hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2924
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Land use and conservation
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015

 
Withdraws federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona, as well as all federally owned subsurface interests under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in lands in Pima County, from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws.
 
Withdraws all federally owned interests in BLM lands in Pima County from entry, location, or patent under the general mining laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 114-hr-2925
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act

 
 Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Requires the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the local coordinating entity for the Area, to prepare and submit a management plan for it. 
 
Requires the management plan to:
 
 
inventory the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area related to its national importance, as well as the themes that ought to be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed; and
 
recommend policies and strategies for resource management.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2926
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015

 
 Establishes the Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area and the Gila Bend National Conservation Area in Arizona. 
 
Requires the Department of the Interior to manage the Conservation Areas as: (1) components the National Landscape Conservation System, and (2) in a manner that conserves and enhances their resources and values. 
 
Designates specified wilderness and wilderness additions in Maricopa County, Arizona, as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Establishes the Sentinel Plain Special Management Area and the Rainbow Valley Special Management Area in Arizona. 
 
Requires Interior to:
 
 
develop separate comprehensive management plans for the long-term protection and management of such Areas, and
 
provide for the protection of the Agua Caliente Road.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2927
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Medical education
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
This bill amends title V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand grant activities under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program to include support programs and services that facilitate student advancement to allopathic or osteopathic medical schools. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

Bill: 114-hr-2929
Sponsor: Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Property rights
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

 
Amends the Federal Power Act, regarding the issuance of licenses for construction of dams, conduits, and reservoirs, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, when deciding whether to issue a license for project works, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees.
 
Requires the licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment, increased tourism, and recreational use. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

Bill: 114-hr-2931
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional officers and employees
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Federal officials
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act with respect to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to: (1) reduce the number of members of the FEC from eight to five; (2) remove the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members; and (3) permit no more than two members to be affiliated with the same political party. A majority of the FEC members serving at the time shall constitute a quorum, except that three shall constitute a quorum if there are only four members serving.
 
A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC.
 
The President shall appoint the FEC Chair, subject to Senate confirmation as a member of the FEC.
 
The powers of the FEC are revised and distributed between the Chair and the other FEC members.
 
Persons who oppose requests for advisory opinions are permitted to appear at FEC hearings on such requests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2933
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration to establish a local rail facilities and safety program to mitigate the impacts of railroad operations in local communities through improvements to highway-rail grade crossings, rail line relocation and improvement projects, and training and technical assistance to local governments. In carrying out the program, the Administration may award grants to eligible entities for freight capacity projects. 
 
The bill defines &quot;eligible entity&quot; to mean one or more states, an Interstate Compact, a local government, a tribal government, or one or more metropolitan planning organizations.
 
A grant awarded under the program may be used for:
 
 
a capital project to mitigate the impacts of rail infrastructure and operations on a local community;
 
a capital project to improve short-line railroad infrastructure; 
 
training and technical assistance to help local governments better understand how to coordinate with railroad carriers on operations and safety issues and on the integration of railroad issues into land use and transportation planning processes; and 
 
payment of all or a portion of the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal credit assistance under the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 for a capital project to improve short-line railroad infrastructure.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans for five years.

Bill: 114-hr-2934
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
This bill extends the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans through December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act

Bill: 114-hr-2935
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health personnel
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act

 
Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2936
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Infant Formula Protection Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of an infant formula, including an infant formula powder, if its use-by date has passed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
National Design Services Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2938
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Community life and organization
Educational facilities and institutions
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Libraries and archives
Low- and moderate-income housing
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public contracts and procurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

National Design Services Act of 2015

 
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a loan repayment program for eligible architects who provide certain design services on behalf of a Community Design Center (a non-profit organization operated and managed by a licensed architect that conducts research and provides design services for community development projects).
 
Requires an eligible architect, in order to participate in the loan repayment program, to enter into a written contract with the Department that contains:
 
 
 an agreement under which: (1) the architect agrees to provide eligible design services on behalf of a Community Design Center for at least one year, and (2) the Department agrees to pay the principal and interest of the architect's qualifying educational loans for the period of time the architect provides such services;
 
a provision that any U.S. financial obligation arising out of the contract, and any obligation of the architect, is contingent upon appropriations for the loan repayment program; and
 
a statement of the damages to which the United States is entitled if the eligible architect breaches the contract.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

Bill: 114-hr-2939
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations
Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Freedom of information
Historical and cultural resources
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act 

 
This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws. 
 
The amended appropriations laws include: 
 
 
 the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012; 
 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; 
 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
 
the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; 
 
 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008; 
 
the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; 
 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; and
 
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003. 
 
 
The bill removes provisions from these laws that: 
 
 
prohibit the consolidation or centralization within the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by federal firearms licensees; 
 
prohibit the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory; 
 
require instant background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours; 
 
limit the use of firearms tracing data; 
 
limit the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with arson or explosive incidents or firearm traces; 
 
limit denials of applications to import &quot;curios or relics&quot; firearms, parts, or ammunition; and 
 
prohibit denials of federal firearms licenses due to lack of business activity. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2940
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) allow an inflation adjustment to the amount of such deduction for taxable years beginning after 2014, (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses, and (3) make such deduction permanent. 

action_date: 2015-10-23
text: 

Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) allow an inflation adjustment to the amount of such deduction for taxable years beginning after 2014, (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses, and (3) make such deduction permanent. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after 2014. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-310.
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-310.
action_date: 2015-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 13.
action_date: 2015-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act

Bill: 114-hr-2941
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act 

 
 Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that no VA employee who knowingly violates any federal civil law or regulation, including one covered under the Federal Acquisition Regulation or the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation, or any internal VA policy, receives any specified pay augmentation, incentive, or additional gift of any value (bonus).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2942
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

 
This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes. 
 
The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, then DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed. 
 
DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Department of Agriculture from obligating or expending any funds for grants awarded for research on the prevention of rose rosette disease, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2943
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Horticulture and plants
Pest management
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using funds for grants or cooperative agreements for research on the prevention of rose rosette disease. The bill also rescinds any unobligated balances from appropriations provided for this purpose. Rose rosette disease is caused by a plant virus that is transmitted by mites and can kill infected roses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House