hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Transparent Report of Alien Children's Safety Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5118
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2014-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: 
Transparent Report of Alien Children's Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to report monthly to Congress through March 30, 2017, on: 
 
 
the number of aliens unlawfully present in the United States who have appeared before an immigration judge pursuant to removal proceedings; 
 
a state-by-state breakdown of the number of aliens unlawfully present in the United States who have appeared before an immigration judge for removal proceedings, who, in the case of unaccompanied alien children, have been placed in each state pending such proceedings, who have failed to appear after receiving written notice of a required appearance at such proceedings, and who are under 18 years old and have failed to appear after receiving written notice of a required appearance at such proceedings; and
 
a state-by-state breakdown of the number of aliens unlawfully present in the United States who have failed to appear after receiving written notice of a required appearance at such proceedings, and who have failed to make two or more such appearances.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Bill: 113-hr-5119
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, for purposes of modernizing the C-130 fleet, to install alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in lieu of C-130 avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is appropriate and notifies Congress of such determination.
 
Requires the Secretary to ensure that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by January 1, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5121
Sponsor: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Military law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (with respect to the authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force under P.L. 107-40) to prohibit U.S. Armed Forces from detaining, pending disposition under the law of war, a U.S. citizen or lawful resident alien of the United States who was captured, detained, or arrested in the United States. 
 
Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority from authorizing the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 113-hr-5122
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Employee leave
Railroads
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to consider that a railroad employee, subject to hours of service under federal law, meets the hours of service eligibility requirement under FMLA if: (1) the employee has worked for or been paid for at least 60% of the applicable total guarantee, or the equivalent, for the previous 12-month period, by the employer with respect to whom FMLA leave is requested; and (2) the employee has worked for or been paid by that employer for at least 504 hours (not counting personal commute time or time spent on vacation leave or medical or sick leave) during such period.
 
Defines &quot;applicable guarantee&quot; for an employee, as established in the applicable collective bargaining agreement or, if none exists, in the employer's policies as: (1) the minimum number of hours for which an employer has agreed to schedule a nonreserve status employee for any given period; and (2) the number of hours for which an employer has agreed to pay a reserve status employee for any given period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act

Bill: 113-hr-5123
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Motor fuels
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to study and make recommendations to Congress on appropriate methods and standards for requiring: (1) motor vehicle fuel suppliers to disclose to the next person in the motor vehicle fuel supply chain information regarding each country in which the fuel or any of its components were extracted, refined, or otherwise processed; and (2) motor vehicle fuel retailers to disclose this information to consumers.
 
Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring disclosure of country-of-origin information by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and retailers in accordance with such recommendations. Prohibits such regulations, however, from requiring the listing of more than one country-of-origin for a fuel blend containing fuel 70% or more of which originated in a single country.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 on any person that knowingly violates such regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5124
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications.
 Revises and moves the sickle cell disease demonstration program from the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to the Public Health Service Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Wi-Fi Innovation Act

Bill: 113-hr-5125
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Wi-Fi Innovation Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5850-5925 megahertz band under technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of unlicensed operations. 
 
Provides for such technical rules to permit outdoor unlicensed operations without requiring devices to dynamically detect signals from other systems. 
 
Directs the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to seek public comments on proposals for interference-mitigation techniques and potential rechannelization that would accommodate both incumbent licensees and widespread commercial unlicensed operations in such band. 
 
Sets forth a process for the FCC to test mitigation measures and methods of sharing spectrum with unlicensed devices within such band in a manner that would not cause harmful interference to incumbent licensees.
 
Directs the FCC, if it determines that existing licensees would not be harmed by interference, to modify regulations to adopt technical rules for widespread commercial deployment of unlicensed operations for such band. Prohibits modification of such regulations if the FCC determines that mitigation, rechannelization, or sharing would not prevent harmful interference. Requires the FCC to notify Congress, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of a harmful interference determination.
 
Requires the FCC to modify regulations relating to Intelligent Transportation Systems radio service and dedicated short-range communications service on-board units if such modification would maximize utility of such band while protecting existing licensees. 
 
Directs the FCC to make recommendations to Congress regarding the availability of broadband Internet access using unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low income neighborhoods. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5126
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2014 - Requires, on March 2 of FY2015 and each subsequent fiscal year, a .5% reduction in the discretionary budget authority of a federal agency that is identified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required to have an audited financial statement: (1) that has not submitted a financial statement for the previous fiscal year, or (2) whose statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an independent external auditor. Excludes from such reduction accounts for military, reserve and National Guard personnel and the Defense Health Program account of the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes: (1) the Secretary of Defense to make such a reduction in the discretionary budget authority of any agency in a manner that minimizes any effect on national security, and (2) the President to waive a reduction in discretionary budget authority if such reduction would harm national security or members of the Armed Forces who are in combat.
 
Requires a report to Congress listing required DOD reports that interfere with DOD's capacity to achieve an audit of its financial statements with an unqualified opinion.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) congressional defense committees and DOD should not endanger the nation's troops by reducing wounded warrior accounts or vital protection for members of the Armed Forces in harm's way, (2) the valuation of legacy assets by DOD should be simplified without compromising essential controls or generally accepted government auditing standards, and (3) this Act should not be construed to require or permit the declassification of accounting details about classified defense programs and DOD should ensure financial accountability in such programs.
 
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Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5127
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
School administration
Sex offenses
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes appropriations for the grant program under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
 
Includes the training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under that program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5128
Sponsor: Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall: (1) direct U.S. government efforts regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) community internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBT people in U.S. foreign policy, and (2) represent the United States internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on these matters.
 
Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.
 
Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in House
UAC State Notification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5129
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
UAC State Notification Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, with respect to an unaccompanied alien child in federal custody by reason of the child's immigration status, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify the governor of a state within 48 hours before the child's placement in the care of a proposed custodian located in that state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5130
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.
 
Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Empowers state Attorneys General to enforce this Act.
 
Revises requirements for a periodic statement for each billing cycle with respect to where the total finance charge exceeds 50 cents for a monthly or longer billing cycle, or the pro rata part of 50 cents for a billing cycle shorter than monthly. Requires inclusion of the fee and interest rate, displayed as &quot;FAIR,&quot; instead of the total finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
ACT Now for Veterans Act

Bill: 113-hr-5131
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Access to Care and Treatment Now for Veterans Act or the ACT Now for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse any non-VA medical provider, including such a provider who has not been pre-approved by the Secretary, who furnishes covered hospital care or medical services to an eligible veteran. 
 
Defines &quot;covered hospital care or medical services&quot; as hospital care or medical services for which the veteran is eligible under the VA health care program. Defines an &quot;eligible veteran&quot; as a veteran who: (1) is enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system and provides a VA identification card or proof of such enrollment, (2) is eligible to receive hospital care or medical services furnished by the Secretary, and (3) has been unable to schedule an appointment at a VA facility to receive such care or services within 30 days of the date preferred by the veteran. 
 
Terminates the authority under this Act: (1) one year after this Act's enactment if the Secretary certifies that the Veterans Health Administration is meeting wait-time goals, or (2) two years after this Act's enactment if the Secretary has not submitted such certification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House