hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2315
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to exclude any drug or biological product which is approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing solely for one or more rare diseases or conditions (orphan drug) from the annual fee on manufacturers or importers with branded prescription drug sales exceeding $5 million. 
 
Makes this Act effective as if included in PPACA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-07-25
text: Rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Success in the Middle Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2316
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Language arts
Research administration and funding
Research and development
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Success in the Middle Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to: (1) implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous secondary school coursework; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships of LEAs and institutions of higher education, educational service agencies, or educational nonprofit organizations to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school. Gives priority to LEAs, or partnerships that include LEAs, that serve high proportions of poor children and children attending eligible schools.
 
Defines &quot;eligible schools&quot; as those where: (1) a high proportion of middle grade students matriculate to secondary schools with graduation rates below 65%; (2) more than 25% of the students who finish grade six, or the school's earliest middle grade level, exhibit key risk factors for failure; and (3) a majority of middle grade students are not rated proficient on required state assessments in mathematics, reading, or language arts.
 
Permits states to make subgrants to LEAs and partnerships that did not receive a competitive subgrant to assist them in applying for competitive subgrants and developing comprehensive middle school improvement plans. 
 
Provides the Secretary with funding to: (1) contract for studies that identify promising practices for, and review existing research to identify factors that might lead to, the improvement of middle grades education; (2) create a national clearinghouse in best middle grade educational practices and a national database identifying factors that facilitate or impede middle grade student achievement; (3) require certain educational field research designed to enhance the performance of middle grade schools and students; (4) create a research and development center that addresses topics pertinent to the middle grades; and (5) provide grants to entities that partner with states and LEAs to develop, adapt, or replicate effective models for turning around low-performing middle grades.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Counseling for Career Choice Act

Bill: 113-hr-2317
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Counseling for Career Choice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive establishment grants to states to develop and implement comprehensive school counseling programs that provide students with effective postsecondary education planning and career guidance services. 
 
Requires each program to be aligned with a statewide counseling framework that: (1) encompasses grades 6 through 12 and postsecondary education; and (2) is developed in consultation with, or exists with the support of, at least five stakeholders that include at least one business or industry and at least one local educational agency (LEA) or secondary school.
 
Requires establishment grant funds to be used to: (1) train and hire school counselors; (2) identify regional workforce trends and postsecondary options available in the state; (3) establish, improve, or coordinate postsecondary opportunities; (4) recommend curricular improvements to better align curricula with workforce trends and available postsecondary opportunities; (5) establish partnerships with American Job Centers; and (6) leverage the resources and emerging technologies being developed by stakeholders to support the counseling framework.
 
Allows states to carry out program activities directly or through competitive subgrants to LEAs, or consortia consisting of an LEA, and one or more LEAs, educational service agencies, tribal organizations, postsecondary institutions, or nonprofit organizations with expertise in counseling or career and technical education.
 
Directs the Secretary to reserve at least 10%, but no more than 20%, of the amount appropriated for this Act's counseling program to award competitive capacity-building grants to states that do not receive an establishment grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2320
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to provide for an increased credit percentage for taxpayers with more than three qualifying children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act

Bill: 113-hr-2321
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Homeland security
Military command and structure
National Guard and reserves
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act - Amends the District of Columbia Code to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia (under current law, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District. 
Provides that, notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as such Commander-in-Chief, the President shall retain control over units and members of the District of Columbia National Guard to conduct necessary and appropriate homeland defense activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-06-11
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: 2013-06-11
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: 2013-06-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E839)
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
STRONG Act

Bill: 113-hr-2322
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act or STRONG Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish and chair an interagency working group with cabinet-level representation from all relevant federal agencies in order to: (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct a gap and overlap analysis of current and planned federal activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding and drought; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan. 
 
Requires the Plan to include the establishment of an online, publicly available information portal to be used by federal agencies and other stakeholders that directs users to key data and tools to inform resilience-enhancing efforts and to build off and complement existing federal efforts. Provides for a coordinating entity to establish and maintain such portal. 
 
Requires such coordinating entity to coordinate the implementation of the Plan and to track its progress. 
 
Requires the submission of specified reports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Right to Lend Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2323
Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Credit and credit markets
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Right to Lend Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as amended by Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that require financial institutions to: (1) inquire whether businesses applying for credit for a women-owned, minority-owned, or small business are such a business; and (2) submit annually to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, in a manner to be made available to the public, a record of the responses to such inquiry, including census tract information and disclosures as to the race, sex, and ethnicity of the principal owners of such businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Sunset to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

Bill: 113-hr-2324
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Sunset to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act - Repeals, effective December 31, 2014, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (authorized the President to use force against those nations, organizations, or persons that committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or that harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act

Bill: 113-hr-2325
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 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
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
 Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (such Act) to provide that, in the case of a person detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force or such Act, disposition under the law of war shall occur immediately upon custody and shall only mean transfer for trial and proceedings by a court established under article III of the Constitution or an appropriate state court. Requires such trial and proceedings to have all due process provided under the Constitution.
 
Prohibits any person detained, captured, or arrested in the United States or a U.S. territory or possession from being transferred to the custody of the Armed Forces for detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force or such Act.
 
Repeals the requirement of detention in military custody pending disposition under the law of war for individuals determined to be a member or part of al Qaeda or an associated force who has participated in planning or carrying out an attack or attempted attack against the United States or its coalition partners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Medgar Evers House Study Act

Bill: 113-hr-2326
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2013-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: 
Medgar Evers House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.
 
Requires the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of such site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2327
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2013-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: 
Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration (VEOA), headed by the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity, to administer VA programs of economic opportunity assistance to veterans and their dependents and survivors. Requires VEOA to administer the following VA programs: (1) vocational rehabilitation and employment programs; (2) educational assistance programs; (3) veterans' housing loan and related programs; and (4) veterans' small business programs, including the program to increase participation in VA contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans who have service-connected disabilities and by veterans who do not have such disabilities.
 
Limits the aggregate number of full-time equivalent employees authorized for the Veterans Benefit Administration and VEOA for FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2328
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2013-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: 
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. 
 
Defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under the laws of the particular state to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew, or bind policies of insurance coverage or offer advice, counsel, opinions, or services related to insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2329
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2013-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: 
Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a maximum period of: (1) 2 years for submission of Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) claims originally submitted by hospitals as Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) claims, and (2) 60 days for certain such submissions for one-day stays.
 
Reduces from 4 to 3 fiscal years the maximum look-back period under the Medicare Integrity Program for the audit and recovery activities of recovery audit contractors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Introduced in House