individuals who earn an advanced degree from one of our universities to remain in the United States, rather than using that education to work for our international competitors;
 
 fulfill and strengthen our nation's commitments regarding security along our borders and at our ports of entry;
 
 strengthen our nation's historic humanitarian tradition of welcoming asylum seekers and refugees and improve existing policies that support immigrant victims of crime and domestic violence;
 
 create an effective electronic verification system and strengthen enforcement to prevent employers from hiring people illegally;
 
 implement a legal immigration system that promotes job creation by converting the current flow of illegal immigrants into the United States into a more manageable and legal process for admitting immigrants while, at the same time, safeguarding the jobs, rights, and wages of American workers; and
 
adopt practical and fair immigration reforms to help ensure family unity.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act

Bill: 113-s-2
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Digital media
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Television and film
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to congressional attention to gun violence, including concerning:
 
 
support for efforts of the President;
 
promotion of common sense proposals for preventing gun violence;
 
assistance to law enforcement officers for combatting violent crime, protecting communities, and protecting themselves;
 
safe and successful learning conditions for children attending school;
 
tools for identifying individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others;
 
keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals and individuals not lawfully authorized to possess them;
 
information-sharing to facilitate early identification of threats to public safety;
 
 promoting preparedness;
 
 training for educational professionals, health providers, and others to recognize indicators of the potential for violent behavior;
 
the connection between violent media and violent behavior;
 
 the collection, study, and publication of relevant research; and
 
 access to mental health services, with a focus on children and young adults.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthen our Schools and Students Act

Bill: 113-s-3
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Preschool education
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Strengthen our Schools and Students Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: 
 
 
 strengthen early learning programs to better prepare children for success in school; 
 
 ensure that all students have equitable access to a high-quality, well-rounded education that prepares them to succeed in college and a career;
 
 continue efforts to make higher education more affordable and to improve access and success for all students; 
 
 provide all teachers with the support they need to ensure student success, including by creating a national Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Master Teacher Corps; and 
 
 support states and local educational agencies to ensure that schools have safe and successful learning conditions. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuild America Act

Bill: 113-s-4
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Dams and canals
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Public-private cooperation
Railroads
Transportation programs funding
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: 
 
 
 create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; 
 
 invest resources in transportation corridors that promote commerce and reduce congestion; 
 
 update and enhance the U.S. network of rail, dams, and ports; 
 
 develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure to leverage federal funds with private sector partners; 
 
 invest in critical infrastructure to reduce energy waste and bolster investment in clean energy jobs and industries; 
 
 invest in clean energy technologies that help free the United States from its dependence on oil; 
 
 eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil; 
 
 spur innovation by facilitating the development of new cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving internet access for all Americans; 
 
modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and secondary school buildings in order to support improved educational outcomes; 
 
 invest in the nation's crumbling water infrastructure to protect public health and reduce pollution; 
 
 upgrade and repair the nation's system of flood protection infrastructure to protect public safety; and 
 
 invest in U.S. infrastructure to address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44-45)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Bill: 113-s-5
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Higher education
Immigrant health and welfare
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA); (2) renew the commitment of the United States to providing the resources necessary to combat all forms of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; (3) build upon the success of VAWA in transforming the criminal justice and community-based response to abuse by bolstering and streamlining the programs, grants, and coalitions created by VAWA and expanding the reach of VAWA to meet the remaining needs of victims; (4) continue to provide the training, tools, and resources necessary for law enforcement officers and victim service providers to hold the perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence accountable and to keep victims safe; and (5) ensure that all victims of domestic and sexual violence receive the support and protections provided by VAWA.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act

Bill: 113-s-7
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) promote investment to ensure resilience to extreme weather and disasters; (2) promote investment in clean energy infrastructure; (3) promote the development of clean energy technologies; and (4) ensure that the federal government is a leader in reducing pollution, promoting the use of clean energy sources, and improving energy efficiency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act

Bill: 113-s-8
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
 End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should enact legislation to: (1) eliminate wasteful tax loopholes; (2) eliminate corporate tax loopholes and wasteful tax breaks for special interests; (3) enhance tax fairness by reforming or eliminating tax breaks that provide excessive benefits to millionaires and billionaires; (4) crack down on tax cheaters and close the tax gap; (5) use the revenue saved by curtailing tax loopholes to reduce the deficit and reform the federal tax code; (6) address provisions in the tax code that make it more profitable for companies to create jobs overseas than in the United States; and (7) reform the tax code in a manner that promotes job creation, competitiveness, and economic growth. 
 
