hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-347
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to exempt from its coverage any consumer reporting agency (or affiliate or subsidiary) described under the Fair Credit Reporting Act as: 
 
 
one that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis; or 
 
any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers in order to furnish consumer reports to third parties, if the person is subject to supervision and examination by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
 
 
Preempts state law and regulations concerning a credit repair organization to the extent they would apply to consumer reporting agencies subject to this Act.
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to study whether, in addition to these persons, any other person should be exempt from the Credit Repair Organizations Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act

Bill: 114-hr-349
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Government information and archives
Great Lakes
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act 

 
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. NOAA must include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada.
 
This bill does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2015-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-353
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint licensed hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration. 
 
Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report on: (1) the timely access of veterans to VA hearing health services, and (2) VA contracting policies regarding the provision of hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.

Bill: 114-hr-354
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Motor vehicles
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 
This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to assess a civil penalty of $10,000 against a railroad carrier for each complete hour in which a shift change of rail carrier employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
GIF Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-355
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Global Internet Freedom Act of 2015 or the GIF Act of 2015

 
Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including: (1) coordination of the assignment of technical Internet protocol parameters, (2) performance of administrative functions associated with Internet domain name system root zone management, and (3) allocation of Internet numbering resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-356
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act

 
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and publish an action plan for improving the training and rehabilitation services and assistance provided by the VA for veterans with service-connected disabilities.
 
Requires such plan to include: 
 
 
a comprehensive analysis of, and recommendations and a proposed implementation plan for remedying, workload management challenges at VA regional offices, including steps to reduce counselor case loads of veterans participating in a rehabilitation program;
 
a comprehensive analysis of the reasons for the disproportionately low percentage of veterans with service-connected disabilities who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, who opt to participate in a VA rehabilitation program relative to the percentage of such veterans who use their entitlement to VA educational assistance;
 
recommendations and a proposed implementation plan for encouraging more veterans with service-connected disabilities who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, to participate in VA rehabilitation programs; and
 
a national staff training program for vocational rehabilitation counselors, that includes the provision of training to assist counselors in understanding the very profound disorientation experienced by warriors because of their injury, training to assist counselors in working in partnership with veterans on individual rehabilitation plans, and training on post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions and on moderate to severe traumatic brain injury that is designed to improve the ability of such counselors to assist veterans with such conditions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-06-02
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 114-hr-358
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York State
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

 
 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.
 
Limits the minting of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2017.
 
Prescribes surcharges for coin sales, which shall be paid to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., to help finance the construction of a new building and renovation of existing National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

Bill: 114-hr-359
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Mammals
Mental health
Service animals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
 
Requires: (1) the Secretary to carry out the pilot program through contracts with appropriate nongovernmental entities located in close proximity to at least three but no more than five VA medical centers, and (2) each of those entities to be certified in the training and handling of service dogs and to have a training area that would be appropriate for use in educating veterans with mental health conditions in the art and science of service dog training and handling. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-362
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Employment taxes
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million (high-income taxpayer) to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Establishes the amount of such tax as the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) amount, and the payroll tax for the taxable year; over (2) certain tax credits. Provides for a phase-in of such tax. Requires an inflation adjustment to the $1 million income threshold for taxable years beginning after 2016.
 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact tax reform that repeals unfair and unnecessary tax loopholes and expenditures, simplifies the tax system, and makes sure that the wealthiest taxpayers pay a fair share of taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 114-hr-363
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Rhode Island
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
 Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, collectively, in recognition of their service during the Revolutionary War.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such medals.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Defend Israel by Defunding Palestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-364
Sponsor: Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Middle East
Palestinians

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Defend Israel by Defunding Palestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits any amounts from being obligated or expended to provide assistance, loan guarantees, or debt relief to the Palestinian Authority (PA), or any affiliated governing entity, until the PA withdraws its request to join the International Criminal Court.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-365
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Government studies and investigations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement the policy set forth in the notice of proposed policy entitled &quot;Proposal To Consider the Impact of One Engine Inoperative Procedures in Obstruction Evaluation Aeronautical Studies&quot; published by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 28, 2014, only if the policy is adopted pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Campaign Sunlight Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-367
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Campaign Sunlight Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.
 
Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.
 
Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-369
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Immigrant health and welfare
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Right of privacy
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to reimburse states and their political subdivisions for qualifying education, incarceration, and public benefit expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful U.S. immigration status within their geographical area.
 
Makes specified foreign assistance amounts available for such reimbursements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Care for All Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-371
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: 

Care for All Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow catastrophic plans to be offered as qualified health plans to any individual in the individual or group market. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.) Currently, to be a qualified health plan, a catastrophic plan must enroll only individuals who are below age 30 and exempt from minimum essential coverage requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-14
text: Introduced in House