hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Border Tax Equity Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6183
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Border Tax Equity Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on imports from any foreign country that: (1) employs an indirect tax system, and (2) grants rebates of indirect taxes paid on exports from that country. This tax shall be collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and deposited into a special account.
 
The bill also amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the CBP, upon request of a U.S. exporter, to pay to the exporter from this special account an amount equal to the amount of indirect taxes imposed by the importing foreign country, minus any U.S. taxes rebated or funded upon exportation.
 
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must report on specified matters related to World Trade Organization negotiations, border taxes, and free-trade agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Enrollment Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6184
Sponsor: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Medicare Enrollment Protection Act

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) create a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); and (2) exempt such individuals from certain monthly premium increases associated with delaying Medicare coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Ellie's Law

Bill: 114-hr-6185
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act or Ellie's Law

 This bill authorizes the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to conduct or support research on unruptured brain aneurysms in a patient population diversified by age, sex, and race.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Follow the Rules Act

Bill: 114-hr-6186
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Follow the Rules Act

 
This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

action_date: 2016-11-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Follow the Rules Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H7012)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H7012)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6186.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7012-7014)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-842.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-842.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
VET MD Act

Bill: 114-hr-6187
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Higher education
Medical education
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at at least five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience.
 
The VA shall ensure that such program:
 
 
increases the awareness, knowledge, and empathy of future medical professionals toward the medical conditions common to veterans;
 
increases the diversity of the recruitment pool of future VA physicians;
 
provides a diverse clinical observation experience commensurate with the standard expectations for medical school applications; and
 
expands clinical observation opportunities for all students by encouraging students of all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine. 
 
 
The VA shall select undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited science or medical program of study to participate in the program, with priority to students who resided in a health professional shortage area and who are the first in their immediate family to attend an undergraduate institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1380)
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Early STEM Achievement Act

Bill: 114-hr-6188
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Preschool education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Early STEM Achievement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting early childhood education programs in carrying out science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and activities.
 
A grant recipient must use the grant for necessary materials and equipment or for specified activities related to professional development in early childhood STEM activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6189
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Mining
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

 
This bill withdraws specified Bureau of the Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. 
 
Nothing in this bill prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of such BLM lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 
 
Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Chiricahua National Park Act

Bill: 114-hr-6190
Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Chiricahua National Park Act

 
This bill establishes the Chiricahua National Park in Arizona.
 
The bill abolishes the Chiricahua National Monument and incorporates the lands and interests within the monument in, and as part of, the park.
 
Any funds that are available for the monument's purposes shall be made available for those of the park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6191
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax credits
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for employers who hire a qualified student loan repayer. A &quot;qualified student loan repayer&quot; is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having at least an associate's degree, and (2) having outstanding education loans of at least $10,000. 
 
The bill also allows a business tax credit equal to 50% of the student loan program startup costs paid by employers during the year, subject to a limit of $500 per employee participating in the program. The credit applies to the ordinary and necessary expenses for the establishment or administration of a student loan repayment plan through which the employer provides specified annual matching contributions to each employee. The credit does not apply to payments made to, or on behalf of, any employee pursuant to the plan. An employer may claim the credit for three years if the employer has not established or maintained a plan for substantially the same employees during the three-year period immediately preceding the first year in which the credit is otherwise allowable. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Responsible Law Enforcement Acquisition Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6192
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Responsible Law Enforcement Acquisition Act of 2016

 
This bill changes the program (known as the 1033 program) under which the Department of Defense (DOD) may transfer surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies at no cost to a program under which such property is transferred by auction and the proceeds are deposited in the Treasury.
 
The bill requires that the recipient be a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency that is the high bidder at an auction that is open only to such agencies and is conducted by DOD or a DOD-contracted entity. 
 
The program preference for property transfers for use in counter drug, counterterrorism, or border security activities is eliminated. 
 
DOD is prohibited from transferring personal property to a recipient agency without charge.
 
The bill prohibits an executive agency from using available funds or fees to carry out or enforce any executive order, rule, regulation, or any other executive branch policy issued on or after January 16, 2015, that has the effect of establishing an interagency working group regarding: (1) the DOD transfer of personal property to state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies; or (2) the use of such property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6193
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Railroads
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 1% tax on certain ground transportation of property within the United States.
 
In addition, the bill establishes: (1) a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes received under the bill; and (2) a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program, through which the Department of Transportation is authorized to make competitive grants for eligible costs associated with projects to improve freight mobility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
All Ballots Count Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6194
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: 

All Ballots Count Act of 201

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This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from enforcing any requirement that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of registering to vote, or of voting, in an election for federal office, except to the extent that the requirement was in effect as of June 25, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Free Speech Fairness Act

Bill: 114-hr-6195
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Public participation and lobbying
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Free Speech Fairness Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

Bill: 114-hr-6196
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

 
 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require communities participating in the national flood insurance program that have adopted land use control measures to: (1) analyze and map areas in which are located structures and public or nonprofit facilities that have been repetitively damaged by flooding; and (2) develop a community-specific plan for addressing continuing flood risks and make the plan, updates, and reports on progress in reducing flood risk publicly available.
 
FEMA shall provide sanctions upon communities that fail to comply with the requirements of this bill or to make sufficient progress in reducing the flood risks to areas repeatedly damaged by floods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House