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean and Fair Elections Act

Bill: 113-s-9
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Natural disasters
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Clean and Fair Elections Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to congressional attention to elections and voting, including concerning:
 
 
structuring election administration and campaign finance systems so that the interests of the American public are the first priority;
 
greater transparency and an end to anonymous political spending by shadow groups and special interests;
 
disclosure of campaign contributions in a searchable, public online database,
 
safeguarding the right to vote, including by prohibiting deceptive and misleading efforts to prevent voters from exercising the franchise;
 
 streamlining voting procedures;
 
 passage of legislation that includes expanded absentee voting, mandatory early voting periods, and voter registration reforms;
 
ensuring that local election officials have working voting systems that are accessible, secure, and easy to use;
 
state plans to reduce lines at polling places and provide additional flexibility in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency; and
 
enforcement of the guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 so that all Americans are able to vote and have their votes count without discrimination.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47-48)
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-12
Sponsor: Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]
Introduced: 2013-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Buy American requirements
Latin America
Marine and inland water transportation
Mexico
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Taiwan
Thailand

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: 
Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; and (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT. 
 
Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act).
 
States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards).
 
Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-13
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2013-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Family planning and birth control
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Marriage and family status
Sex and reproductive health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: 
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents. Requires such education to meet certain criteria, including: (1) being age-appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence-based; (2) teaching the skills and benefits of sexual abstinence as the optimal sexual health behavior for youth; and (3) teaching the benefits of refraining from nonmarital sexual activity, the advantage of reserving sexual activity for marriage, and the foundational components of a healthy relationship.
 
Gives priority to programs that serve youth ages 12 to 19 and that will promote the protective benefits of parent-child communication regarding healthy sexual decisionmaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-s-14
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2013-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: 
Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Sealaska, the regional Alaska Native Corporation for southeast Alaska, specified federal land as partial fulfillment of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
 
Identifies the lands to be conveyed as 2 parcels of federal land comprising approximately 3,380 acres that are generally depicted on certain Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization maps.
 
Subjects that conveyance to valid existing rights and the Secretary's identification and reservation, within two years of this Act's enactment, of public easements under the ANCSA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S872-873)
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-15
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Inflation and prices
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: 
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 or the REINS Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process. 
 
Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require a federal agency promulgating a rule to include in its report to Congress and to the Comptroller General (GAO) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule.
 
Requires a joint resolution of approval of major rules to be enacted before such rules may take effect. Provides that if a joint resolution of approval is not enacted by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, after the agency proposing the rule submits its report on such rule to Congress, the major rule shall be deemed not to be approved and shall not take effect. Permits a major rule to take effect for one 90-calendar day period without such approval if the President determines it is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement.
 
Sets forth the congressional approval procedure for major rules and the congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 
 
Requires the introduction of a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as a major rule within three legislative days in the House of Representative and three session days in the Senate. Prohibits any amendments to such a joint resolution at any stage of the legislative process. Provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution of approval and requires a vote on such resolution in the Senate within 15 session days after it is reported by the committee to which it was referred, or after such committee has been discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
 
Allows a court to review whether an agency has completed the necessary requirements under this Act for a rule to take effect. Limits the effect of a joint resolution of approval of a major rule.
 
Prohibits an agency from allowing a major rule to take effect without the congressional review procedures set forth in this Act. 
 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that any congressional approval procedure set forth in this Act affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate