hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4714
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2016-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: 

Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of costs associated with clinical trials. Under current law, Medicare covers routine costs of care furnished to a beneficiary enrolled in a category A (experimental) clinical trial of a medical device intended for use in the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of an immediately life-threatening disease or condition. The bill requires Medicare to also cover, with respect to a beneficiary enrolled in a category B (non-experimental) clinical trial, routine costs of care as well as the cost of the device under investigation. 
 
A trial of a medical device shall, for purposes of Medicare coverage, be deemed to meet the definition of a category A or category B clinical trial, as the case may be, if the trial is conducted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's investigational use exemption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-03-03
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: 2016-03-03
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: 2016-03-03
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: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
RPM Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4715
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor vehicles
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 or the RPM Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
S.O.S. Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4716
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Support Our Students Act of 2016 or the S.O.S. Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support or develop programs that will train teachers, school personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel regarding mental health conditions in children.
 
To be eligible to receive such a grant or subgrant, a state or LEA must partner with a mental health organization, family advocacy organization, or community nonprofit organization.
 
Subgrantees shall utilize school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or community organizations with experience in mental illness and suicide prevention to develop and conduct the training.
 
The training program must include an annual in-service training component that enables teachers, school personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel to: (1) better understand mental health conditions and the early warning signs in children and adolescents; (2) effectively communicate their mental health concerns with families and consider family perspectives; (3) identify classroom strategies for working effectively with troubled children; and (4) understand school-specific information, including links to mental health services and supports in the school and community.
 
ED shall develop outcome measures for in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of the training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
MARTLAND Act

Bill: 114-hr-4717
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Human rights
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Mandating America's Responsibility To Limit Abuse, Negligence and Depravity Act or the MARTLAND Act

 
This bill states that it is U.S. policy that human rights violations, including child abuse, shall not be conducted or condoned on any U.S. military installation, whether located in the United States or overseas, by either U.S. citizens or nationals or foreign nationals. 
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) shall submit to Congress a comprehensive plan detailing the procedures by which DOD will implement this policy. 
 
&quot;Military installation&quot; shall include U.S. combat outposts and forward operating locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4718
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private sector representatives, to study strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the boards of directors of issuers.
 
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to direct the SEC, by rule, to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of the issuer's board of directors and nominees for it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E284)
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
COMPLI Act

Bill: 114-hr-4719
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act or the COMPLI Act

 
This bill amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit persons aggrieved by certain public accommodation violations from commencing a civil action for discrimination unless they: (1) provide the owner or operator of the accommodation with a written notice that is specific enough to identify the violation; (2) specify in the notice that the owner or operator has 90 days to remove or correct the violation before an action will be brought; and (3) refrain from sending demand letters, requests for settlement, or other communications to the owner or operator during such 90-day period.
 
An owner or operator of a public accommodation who is provided such a notice must notify the public of the alleged violation and the steps being taken to remedy it. 
 
Owners or operators are entitled to an additional 30 days to comply if they make a good faith effort but are unable to correct the violation within the original 90-day period.
 
A civil action for discrimination based on such a violation may not be commenced while a civil action relating to the same violation is pending.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4720
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Belize
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Costa Rica
Crimes against children
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Nicaragua
Panama
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: 

Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that any unaccompanied alien child (UAC) who has not been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or does not have a credible fear of persecution on returning to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence shall be:
 
 
placed in removal proceedings,
 
eligible for voluntary departure at no cost to the child, and
 
provided with access to counsel.
 
 
(Currently such expedited removal requirements apply to unaccompanied children from countries that are contiguous to the United States.)
 
The Department of State shall negotiate agreements, in addition to countries contiguous to the United States, between the United States and Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and any other appropriate country regarding the repatriation of children.
 
The requirements of this Act are applied to any UAC apprehended on or after June 15, 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4722
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security account number on their tax return. 

action_date: 2016-03-23
text: 

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security account number on their tax return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-476.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-476.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act

Bill: 114-hr-4723
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 

Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the limitation on the increase in tax imposed upon certain low-income families for advance payments of the tax credit for health insurance premium assistance that exceed the allowable amount of such credit. 

action_date: 2016-03-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the limitation on the increase in tax imposed upon certain low-income families for advance payments of the tax credit for health insurance premium assistance that exceed the allowable amount of such credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-475.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-475.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

Bill: 114-hr-4724
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Family services
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 

Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

 
This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for:
 
 
demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and
 
the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards.
 

action_date: 2016-03-23
text: 

Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for:
 
 
demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and
 
the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-462.
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-462.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Savings Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4725
Sponsor: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Gambling
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 

Common Sense Savings Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $60,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $60,000 but less than $70,000; (3) over a period of three months, if the amount is at least $70,000 but less than $80,000; and (4) over an additional one-month period for each increment of $10,000 received, not to exceed 120 months.
 
Qualified lump sum income includes: (1) monetary winnings from gambling; (2) damages received in lump sums or periodic payments, excluding monthly payments, on account of causes of action other than those arising from personal physical injuries or sickness; and (3) income received as liquid assets from the estate of a deceased individual.
 
In addition, the bill eliminates the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) with respect to the coverage of individuals who are inmates in public institutions. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP applies to coverage of individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
 
The bill also amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the SSAct to terminate increases to the enhanced FMAP as established by the PPACA with respect to CHIP.
 
Under current law, federal Medicaid reimbursement to states is reduced in proportion to any impermissible state taxes collected from health care providers. The bill lowers a percentage threshold used to determine whether such taxes are impermissible. 
 
The bill terminates the Prevention and Public Health Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
action_date: 2016-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4726
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 

Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits the obligation of funds to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security until a biometric entry and exit data system has been fully implemented.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation.

Bill: 114-hr-4727
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy research
Nuclear power
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Energyto submit a report to Congress, within six months, identifying engineering designs for fusion energy systems that are capable of producing net energy within 15 years after the onset of system construction. The report must also identify any budget requirements necessary to accelerate the development of such systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
SWEPT Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4728
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2016-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: 

SWEPT Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) under which an individual's Social Security benefits may be reduced for work for an employer that does not withhold Social Security taxes.
 
The bill revises the formula for computation of an individual's primary insurance benefit amount to: (1) lower from 30 to 25 the number of years of coverage required for exception to the WEP; (2) alter the determination of partial exemptions for those who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage; and (3) reduce the dollar amount of annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes required to constitute an applicable year of Social Security coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Introduced in House