hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PRICED Act

Bill: 114-hr-5573
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: 

Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act or the PRICED Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow biosimilars to be marketed seven years after the reference brand name biological product is licensed. Currently, brand name biological products are provided a 12-year marketing exclusivity period.
 This shortened marketing exclusivity period applies only to biological products licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after enactment of this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

Bill: 114-hr-5574
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Age discrimination
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act 

 
This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims).
 
The bill: (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which need only be sufficient for a reasonable trier of fact to find that an unlawful practice occurred; and (2) declares that a complaining party shall not be required to demonstrate that age or retaliation was the sole cause of a practice (thereby rejecting the Supreme Court decision in 
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
, which requires a complainant to prove that age was the "but-for" cause for the employer's decision).
 
The bill: (1) authorizes a court, in a claim in which an individual demonstrates that age was a motivating factor for any employment practice and in which a respondent demonstrates that the same action would have been taken in the absence of the impermissible motivating factor, to grant declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and attorney's fees and costs directly attributable only to the pursuit of a claim; and (2) prohibits a court in such an instance from awarding damages or issuing an order requiring any admission, reinstatement, hiring, promotion, or payment.
 
The bill applies the same standard of proof to other employment discrimination and retaliation claims, including claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and similar laws concerning federal employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5575
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act of 2016
 
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax-preferred savings accounts for first-time homebuyers. An individual may make up to $14,000 per year in after-tax contributions to the account, subject to a $50,000 lifetime contribution limit, a $150,000 limit on the fair market value of the account, and adjustments for inflation after 2017. 
 
Distributions from the account that are used to pay the qualified principal residence purchase expenditures of the designated beneficiary are excluded from gross income. A &quot;qualified principal residence purchase expenditure&quot; is, with respect to a designated beneficiary who is a first-time homebuyer, any amount: (1) paid toward the purchase price of a principal residence of the beneficiary, (2) required to be paid to settle the purchase of such residence, or (3) required to be paid by the beneficiary to obtain acquisition indebtedness with respect to the residence. 
 
Excess contributions to the account, distributions that exceed the qualified principal residence purchase expenditures of the beneficiary, and distributions that are not used for first-time homebuyer purposes are subject to specified taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists.

Bill: 114-hr-5576
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to deny the transfer of a firearm or explosive, or the issuance of an explosives license or permit, to known or suspected terrorists. Specifically, the bill authorizes DOJ to deny those transfers, licenses, or permits if the citizens or permanent residents of the United States are included in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Screening Database's no-fly list or the selectee list.
 
DOJ and federal, state, and local law enforcement must be notified immediately of requests to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or in the last five years was, identified on the database.
 
The bill establishes a judicial review process for appealing a denial by DOJ.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4668)
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

Bill: 114-hr-5579
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Photography and imaging
Solid waste and recycling
Television and film
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

 
This bill prohibits any person from exporting or reexporting electronic waste (specified items containing electronic components or fragments, including computers, televisions, video display devices, and consumer electronics) or exempted electronic waste items (tested, working used electronics, low-risk counterfeit electronics, or recalled electronics), except as specified.
 
&quot;Low-risk counterfeit electronics&quot; means electronic components or items that: (1) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (2) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing such process.
 
A person may export or reexport exempted electronic waste items only if:
 
 
the person is listed on a publicly available registry maintained by the Department of Commerce;
 
for each export transaction, the person files specified electronic export information in the Automated Export System;
 
the export or reexport of exempted electronic waste items otherwise complies with applicable international agreements and other U.S. trade laws; and 
 
the exempted items are accompanied by certain required documentation.
 
 
Commerce may provide exceptions to the requirements of this bill under specified circumstances for exports or reexports of five items or fewer per transaction of electronic components intended for personal use, and of electronic components to a person or entity under the ownership or control of the person exporting or reexporting the components, with the intent that they be used for the purpose for which they were used in the United States.
 
Any violator of this bill or regulations issued under it shall be subject to the same penalties as those applicable to violators of any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Save America's Pastime Act

Bill: 114-hr-5580
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Athletes
Labor standards
Professional sports
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Save America's Pastime Act

 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements any employee who has contracted to pay baseball at the minor league level.
 
