hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Premium Disclosure Act

Bill: 113-s-1849
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
Premium Disclosure Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to state health care exchanges, to revise open enrollment period requirements so that such periods commence on October 15 and end on December 7 of each calendar year after the initial open enrollment period. Prohibits modification of such dates by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
Requires the Secretary to carry out activities to broadly disseminate information to qualified individuals (and those who may become qualified individuals) concerning open enrollment periods, monthly premiums, and cost-sharing requirements under qualified health plans, ensuring that such information is first made available at least 30 days prior to the initial open enrollment period.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1850
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. 
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.
 
Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1853
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. (The Board provides scientific advice to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA].) Prohibits federally registered lobbyists from being appointed to the Board.
 
Revises the procedures for providing advice and comments to the Administrator by: (1) including risk or hazard assessments in the regulatory proposals and documents made available to the Board, and (2) requiring advice and comments to be included in the record regarding any such proposal and published in the Federal Register. 
Revises the operation of Board member committees and investigative panels to: (1) require that they operate in accordance with the membership, participation, and policy requirements (including new requirements for public participation in advisory activities of the Board) contained in this Act; (2) deny them authority to make decisions on behalf of the Board; and (3) prohibit direct reporting to EPA. 
Adds guidelines for the conduct of Board advisory activities, including concerning: (1) avoidance of making policy determinations or recommendations, (2) communication of uncertainties, (3) dissenting members' views, and (4) periodic reviews to ensure that such activities address the most important scientific issues affecting EPA. 
 Prohibits this Act from being construed as supplanting the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act or the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1854
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Idaho
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2013 - Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in Idaho if it: (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; (2) complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and (3) is authorized to operate on that segment under Idaho law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations.

Bill: 113-s-1855
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10 to 5 years the period during which the built-in gains of an S corporation are subject to tax and to make such reduction permanent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62.

Bill: 113-s-1856
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2013-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: 
Repeals a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act

Bill: 113-s-1861
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Bankruptcy
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Judicial review and appeals
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
 Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority), governing the bankruptcy of financial institutions. 
 
Makes conforming amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Reserve Act.
 
Amends federal bankruptcy law to add &quot;Chapter 14 - Liquidation, Reorganization, or Recapitalization of A Covered Financial Corporation,&quot; setting forth requirements and prohibitions regarding: (1) commencement of a case concerning a covered financial corporation; (2) a special trustee and bridge company; (3) special transfer of the property of the estate in bankruptcy; (4) treatment of qualified financial contracts and affiliate contracts; (5) licenses, permits, and registrations; (6) exemption from securities laws; and (7) inapplicability of certain avoiding powers.
 
Defines &quot;covered financial corporation&quot; as one incorporated or organized under any federal or state law (other than a stockbroker, a commodity broker, or a domestic or foreign insurance company or financial institution meeting certain criteria) that is: (1) a bank holding company, or (2) predominantly engaged in activities that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has determined are financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity.
 
Amends the Judicial Code to require the Chief Justice of the United States to designate: (1) at least one district judge from each circuit to be available to hear appeals in a bankruptcy case concerning a covered financial corporation; and (2) a panel of at least 10 bankruptcy judges who are experts in title 11 cases in which a financial institution is a debtor, to be available also to hear a case under Chapter 14.
 
Prescribes requirements for the assignment of bankruptcy judges to Chapter 14 cases.
 
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit a Federal Reserve bank from making advances for the purpose of providing debtor-in-possession financing to either: (1) a bridge company, or (2) a covered financial corporation that is a debtor in a pending case under Chapter 14.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1862
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Europe
Historical and cultural resources
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013 - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a single congressional gold medal in commemoration of the Monuments Men (men and women who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives [MFA] Section under the Allied Armies during World War II) in recognition of their heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following the War. 
 
Requires the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Monuments Men and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for licensed medical professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1863
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a continuing medical education program for medical professionals with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members.
 
Requires the program to include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; (3) programs and benefits available to veterans and family members through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Labor, and such other federal agencies and non-federal organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate; and (4) the VA health care system.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments.

Bill: 113-s-1864
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility and advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impairments (including deafness) access as officers of the Air Force. 
 
Authorizes between 15 and 20 individuals who are deaf or have a range of other auditory impairments, who otherwise meet all essential qualifications for accession as an officer of the Air Force, and who have not previously served as officers to participate in such program.
 
Requires selected participants to undergo the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, at the election of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to designate a special advisor to act as a resource for participants, as well as a liaison between participants and those providing the officer training.
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9062)
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9061-9062)
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act

Bill: 113-s-1865
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to allow the Secretary of the Interior, for each 5-year period beginning in 2014, to set the amount to be collected for each Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp sold under the Act. Limits such amount to $25 for the initial 5-year period and to $30 for the subsequent 5-year period.
 
Requires the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Department of the Interior, or any other agent approved by the Department to collect the amount established for each Stamp sold for a hunting year if the Secretary determines, at any time before February 1 of a calendar year, that all amounts in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund have been obligated for expenditure. 
 
Permits the Secretary, in consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, to waive requirements under the Act relating to the prohibition on the taking of migratory waterfowl with respect to certain individuals as determined to be appropriate. 

action_date: 2014-07-15
text: 
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to allow the Department of the Interior every five years to set the cost for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, commonly known as Duck Stamps and required to hunt migratory waterfowl. Limits the cost of the stamp to $25 for the first five years and $30 after that. 
 
Permits Interior to waive stamp requirements for certain individuals if it will have a minimal adverse effect on the funds collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment. With written report No. 113-210.
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment. With written report No. 113-210.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy.

Bill: 113-s-1866
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Extends until December 2, 2020, the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of former President John Adams and his family's legacy of public service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the conversion of temporary judgeships for the districts of Hawaii and Kansas to permanent judgeships.

Bill: 113-s-1868
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts
Hawaii
Judges
Kansas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Converts to permanent judgeships an existing temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii and an existing temporary judgeship for the district of Kansas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act

Bill: 113-s-1869
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security number on their tax returns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide that the annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 shall not apply to members retired for disability and to retired pay used to compute certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities.

Bill: 113-s-1872
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2013-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Provides that the reduction in the annual adjustment to the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 shall not apply to the retirement pay of members retired for a physical disability and to retirement pay used to compute benefit plan annuities of survivors of deceased members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate