hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1222
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Intergovernmental relations
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Rural Education Initiative) of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the Small, Rural School Achievement program, which gives rural local educational agencies (LEAs) federal formula grants and greater flexibility in the use of state educational funds.
 
Limits eligibility to LEAs whose schools are all designated with a school locale code of Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural, unless located in an area the state defines as rural.
 
Raises federal grant limits when funds available to implement the program equal or exceed $100 million.
 
Alters LEA eligibility for federal funds under the Rural and Low-Income School program by requiring that: (1) at least 40% of the children ages 5 through 17 that LEAs serve be eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) all of their schools be designated with a school locale code of Distant Town, Remote Town, Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5150-5151)
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Cavernous Angioma Research Resource Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1223
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health information and medical records
Medical education
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Cavernous Angioma Research Resource Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to expand and intensify NIH programs regarding research and related activities concerning cavernous angioma. Authorizes grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities for such activities.
 
Authorizes the Director of NIH to: (1) conduct basic, clinical, and translational research on cavernous angioma; (2) identify and support the development of a clinical and research coordinating center with the potential of coordinating a multi-site clinical drug trial for cavernous angioma; and (3) identify and support the development of clinical and research participation centers with the potential to participate in such a trial. 
 
Requires coordinating and participation centers to expand training programs for medical and allied health clinicians and scientists in clinical practice and research relevant to cavernous angioma.
 
Authorizes the Director to provide for the participation of NIH agencies in a consortium (to include at least one patient advocacy organization) to facilitate the exchange of information and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the research effort.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and cooperative agreements, including technical assistance, to public or nonprofit private entities for: (1) the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on cavernous angioma; and (2) epidemiological activities, including collecting and analyzing information on the number, incidence, correlates, and symptoms of cases and the clinical utility of specific practice patterns. Requires establishment of a national surveillance program as part of such activities.
 
Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to: (1) work with clinical centers, investigators, and advocates to support appropriate investigational new drug applications under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in order to hasten the pace of clinical trials for cavernous angioma; and (2) where applicable in rare subpopulations of cavernous angioma requiring unique pharmacological intervention, including those with the Common Hispanic Mutation or CCM3 gene mutations, support appropriate requests for designations of orphan drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1224
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Income tax exclusion
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (whether by judgment or settlement, as lump sums or periodic payments) on account of a claim of unlawful discrimination; (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims; and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1225
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definitions of &quot;qualified solar electric property expenditure&quot; and &quot;qualified solar water heating property expenditure&quot; to allow a residential energy efficient property tax credit for solar energy property which is either installed in a taxpayer's residence or is located within 50 miles of such residence; and (2) exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, gain from the sale or exchange of electricity generated by solar energy property eligible for such tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
SECTORS Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1226
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2013 or SECTORS Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
On-the-Job Training Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1227
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to: (1) make discretionary grants to states, local boards, and federally-recognized tribal organizations for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs; and (2) use up to 10% of funds authorized under this Act to make grants to such entities for developing on-the-job training programs, including providing capacity building activities for local staff.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1228
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax exclusion
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year Better Health Rewards Program under which incentives are provided to Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily agree to participate in the Program.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish standards for measuring better health targets and points for achieving them for participating Medicare beneficiaries, including those for: (1) an annual wellness visit, (2) tobacco cessation, (3) Body Mass Index (BMI), (4) a diabetes screening test, (5) cardiovascular disease screening, (6) cholesterol level screening, and (7) screening tests and specified vaccinations.
 
Requires the Secretary to make specified incentive payments to each participating Medicare beneficiary who achieves at least 20 points during a year.
 
Authorizes Medicare Advantage Plans, "Section 1876" health maintenance organization and competitive medical cost plans, and programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to make incentives to their enrollees to participate in a Better Health Rewards Program.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any payment made under: (1) the Medicare Better Health Rewards Program, and (2) any other Better Health Rewards Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5266-5268)
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1229
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5268-5269)
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Duplication Elimination Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1231
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Duplication Elimination Act of 2013 - Requires the President, within 90 days after publication of the annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on duplication, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative government programs, to send Congress a proposed joint resolution accompanied by a special message specifying:
 
 
any recommendations outlined in the GAO report that are excluded from the proposed joint resolution;
 
in detail why they were excluded; and
 
the outlined GAO recommendations included in the proposed joint resolution.
 
 
Limits the proposed joint resolution to one that: (1) makes legislative changes needed to carry out the recommendations contained in the GAO report for a year that the President did not exclude, and (2) requires that any savings attributable to the legislative changes be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and be used to reduce the deficit.
 
Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of the proposed joint resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1233
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 - Authorizes a state to: (1) establish a program covering the leasing and permitting processes, regulatory requirements, and any other provisions by which the state would exercise its rights to develop all forms of energy resources on available federal land in the state; and (2) as a condition of certification, submit a declaration to the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture (USDA), and Energy (DOE) that such a program has been established or amended.
 
 Considers each program certified under this Act as satisfying all applicable requirements of federal law and regulations, including: (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and (3) the National Historic Preservation Act.
 
Requires, upon submission of a declaration by a state, the program to be certified, and the state to receive all rights from the federal government to develop all forms of energy resources covered by the program.
 
Prohibits activities carried out in accordance with this Act from being subject to: (1) judicial review, and (2) the Administrative Procedure Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Bill: 113-s-1234
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental regulatory procedures
Forests, forestry, trees
General public lands matters
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state.
 
Subjects such a well treatment on federal land to state law as well. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1235
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property (i.e., cell phones) for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines &quot;new discriminatory tax&quot; as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or property that is not generally imposed on other types of services or property, or that is generally imposed at a lower rate, unless such tax was imposed and actually enforced prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
 
Amends the federal judicial code to grant jurisdiction to federal district courts to grant injunctive and other appropriate relief to prevent, restrain, or terminate any acts in violation of this Act. 
 
Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study of the impact of state and local taxes on mobile services, providers, or property on the costs consumers pay for mobile services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Respect for Marriage Act

Bill: 113-s-1236
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Respect for Marriage Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage.
 
Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of &quot;marriage&quot; and &quot;spouse&quot; to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of &quot;spouse&quot; (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5273)
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1238
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2014. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify rules for required distributions from tax-exempt pension plans to an employee who dies before such employee's entire interest is distributed to require such interest to be distributed within five years after the death of such employee, subject to exceptions for an eligible designated beneficiary and surviving spouse of such employee. Defines "eligible designated beneficiary" to include a disabled or chronically-ill individual. Exempts from such modification a binding annuity contract in effect on the enactment date of this Act.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-17
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5717-5718)
action_date: 2013-07-16
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5691)
action_date: 2013-07-15
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5675)
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5625-5628)
action_date: 2013-07-10
text: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 171) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5595)
action_date: 2013-07-10
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 171. (consideration: CR S5595; text: CR S5595)
action_date: 2013-07-10
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5584-5602, S5603-5615)
action_date: 2013-07-09
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5531-5537, S5543-5564)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5522-5524; text: CR S5522)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5513-5514)
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5317, S5476)
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act

Bill: 113-s-1239
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the Institute's activities with respect to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on: (1) research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options, (2) clinical research to evaluate new treatment options, (3) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions, (4) establishment of scleroderma patient registries, and (5) support for training of new clinicians and investigators with expertise in scleroderma.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of scleroderma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate