hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-996
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Idaho
Indian lands and resources rights
Montana
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Washington State
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

 
Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas. 
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
Designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. Requires the development of a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area. 
 
Directs roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be studied for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Prohibits any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Prohibits oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land.
 
 Permits provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to be applied, as appropriate, in the implementation of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E218)
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
English Language Unity Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-997
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

English Language Unity Act of 2015

 
Establishes English as the official language of the United States. 
 
Requires naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English.
 
Declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws.
 
Allows a person injured by a violation of this Act to obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. 
 
Declares that English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public or private sector, shall be presumptively consistent with U.S. laws. Requires any ambiguity in U.S. laws to be resolved in accordance with the rights retained by the people and the powers reserved to states under the Bill of Rights.
 
Directs the Department of Homeland Security to issue a proposed rule for uniform testing of the English language ability of candidates for naturalization based upon the principles that: (1) all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the laws of the United States; and (2) any exceptions to this standard should be limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
ROV In-Depth Examination Act

Bill: 114-hr-999
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

ROV In-Depth Examination Act

 
The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall have no authority to: (1) establish recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) performance or configuration standards until the study required by this Act is completed, or (2) require ROV manufacturers to provide performance and technical data to prospective purchasers and to the first purchaser of an ROV for purposes other than resale. 
 
The Commission shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to determine: 
 
 
the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by the Commission for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV off-road rollovers,
 
the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted, 
 
whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a vehicle's rollover resistance on a progressive scale, and 
 
the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the Armed Forces if the proposed requirements were adopted.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act

Bill: 114-hr-1001
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act 

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purchase of alternative motor vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; (3) the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit; (4) the income tax credits for alcohol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel used as fuel; (5) the enhanced oil recovery tax credit and the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells; (6) the tax credits for producing electricity from renewable resources and from advanced nuclear power facilities; (7) the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration; (8) the energy tax credit; and (9) the tax credits for investment in qualifying advanced coal projects and qualifying gasification projects. 
 
Directs the Department of the Treasury to prescribe a flat income tax rate for corporations, in lieu of the existing marginal tax rates, based upon the overall revenue savings from the repeal of energy tax expenditures by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1002
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
RAISE Act

Bill: 114-hr-1003
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act

 
 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that neither its prohibition against interference by an employer with employees' right to bargain collectively, nor the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between employees and an employer after enactment of this Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than the agreement provides for.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1004
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 
 
Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2015

 
Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to rename part D (Achievement through Technology and Innovation) as the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2015 or the ATTAIN Act and to reauthorize it through FY2020.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve a portion of the part D funding to provide states with technical assistance and information in adopting evidence-based best practices for using technology to transform learning.
 
Directs the Secretary to allot part D grants to states on the basis of each state's share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the ESEA.
 
Requires state grantees to develop and implement challenging academic content and achievement standards to ensure that students are technologically literate. Declares that such standards are only for tracking technological literacy and not for assessing adequate yearly progress (AYP) under title I. Permits the assessment of student performance in gaining technology literacy through embedding assessment items in other state tests or performance-based assessments portfolios or through other valid and reliable means.
 
Directs states to use the bulk of their allotment to award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve student learning, technology literacy, and achievement. Requires that priority be given to LEAs serving schools that have been identified as needing improvement.
 
Require an LEA to: (1) include a new or updated local long-range strategic educational technology plan in its subgrant application, (2) use up to 5% of its subgrant to evaluate its use of the subgrant, and (3) use its remaining subgrant to implement a plan for systemic school redesign through technology integration in at least one of its schools.
 
Requires the plans for systemic school redesign to include: (1) professional development activities for educators; (2) the acquisition and application of technology, in conjunction with curricular or instructional changes, to improve students' learning opportunities, academic achievement, and technical literacy; and (3) the acquisition and application of technology to identify individual student learning needs and support personalized learning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Bill: 114-hr-1005
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Renewable Energy Jobs Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically:
 
 
the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry;
 
the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or
 
the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. 
 
 
Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act

Bill: 114-hr-1006
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Education programs funding
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals.
 
Authorizes HHS to award grants to assist medical schools in developing and strengthening primary care mentorship programs and cultivating leaders in primary care among its students.
 
Requires HHS to award grants to medical and other health professions schools to promote priority competencies that are selected annually by the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, in order to foster curricular innovations to improve the education and training of health care providers.
 
Directs the Institute of Medicine to study the documentation requirements for cognitive services (evaluation and management services) required under Medicare and Medicaid and through private health insurers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act

Bill: 114-hr-1007
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Foreign and international corporations
Manufacturing
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act

 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2020 for the SelectUSA Initiative (federal assistance aimed at increasing both foreign and domestic investment in U.S. business).
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress during such fiscal years on Initiative activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act

Bill: 114-hr-1008
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Executive agency funding and structure
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act

 
 Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, subject to appropriations, to use up to 3% of the Bank's surplus, for each of the 5 fiscal years following enactment of this Act, to cover its administrative expenses.
 
Requires the Bank to use at least one-third of that 3% of surplus to expand or establish Bank regional offices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1009
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide: (1) hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided, whether or not a major disaster had been declared; and (2) fire management assistance in any area affected by a fire for which hazard mitigation assistance was provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the posthumous commission as a captain in the regular Army of Milton Holland, who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War.

Bill: 114-hr-1010
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 
Deems Milton Holland (who, while a sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War) to have held the grade of captain in the regular Army, effective as of September 29, 1864, and continuing until his separation from the Army.
 
Prohibits any entitlement to bonuses, gratuity, pay, or allowances because of such posthumous commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Show Your Exemption Act

Bill: 114-hr-1011
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2015-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: 

Show Your Exemption Act

 
This bill requires the House of Representatives and the Senate to make publicly available the determinations of each Member of the House of Representatives and each Senator regarding the designation of their employees (including leadership and committee staff) as congressional staff for purposes of requiring those employees to enroll in health insurance coverage offered through a health benefit exchange as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Introduced in House