hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6051
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime prevention
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants to states for the purpose of establishing or expanding programs that: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) identify and recover overpayments resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share recovered overpayments with localities that assist in detection, prevention, or recovery. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Gun Violence Act

Bill: 114-hr-6052
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Preventing Gun Violence Act

 
 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm possession by a person who has been adjudicated of committing a violent juvenile act. 
 
 The term &quot;violent juvenile act&quot; means: (1) an act by a person under the age of 18 that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a prison term exceeding one year and that either has, as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person or involves, by its nature, a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used; and (2) such an act that is committed by a person who has attained age 18 but not age 21 for which the person is tried as a juvenile or youthful offender under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6053
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a loan program to assist small business concerns involved in manufacturing to begin the U.S. production of products that would otherwise be imported.
 
Small business concerns receiving these loans must report to the SBA on: (1) facility and equipment changes made using the loans, and (2) progress made in the production of products in the U.S. The bill allows the SBA to consider the report information in determining whether to provide an additional loan or loan assistance under another SBA program.
 
It prohibits an individual loan greater than 5% of the total amount available for such loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
American Parks American Products Act

Bill: 114-hr-6054
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

American Parks American Products Act

 
The bill instructs: (1) the Department of the Interior to ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop or visitor's center in a unit of the National Park System are produced in the United States, and (2) the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to similarly ensure that all items offered for sale in any NARA gift shop are produced in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6055
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcasting station licensees and cable operators to make available annually free broadcast or cable time for political advertising. For political candidates in a statewide or national election whose parties received more than 2% of total votes in the most recent statewide or national election, the bill requires such television broadcast station licensees and cable operators to allot an equal amount (at least two hours) of free broadcast time each even-numbered year to each candidate. The bill also sets forth standards for allotting free broadcast time during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., during specific periods before an election, and at comparable times of day and days of the week to candidates for the same office.
 
Nothing in this bill, and no use of allotted free broadcast time, shall be construed to restrict a candidate's right to purchase other broadcast time. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
NAFTA Accountability Act

Bill: 114-hr-6056
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

NAFTA Accountability Act

 
This bill provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this bill are met:
 
 
 Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective one year after enactment of this bill; and 
 
 the President, not later than six months after this bill's enactment, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.
 
 
The bill requires the President to confer with the governments of Canada and Mexico and renegotiate NAFTA to correct: 
 
 
 trade deficits, 
 
 currency distortions, and 
 
 the impact of agricultural imports on U.S. agricultural production. 
 
 
The bill also prescribes requirements for: 
 
 
 gains in U.S. jobs and living standards, 
 
 increased domestic manufacturing, 
 
 health and environmental standards, 
 
 a non-increase in crime with illegal drugs, and 
 
 democracy and human freedoms in Mexico.
 
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that, until the conditions set forth in this bill are met, the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries, and trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6057
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a non-U.S. citizen or foreign national). Ownership and operating fund reporting requirements are set forth. 
 
 A foreign national Floor Agenda Team may not participate in the decision-making process of any person's election-related activities (such as those of a corporation, labor organization, or political committee).
 
The bill establishes within the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a clearinghouse of existing public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. 
 
 The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 is amended to: (1) revise foreign agents' supplemental reporting requirements, and (2) provide civil penalties for specified reporting violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act

Bill: 114-hr-6058
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Electric power generation and transmission
Great Lakes
Income tax credits
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for investment in energy property to include a qualified offshore wind property until January 1, 2026. Under the bill, a qualified offshore wind property is an offshore facility that uses wind to produce electricity, excluding certain small wind energy property which uses a small wind turbine to generate electricity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6059
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands.
 
The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy.
 
 
As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5503-5504)
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6060
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Jurisdiction and venue
Oklahoma
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 
This bill confers exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to defenses based on the passage of time, including the statute of limitations. The United States is the only entity liable for such a claim and monetary damages are the only available remedy. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year of enactment of this bill.
 All other claims of the tribe to title arising under the Treaty of Grouseland are extinguished.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
No Lead in School Water Act

Bill: 114-hr-6061
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

No Lead in School Water Act

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2022 a grant program for state programs that test and remediate lead contamination in the drinking water of schools and day care facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
911 Emergency Service Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6063
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial services and investments
First responders and emergency personnel
Performance measurement
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

911 Emergency Service Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require each investment adviser who is required to file annual or other reports under such Act and who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission, at least annually:
 
 
the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the company,
 
the percentage of response times of emergency vehicles deployed by the company to a unit of local government that do not meet a required response time established by a contract for emergency services between the company and such local government, and
 
a description of the impact of any such response time failure on the value of the company to the private fund. 

 
 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Partnerships for the Future Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6064
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Partnerships for the Future Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a competitive grant pilot program to award grants to eligible entities for developing, offering, improving, or providing science, technology, education, and mathematics (STEM) education or career training programs for workers.
 
&quot;Eligible entity&quot; means one of the following in partnership with employers or an association of employers:
 
 
a junior or community college;
 
a postsecondary vocational institution;
 
a four-year public institution of higher education that offers two-year degrees, will use provided funds for activities at the certificate and associate degree levels, and is not reasonably close to a community college;
 
a tribal college or university;
 
at Labor's discretion, a private, not-for-profit, two-year institution of higher education in a specified U.S. territory or possession; or
 
a consortium of any such entities.
 
 
An eligible entity may partner with an adult education provider or institution of higher education, an entity with a demonstrated record of successfully meeting student and family needs, or a joint labor-management partnership. 
 
The bill sets forth criteria and priorities for awarding grants.
 
Grants shall be used for:
 
 
the development, offering, improvement, or provision of STEM academic programs or training programs that provide relevant job training for skilled occupations that will meet the needs of employers in in-demand industry sectors;
 
the development and implementation of policies and programs to expand opportunities for students to earn a recognized postsecondary STEM credential or degree in such sectors and in-demand occupations;
 
the creation of workforce programs that provide a sequence of education and occupational training that leads to a recognized postsecondary STEM credential or degree; and/or
 
the support of regional or national in-demand industry sectors to develop skills consortia that will identify pressing workforce needs and develop solutions. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Synthetic Drug Overdose Prevention and Education Act

Bill: 114-hr-6065
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: 

Synthetic Drug Overdose Prevention and Education Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study strategies for preventing and treating the use of synthetic recreational drugs, which are substances marketed for recreational use (regardless of claims to the contrary) that are analogous to a controlled substance and are not medications.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must coordinate with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to establish and maintain a database of synthetic recreational drugs. The database must be publicly available for use in preventing and treating the use of synthetic recreational drugs.
 
The CDC, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health, and the DEA, must develop and implement a national outreach campaign to educate law enforcement personnel, health care professionals, community members, and others about preventing and treating the use of substances similar to marijuana (cannabimimetic agents).
 The CDC may award grants to federally qualified health centers for public awareness programs regarding substances similar to marijuana.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Relief from Obamacare Exchange Failures Act

Bill: 114-hr-6067
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2016-09-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: 

Relief from Obamacare Exchange Failures Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage an individual who for any month is: (1) unable to obtain coverage under a qualified health plan through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because no qualified health plan is offered to the individual through an exchange, (2) is not eligible for specified government-sponsored programs that provide health coverage, and (3) is not eligible for affordable employer-sponsored coverage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in the event the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution prohibiting activities counter to the object and purpose of the Treaty.

Bill: 114-hr-6068
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: 
This bill prohibits U.S. funds from being made available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization if, on or after September 16, 2016, the U.N. Security Council adopts a resolution that obligates the United States or affirms a purported obligation of the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the treaty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House