hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
P3 Act

Bill: 115-hr-7041
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
State and local finance
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Preventing Pollution through Partnerships Act or the P3 Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow state and local governments to issue green infrastructure bonds as tax-exempt private activity bonds. The bonds are not subject to the state volume caps that apply to certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. 
 
A green infrastructure bond must be issued as part of an issuance that requires 95% or more of the net proceeds to be used to develop, carry out, or certify approved green infrastructure projects. The approved projects are to construct, rehabilitate, maintain, or repair green infrastructure that has been certified by the state in which the project is located as effectively addressing nonpoint source pollution.
 
 &quot;Green infrastructure&quot; is infrastructure that preserves, enhances, or mimics natural infiltration, evapotranspiration, or capture of storm water. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
CARR Act

Bill: 115-hr-7042
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act
 
 
This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 500 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Better Airplane Noise Standards Act

Bill: 115-hr-7043
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government studies and investigations
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Better Airplane Noise Standards Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to complete within one year the ongoing evaluation of alternative airplane noise metric to the current Day Night Level (DNL) 65 noise standard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative Program Act

Bill: 115-hr-7044
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Higher education
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative Program Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a Collegiate Training Initiative Program relating to unmanned aircraft systems. The FAA shall make new or continue existing agreements with institutions of higher education to train students for careers involving unmanned aircraft systems. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Aircraft Avionics Systems Cybersecurity Act

Bill: 115-hr-7045
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Department of Transportation
Technology assessment
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Aircraft Avionics Systems Cybersecurity Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to consider revising its regulations regarding airworthiness certification to: (1) address cybersecurity for avionics systems, and (2) require that aircraft avionics systems used for flight guidance or aircraft control be secured against unauthorized access by passenger inflight entertainment systems. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7046
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Health care costs and insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the circumstances under which the Bureau of Prisons may assess a fee for health care services provided to a prisoner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1379)
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act

Bill: 115-hr-7048
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2018-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: 

Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to provide support services (e.g., child or dependent care, health care services, or legal aid) for individuals receiving workforce training and education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7049
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Great Lakes
Lakes and rivers
Postal service
Water quality
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp. The proceeds from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7050
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018

 
This bill (1) requires a recipient of a Community Development Block Grant to develop strategies to support new, inclusive zoning policies and programs; (2) establishes a tax credit based on the rental costs of an eligible individual; and (3) establishes a savings program to allow a taxpayer to defer payment on a portion of the amount that would otherwise be refunded to the taxpayer as overpayment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Freedom for Farmers Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7051
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Freedom for Farmers Act of 2018

 
This bill abolishes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); HHS must transfer authority regarding certain national disease and toxic exposure registries to another appropriate HHS entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7052
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Poverty and welfare assistance
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled &quot;Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.&quot; The rule makes aliens who are likely at any time to become a public charge and receive public benefits inadmissible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
DEBRIS Act

Bill: 115-hr-7053
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act or the DEBRIS Act

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for the removal of debris from owner-occupied private residences and property.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, by rulemaking, amend the factors for evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to include the estimated cost of removing fallen debris from owner-occupied residences and property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Housing Innovation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7054
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Housing Innovation Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the Office of Housing Innovation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The office shall carry out grant programs to support (1) planning efforts that address housing needs in urban areas; (2) research and studies to support, inform, and advise local governments on their plans for new housing and community development; and (3) outreach programs focused on issues related to housing, community development, and regional planning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Girls in School Act

Bill: 115-hr-7055
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Marriage and family status
Nutrition and diet
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Keeping Girls in School Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to enter into acquisition, assistance, or financing agreements to address societal, cultural, health, and other barriers that adolescent girls face in accessing quality secondary education.
 
 USAID's Senior Coordinators for International Basic Education Assistance and Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment and the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall oversee all U.S. resources and activities relating to educational opportunities for adolescent girls.
 
 The bill requires USAID to seek to ensure program adherence to monitoring, evaluation, and data requirements and gender equality guidance.
 
The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shall review, update, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a U.S. global strategy to empower adolescent girls. The U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, issued in March 2016, shall be deemed to fulfill such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Modern School Threat Reporting Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7056
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Modern School Threat Reporting Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants for states to acquire a mobile application that enables students to anonymously report school safety threats to law enforcement agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7057
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2018-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: 

Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to employer-provided dependent care assistance programs, to: (1) increase the amounts of dependent care assistance that employees may exclude from gross income, (2) require the increased limits to be adjusted for inflation after 2019, and (3) allow certain unused dependent care flexible spending account balances to be carried forward into the next year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Introduced in House
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7058
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2018-10-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: 

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 
 
2018

 
This bill prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing: (1) multiple taxes on the sale of a covered electronic good or service, or (2) discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service. 
 
A &quot;digital good or service&quot; is delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. A &quot;covered electronic good or service&quot; is a digital good, digital service, audio or video programming service, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. 
 
The bill also: 
 
 
specifies services that are excluded from the definition of &quot;digital service;&quot;
 
 
restricts taxation of a covered electronic good or service to taxation by a state or local jurisdiction whose territorial limits encompass a customer tax address, as defined by this bill; 
 
makes the seller of covered electronic goods or services responsible for obtaining and maintaining such address; and 
 
specifies rules regarding the taxation of bundled transactions, digital code, and VoIP services. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Introduced in House
Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7060
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2018-10-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Arab-Israeli relations
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
International exchange and broadcasting
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
Research and development
Terrorism
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: 

Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State to establish the Palestinian Partnership Fund to facilitate and finance: 
 
 
joint ventures in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, including between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the United States, Israel, countries in the Middle East, and globally to improve economic cooperation in research and development and in the technology industry; and 
 
people-to-people exchanges to further shared community building and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Introduced in House