hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Providing for the reappointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 113-hjres-111
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-04
text: 
 Reappoints John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-03-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-04
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement for Co-operation Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency that was transmitted to Congress on January 29, 2014.

Bill: 113-hjres-112
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-03-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Energy research
International organizations and cooperation
Nuclear power
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: 
 States that Congress favors the proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement for Co-operation Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that was transmitted to Congress on January 29, 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Bill: 113-hjres-113
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2014-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-27
text: 
Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 113-hjres-114
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the House of Representatives to be composed of Members chosen every fourth year.
 
Requires that Members be assembled immediately after the first election and divided as equally as may be into two classes.
 
States that, so one-half may be chosen every second year, the seats of the House of: (1) the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year; and (2) the second class at the expiration of the fourth year.
 
Applies this article to the first election of the House occurring after ratification, but no earlier than 2018. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.

Bill: 113-hjres-115
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2014-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the repeal of any federal law or regulation when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted on May 8, 2014.

Bill: 113-hjres-116
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Nuclear power
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
States that Congress favors the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, transmitted on May 8, 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the appointment of Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 113-hjres-117
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Appoints Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United States without first obtaining a court order.

Bill: 113-hjres-118
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2014, relating to the garnishment of non-federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United States without first obtaining a court order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Bill: 113-hjres-119
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2014-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. 
 
Grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. Allows them to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. 
 
Declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures.

Bill: 113-hjres-121
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit Congress or any state from imposing content-neutral limitations on contributions or expenditures used to refer to a federal election candidate, including contributions or expenditures made independently from a candidate or a candidate's campaign during any period Congress or the state may establish which is proximate to the date of the election in which the candidate is running.
 
Declares that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law.

Bill: 113-hjres-122
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires each bill, order, resolution, or vote which must be submitted to the President under the U.S. Constitution to embrace no more than one subject. Requires the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution, or vote.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Bill: 113-hjres-123
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2014-09-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Organization Called the Islamic State - Authorizes the President to use appropriate force against the threat posed by the organization called the Islamic State (IS), formally known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as any successor organization. 
 
States that this resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
 
Directs the President to report to Congress setting forth: (1) U.S. strategy to defeat IS or any successor organization; and (2) every 90 days thereafter, a description and assessment of such strategy's implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution

Bill: 113-hjres-125
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Syria
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution - Authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the territory of the Republic of Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic. States that such territorial limitation shall not apply to U.S. Armed Forces training indigenous Syrian or regional military forces for the purpose of combating ISIL.
 
 States that: 
 
 
such authority does not authorize the deployment of ground forces in a combat role; 
 
&quot;ground forces in a combat role&quot; do not include special operations forces or other forces that may be deployed in a training, advisory, or intelligence capacity; and 
 
such authority shall terminate 18 months after enactment of this resolution.
 
 
Declares that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to the War Powers Resolution.
 
Directs the President to report to Congress at least once every 60 days on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted by this resolution and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required over the next 60 days.
 
Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Repeals, effective 18 months after enactment of this resolution, the Authorization for Use of Military Force.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control entitlement spending.

Bill: 113-hjres-126
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a bill that increases entitlement spending or creates a new entitlement program from becoming law unless it: (1) is approved by a two-thirds majority of each house of Congress, or (2) provides that the increase or program shall terminate after not more than seven years. 
 
Prohibits a bill that increases entitlement spending or creates a new entitlement program from becoming law unless it is spending neutral or creates net savings to the government. Requires the President to implement and Congress to prescribe spending reductions if the law is not spending neutral or does not create net savings when averaged over the previous two fiscal years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Declaring that a state of war exists between the self-described "Islamic State" and its direct affiliates and subsidiaries, and the Government and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same.

Bill: 113-hjres-127
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Syria
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
 Declares that the state of war between the United States and the self-described Islamic State and its affiliates and subsidiaries, which has thus been thrust upon the United States, is formally declared.
 
 Authorizes and directs the President to use all necessary and appropriate force and resources to carry on a war against the Islamic State and its affiliates and subsidiaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.

Bill: 113-hjres-129
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2014-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: 
Requires the first regular session of the 114th Congress to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.

action_date: 2014-11-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the first regular session of the 114th Congress to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.

action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the first regular session of the 114th Congress to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.

action_date: 2014-12-04
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the first regular session of the 114th Congress to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Became Public Law No: 113-201.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Became Public Law No: 113-201.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S622)
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S622)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7985)
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7985)
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H7985)
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-14
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 113-201
Sanctity of Human Life Act

Bill: 113-hr-23
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2013-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: 
Sanctity of Human Life Act - Declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, at which time every human has all legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories have the authority to protect all human lives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-03
text: Introduced in House