The bill shall not be construed to require application of maximum hours requirements to any employee who has contracted to play baseball at the major league level.
 
No employer shall be subject to liability or punishment on account of any violations of minimum wage, maximum hours, or specified recordkeeping requirements regarding any work performed before, on, or after enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
CLINTON Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5581
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016 or the CLINTON Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a federal official organization from being treated as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) for any period after the date on which the organization knowingly or willingly accepts or solicits any contribution from any person connected to a foreign government. 
 
A tax-exempt organization is a &quot;federal official organization&quot; if one or more current or former specified federal officials established, control, or actively participate in the management of the organization. 
 
If the organization accepts a contribution from any person and learns that that the person is connected to a foreign government after the acceptance, it will not be treated as knowingly or willingly accepting the contribution if the contribution is returned within 30 days of learning of the status of the person. 
 
The bill imposes a tax on any federal official organization that knowingly or willingly accepts any contribution from any person connected to any foreign government in an amount equal to the amount of the contribution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act

Bill: 114-hr-5582
Sponsor: Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime victims
Kansas
Monuments and memorials
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act

 
This bill designates as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators" an existing memorial located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. The memorial is not a unit of the National Park System, and its designation shall not require or allow federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5584
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016

 
This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, transport, or trade shark fins or any product containing shark fins.A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances.
 
 Penalties areimposedfor violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

Bill: 114-hr-5585
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards
Motor carriers
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply its maximum hours requirements to over-the-road bus drivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Customer Non-Discrimination Act

Bill: 114-hr-5586
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2016-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Aviation and airports
Lawyers and legal services
Motor carriers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Railroads
Religion
Retail and wholesale trades
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: 

Customer Non-Discrimination Act

 
This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation.
 
It defines: 
 
 
"sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; 
 
"sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and 
 
"gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth. 

 
The bill expands the categories of public accommodations to include places or establishments that provide: 
 
 
exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings, or displays; 
 
goods, services, or programs, including a store, a shopping center, an online retailer or service provider, a salon, a bank, a gas station, a food bank, a service or care center, a shelter, a travel agency, a funeral parlor, or a health care, accounting, or legal service; or 
 
transportation services. 

 
"Establishment" shall not be construed to be limited to a physical facility or place.
 
Protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin must include protections against discrimination based on: (1) an association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; or (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class. The bill prohibits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protections. 
 
The bill prohibits denial of an individual's access to a shared facility (including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room) that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5589
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require health insurance exchanges to verify an individual's eligibility for a special enrollment period before coverage is made effective.
 
Individuals seeking coverage through an exchange during a special enrollment period must submit to the exchange the documents necessary to verify their eligibility for the special enrollment period.
 The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services must report on enrollment during special enrollment periods for plan year 2015. The report must include the number of individuals who: (1) sought to enroll during a special enrollment period but were prohibited, (2) were prohibited because they did not provide documentation supporting eligibility, and (3) were prohibited because they provided invalid documentation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5590
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Federally chartered organizations
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2016

 
This bill revises the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (the corporation) to remove provisions that declare the corporation to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia. Its principal office may be in any U.S. location.
 
The procedures for membership of the National Council of the Federal Bar Association and the election of the board of directors and officers are to be as provided for in the bylaws instead of under charter requirements. But the bill prohibits the terms of membership, or the requirements for serving as a director or officer, from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.
 
Prohibitions on the distribution of income or assets to a director, officer, or member shall not prevent: (1) board-approved payments of reasonable compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in undertaking the corporation's business; (2) the award of a grant to a Federal Bar Association chapter of an officer, director, or member; or (3) payment of reasonable compensation to the corporation's employees for services undertaken on the corporation's behalf.
 
The prohibition on loans to directors or officers is expanded to include members or employees. The bill removes a provision that makes directors or officers jointly and severally liable to the corporation for assenting to a loan to a director or officer.
 
The corporation may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the federal government for its activities.
 
On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors in compliance with the charter and bylaws. (Currently, any remaining assets shall be deposited in the Treasury.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House