hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SPARC Act

Bill: 114-hr-6120
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act or the SPARC Act

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify recovery rules with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Under current law, secondary payor provisions apply under the benefit in the same manner as they apply with respect to Medicare Advantage plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-22
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: 2016-09-22
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: 2016-09-22
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: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6121
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
Water quality
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from:
 
 
 industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration;
 
climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and 
 
 intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. 
 
 
Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems.
 
The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
AIM HEA Act

Bill: 114-hr-6122
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Department of Education
Disability and paralysis
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HEA Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education to establish an independent commission to develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and an annotated list of information technology standards.
 
The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines and information technology standards every five years. 
 
An institution of higher education (IHE) that uses electronic instructional materials or related technologies that conform to the voluntary guidelines is deemed to be in compliance with its obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. An IHE that uses electronic instructional materials or related technologies that do not fully conform to the voluntary guidelines qualifies for a limited safe harbor from monetary liability under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 if the IHE complies with specified requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To congressionally designate the museum to preserve the stories, knowledge, and history of the Medal of Honor to be constructed in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Bill: 114-hr-6123
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill designates the Medal of Honor Museum, which is to be built in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the &quot;National Medal of Honor Museum.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
HOMeS Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6124
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Housing our Military Servicemembers Act of 2016 
 
or the
 
 HOMeS Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide incentives to geographic areas under the Continuum of Care program for using funds for activities proven to be effective at reducing homelessness for former servicemembers of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6125
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) within two years. (PFCs are manufactured compounds that are used in an array of consumer products and that accumulate in human blood.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act

Bill: 114-hr-6126
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require each issuer of a security required to file an annual or quarterly report to disclose during the period covered in that report:
 
 
the issuer's total pre-tax profit,
 
the total amount paid by the issuer in state taxes,
 
the total amount paid by the issuer in federal taxes, and
 
the total amount paid by the issuer in foreign taxes. 
 
 
Each such issuer shall also disclose in that report specified corporate financial information, aggregated on a country-by-country basis, for each of its subsidiaries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6127
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Public utilities and utility rates
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

Bill: 114-hr-6128
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, which must identify:
 
 
 pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources;
 
the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected; 
 
the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water;
 
the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and
 
methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent them.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act

Bill: 114-hr-6129
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act

 This bill designates approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in Oregon as the &quot;Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.&quot;

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6131
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly: (1) create, transport, or receive a human-animal chimera; (2) transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb; or (3) transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb. The term &ldquo;human-animal chimera&rdquo; means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and non-human parts. 
 
A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6133
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Pornography
Sex offenses
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to: 
 
 
reauthorize through FY2021 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program, 
 
reauthorize through FY2021 the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements, 
 
reduce from 25 years to 15 years the required registration period for certain juvenile delinquent sex offenders who maintain a clean record, 
 
allow a state, Indian tribe, or territory to exempt from disclosure on a public website information about juvenile delinquent sex offenders, 
 
specify how to calculate the allocation of Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funds for local governments after a state's JAG funds are reduced for failure to comply with sex offender registration and notification standards, and 
 
establish an alternative method for complying with the in-person verification requirement. 
 
 
It amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to require the Department of Justice to include additional data in its annual report on the enforcement of sex offender registration requirements.
 
The bill amends the federal criminal code to: 
 
 
modify the duties of probation and pretrial services officers to include, when directed by a court, supervision of a sex offender conditionally released from civil commitment subject to court-ordered compliance with a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment; and 
 
extend the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file a civil action to 10 years (currently 3 years) from the date such individual reaches age 18. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 114-hr-6135
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Senate
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2016-11-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6321)
action_date: 2016-11-29
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 H6321)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6135.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6321-6322)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Mr. Denham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
USA Retirement Funds Act

Bill: 114-hr-6136
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

USA Retirement Funds Act 

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require employers who do not already offer specified retirement plans to provide tax-exempt retirement funds (USA Retirement Fund arrangements) to their employees. The bill includes exemptions for certain small or new employers, governments, and churches. 
 
Employees may elect to contribute to the funds using payroll deductions (or other periodic direct deposits) or to receive payments directly in cash. Unless employees opt out of a fund or elect a different contribution amount, they are automatically enrolled to make contributions that begin with 3% of annual compensation in 2017 and eventually increase to 6% after 2019. 
 
The Department of Labor must review and select retirement plans that qualify for the funds. The bill establishes a board of trustees to administer the funds and a commission to advise Labor regarding the funds. 
 
An employee may not contribute more than $15,000 per year to a fund. Employers may contribute up to $5,000 per year on behalf of an employee. The limits must be adjusted annually for inflation.
 
The funds must pay benefits to employees in the form of an annuity, in accordance with specified requirements. 
 
The bill establishes limits on withdrawals and transfers from the funds. It also establishes civil and criminal penalties to enforce the requirements for the funds and prevent fraud. 
 
The funds are tax-exempt, and the bill specifies requirements for the tax treatment of contributions, rollover contributions, and distributions. The bill also specifies reporting and disclosure requirements for the funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Louisiana Flood and Storm Devastation Tax Relief Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6137
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Books and print media
Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Louisiana
Low- and moderate-income housing
Motor vehicles
Poverty and welfare assistance
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Louisiana Flood and Storm Devastation Tax Relief Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify several tax provisions and rules for individuals and businesses affected by storms and flooding in Louisiana. 
 
The bill applies to the area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: 
 
 
 before September 3, 2016, by reason of severe storms and flooding occurring in Louisiana during August of 2016; and 
 
 before April 21, 2016, by reason of severe storms and flooding occurring in Louisiana during March and April of 2016. 
 
 
For individuals and businesses in the specified Louisiana storm and flood disaster area, the bill modifies tax provisions and rules regarding: (1) early withdrawals of retirement funds; (2) employment-related tax credits; (3) charitable contributions; (4) and various tax deductions, exclusions, and credits related to losses and recovery from the storms and flooding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House