hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6275
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detention Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-28
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: 2016-09-28
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: 2016-09-28
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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6276
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 

2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify, for employment tax purposes, certain physicians who provide medical services for a temporary period (locum tenens physicians) as independent contractors rather than as employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6277
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits implementation of a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule to permit full practice authority of all VA advanced practice registered nurses when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act

Bill: 114-hr-6278
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires civil service employees to be hired on an at-will basis beginning one year after this bill's enactment. Such an employee may be removed or suspended from service by the agency head for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, without notice or right to appeal.
 
 The bill specifies how an employee or applicant may seek a remedy under specified employment protection statutes with respect to an adverse personnel action. 
 
The bill permits an agency to suspend an employee for misconduct or poor performance. The employee may appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which may not reinstate the employee until a final decision is made on such appeal. In the case of critical necessity, an agency may immediately replace a suspended employee. 
An employee or applicant may not appeal an adverse personnel action to more than one agency. 
The bill prohibits an employee who does not receive a score of four or five out of five (or an equivalent rating) on his or her latest performance review from receiving a pay raise. A grievance filed on behalf of such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement that results in an increased performance rating for such employee may not result in a pay raise.
 
The OPM shall submit a report that contains recommendations for a single-agency rating system. 
 
An individual appointed to the civil service who is not subject to this bill's requirements regarding at-will employment may not be paid an annuity or retired pay on the basis of such service if the individual was finally convicted of a felony offense: (1) when such individual was performing creditable service, or (2) after such individual has separated from service if such offense is related to the performance of his or her government position.
 
An agency may transfer an individual occupying a Senior Executive Service position who is not an at-will employee to a position within the General Schedule.
 
The bill: (1) eliminates provisions authorizing official time for an employee serving as an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, and (2) prohibits an employee from using government property in carrying out any activities relating to the internal business of a labor organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act

Bill: 114-hr-6280
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act
 
This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, in awarding grants for maternal, infant, and early childhood home visitation programs, to give priority to applications submitted by certain governmental entities that are working in partnership with qualified community partners. A &quot;qualified community partner&quot; is a local educational agency, elementary or secondary school, a law enforcement agency, or a health care entity that provides specified services and assistance to pregnant women, infants, and young children.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
BANK Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6281
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Japan
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions
South Korea

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Block Access to North Korea Act of 2016 or BANK Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, with specified waiver authority, against a person that continues to knowingly and directly provide specialized financial messaging services to, or to knowingly enable or facilitate access to such messaging services for: 
 
 
the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), 
 
a financial institution that facilitates any transaction or provides significant financial services for nuclear development or proliferation on North Korea's behalf, or 
 
a person identified on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control for assisting North Korea's nuclear development or proliferation efforts.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building".

Bill: 114-hr-6282
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York City
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building."
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building." 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 114-310.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 114-310.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-12-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7144)
action_date: 2016-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7144)
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
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 H7017)
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 H7017)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6282.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7017-7018)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 114-310
EPI Act

Bill: 114-hr-6284
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Eliminate Price Increases Act of 2016 or the EPI Act
 
 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the manufacturer of a brand name drug from authorizing or commencing the manufacturing, marketing, selling, or distributing of a generic version of the drug from the time the manufacturer is notified by a generic manufacturer that a generic drug application has been submitted until the expiration or forfeiture of the 180-day exclusivity period granted to the generic manufacturer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Canadian Snowbird Visa Act

Bill: 114-hr-6285
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Canada
Immigration status and procedures
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Canadian Snowbird Visa Act

 
 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to admit into the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor for a period not to exceed 240 days during any single 365-day period a Canadian citizen who: (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay, (3) is not inadmissible or deportable, (4) will not engage in employment or labor for hire in the United States, and (5) will not seek any form of assistance or benefit under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
 
 The spouse of such person may be admitted under the same terms except that he or she is not required to separately satisfy the residence/housing requirements.
 The bill grants a person so admitted nonresident alien tax status.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

Bill: 114-hr-6286
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act or the
 
S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

 
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using its utility ratemaking authority.
 
States are encouraged to analyze whether energy storage systems benefit their efforts to promote energy conservation and the greater use of domestic energy.
 
To further encourage the development of programs relating to energy storage, the Department of Energy (DOE) must streamline and coordinate efforts among various existing programs conducting energy storage research at DOE to maximize efficiency of its funds and expand vital research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
MOBILE Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6287
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2016 or the
 
MOBILE Act of 2016

 
This bill authorizes a financial institution, with an individual's consent, to record personal information from a swipe or copy of an individual's driver's license or personal identification card and store the information electronically for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the driver's license or identification card, verifying the identity of the individual, or complying with legal requirements. 
 
Financial institutions must not sell, rent, transfer, or make the personal information available to another person, other than an affiliate.


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
REAL Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6288
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: General public lands matters
Government information and archives
Land transfers
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection Act or the REAL Protection Act

 
 This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to notify all property owners with land abutting or adjacent to federal land being resurveyed of the pending resurvey. A resurvey is an official rerunning and remarking intended to supersede the records of the original survey.
 
 The BLM shall notify affected landowners within 30 days of completion of the resurvey if it extends the boundaries of federal land. 
 
If a resurvey results in private land being reclassified as federal land, the affected landowners shall be given the right of first refusal to purchase the land for fair market value minus the value of any significant improvements made to such lands, or be reimbursed for the fair market value of any such improvements. Affected landowners may not be charged with willful trespass onto the land unless they used such lands with the knowledge that they should be classified as federal land. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6289
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of &quot;families&quot; a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months.
 
Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for homelessness.
 
The bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to give preference for rural rental assistance to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk of homelessness.


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
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax incentives for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels.

Bill: 114-hr-6290
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018: 
 
 
 the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel, 
 
the excise tax credit for biodiesel mixtures, 
 
 the payments that are equivalent to the biodiesel mixture excise tax credit, 
 
 the excise tax credit for alternative fuels, 
 
 the excise tax credit for alternative fuel mixtures, and 
 
the payments that are equivalent to the alternative fuels excise tax credit. 
 


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
Indiana Dunes National Park Act

Bill: 114-hr-6291
Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Great Lakes
Indiana
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Indiana Dunes National Park Act

 
This bill renames the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the Indiana Dunes National Park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House