hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PLEA Act

Bill: 114-hr-3497
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the manufacture or importation of projectiles that may be used in a handgun and that are determined by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require DOJ to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar (concerning the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile, and the projectile's design.
 
 It prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, or transfer of any handgun that uses armor piercing ammunition, except: (1) where manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military, law enforcement, or intelligence agencies; and (2) by a licensed manufacturer or contractor for the purpose of examining and testing to determine whether such prohibition applies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 [sic]

Bill: 114-hr-3498
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cell biology and embryology
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Genetics
Medical ethics
Medical research
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit human cloning for reproductive and research purposes.
 
Specifically, the bill makes it a crime for any public or private person or entity to:
 
 
 perform, attempt to perform, or participate in an attempt to perform human cloning; or 
 
 ship, receive, or import a product of human cloning for any purpose. 
 
 
It defines "human cloning" as asexual reproduction by replacing a fertilized or unfertilized egg nucleus with a human somatic (body) cell nucleus to produce a living organism with a human or predominantly human genetic constitution. 
 
A person or entity convicted of a human cloning offense is subject to a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both. A person or entity who profits from such offense is also subject to a civil penalty of at least $1,000,000. 
 
This bill does not restrict scientific research using nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Disability Rating Parity Act

Bill: 114-hr-3499
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Veteran Disability Rating Parity Act 

 
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat service-connected disability rated and certified as total by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of the OASDI (including child's, widow's, and widower's benefits) and SSI programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Honesty in Consumer Price Index Reporting Act

Bill: 114-hr-3500
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Inflation and prices
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Honesty in Consumer Price Index Reporting Act

 
This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to report regularly and routinely an additional data set designed to replicate the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (or CPI-W set) reflecting a fixed market basket of goods and services, omitting consideration of substitution of goods and services due to changes in individual consumption patterns caused by price increases, utilizing the methodology that was employed by the Bureau in 1980.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Alisa's Law of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3501
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Alisa's Law of 2015

 
 Directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2017-FY2019 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
 
Defines "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" as driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration greater than or equal to the lesser of: 
 
 
the blood alcohol concentration limit of the state in which the individual is driving, or 
 
0.08%.
 
 
Requires an ignition interlock device to: 
 
 
require a driver to provide a breath sample before the motor vehicle starts, and 
 
 prevent a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3502
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-Indian relations
Food assistance and relief
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: 

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects.
 
The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Introduced in House
State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act

Bill: 114-hr-3506
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor carriers
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: 

State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act

 
 Recognizes state or local government authority to require fleet owners or operators to acquire only new fleet vehicles that: 
 
 
 utilize natural gas as a fuel; 
 
 are flexible fuel vehicles that operate on gasoline, E85, and M85; or 
 
 meet a technology or performance-based characteristic that is commercially available. 
 
 
Provides that nothing in this Act or any other provision of law shall limit the purchase requirement authority of a state or local government applicable to fleets operating primarily within the jurisdiction if the requirements further any policy regarding climate change, the control of air pollution, energy independence, or local economic benefits.
 
Defines &quot;fleet&quot; as a group of 20 or more light-duty motor vehicles, medium-duty motor vehicles, or heavy-duty motor vehicles carrying 14 or more passengers operating primarily in a metropolitan area with a population of more than 250,000 that are: 
 
 
 centrally dispatched; or 
 
 centrally fueled, or capable of being centrally fueled, and owned, operated, leased, or otherwise controlled by a governmental entity or other person meeting specified criteria.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office".

Bill: 114-hr-3507
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2015-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3508
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: 

American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow taxpayers an election to make annual payments of 1% of their modified adjusted gross income for a minimum seven-year period in lieu of existing estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, (2) allow a step-up in basis for estate property of a taxpayer making an election under this Act, and (3) set forth requirements for the filing of an estate tax return by taxpayers who have made an election under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act

Bill: 114-hr-3509
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2015-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: 

Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act or the EV-COMUTE Act

 
This bill authorizes the head of any federal agency that owns or operates a parking area for use by agency employees to: (1) install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in such parking area for the use of privately-owned employee vehicles; and (2) charge a user fee to cover the costs of such station. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-15
text: Introduced in House
National Scenic Trails Parity Act

Bill: 114-hr-3511
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
North Dakota
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 

National Scenic Trails Parity Act

 
 Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3512
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 
 

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

 
 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. 
 
Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime limit on Pell Grant eligibility (currently 12 full-time semesters). 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3515
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 

Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2015 

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. It provides a definition of the term &quot;dismemberment abortion.&quot;
 
A physician who performs a dismemberment abortion is subject to a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both, unless the dismemberment abortion was necessary to save the mother's life.
 
 A woman or a parent of a minor who undergoes a dismemberment abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill. 
 
The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a woman who undergoes a dismemberment abortion for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this bill, for being a principal or an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-3516
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 

Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

 
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any determination by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to an individual, including one that OASDI and SSI benefits to which that individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, from being considered to be a determination that the individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective to make it unlawful for the individual to engage in the shipment or transport of firearms or ammunition or receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3518
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government trust funds
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 

Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund from being used for the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program or any substantially similar program.
 
No property may be transferred to a federal or state and local agency for purposes pertaining to such a program.
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the DEA's marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3519
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2015-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: 

Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2015

 
 Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Commissioner each to establish a pilot program to encourage, through assistance provided under the Home Affordable Modification Program under the Secretary of the Treasury's Making Home Affordable initiative, the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications that: (1) are designed to return greater cash flow to investors than other loss-mitigation activities, including foreclosure; and (2) result in positive net present value for the investor.
 
Requires a shared appreciation mortgage modification to: (1) reduce by specified action the loan-to-value ratio of a covered mortgage to 115% immediately upon modification and to 95% within 3 years; (2) reduce the interest rate if such a principal reduction would not result in an affordable reduced monthly payment; (3) reduce to a specified amount any periodic payment the homeowner is required to make; (4) require the homeowner to pay the investor, after refinancing or selling the real property securing a covered mortgage, up to 50% of the amount of any increase in the value of the real property during a specified period; and (5) result in a positive net present value for the investor after taking into account the principal reduction and, if necessary, any interest rate reduction.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) provide that an enterprise may negotiate regarding a shared appreciation mortgage modification of a covered mortgage with any mortgage insurance provider for a mortgage on the subject property, and (2) allow advanced claim agreements with respect to such mortgage insurance policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-16
text: Introduced in House