hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1064
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school.
 
The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). 
 
A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by requiring a wristband or hand stamp. The child also may not be required to: (1) perform chores or activities that are not required of students generally, or (2) dispose of food after it has been served to the child.
 
Any communication related to outstanding credit must be directed to the child's parent or guardian. A child may be required to deliver a letter regarding outstanding credit that is addressed to a parent or guardian if the letter is not distributed to the child in a manner that stigmatizes the child. 
 
The bill also expresses the sense of Congress regarding several issues regarding the administration of the school meal programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as "Harry S. Truman Union Station".

Bill: 115-s-1065
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 
 This bill designates Union Station, located at 40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC, as the &quot;Harry S. Truman Union Station.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1066
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2017 or the FAIR Student Credit Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow a person to request the removal of a previously reported default regarding a qualified education loan from a consumer report if: (1) the lender chooses to offer a loan-rehabilitation program that requires a number of consecutive on-time monthly payments equal to the number of payments specified in a default reduction program under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and (2) the consumer of the loan successfully and voluntarily meets the requirements of that loan-rehabilitation program. A consumer may obtain such rehabilitation benefits only once per loan. 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report on any hurdles borrowers experience with the private loan-rehabilitation program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
CONNECT Act

Bill: 115-s-1067
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make joint, competitive grants to state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies for the purpose of facilitating or enhancing collaboration between them in order to address the needs of youth who come into contact with both systems. HHS may offer training and technical assistance to the agencies regarding the development of programs and protocols. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy for America Act

Bill: 115-s-1068
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Clean Energy for America Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify or replace several existing energy-related tax incentives to provide consolidated tax deductions and credits for the production of or investment in clean electricity, the production of clean transportation fuels, and energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. 
 
The new tax incentives are technology-neutral and the amounts of the credits or deductions vary based on the levels of carbon emissions for the incentives for electricity and fuels or energy efficiency in the case of the incentives for energy efficient homes and commercial buildings.
 
The bill also establishes tax credits for certain bonds issued by a governmental body, a public power provider, or a cooperative electric company for facilities producing clean electricity or clean transportation fuels. 
 
The bill phases out the new tax incentives when annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States have been reduced by at least 35%. 
 
In order to provide for a transition period for the new tax incentives, the bill temporarily extends several existing energy-related tax provisions. 
 
With respect to the existing qualifying advanced energy project credit, the Department of the Treasury must establish an additional qualifying advanced energy project program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Device Safety Monitoring Act

Bill: 115-s-1069
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Product safety and quality
Public contracts and procurement
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Medical Device Safety Monitoring Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support pilot projects in order to provide timely and reliable information on the safety and effectiveness of marketed medical devices. The projects must: (1) be designed to generate safety and active surveillance data, (2) inform support for safety and active surveillance activities, (3) be coordinated with a system for evaluating medical device technology that operates under a board with representation from consumer groups and device manufacturers, and (4) use electronic health data.
 
The FDA may determine that a manufacturer's participation in a pilot project satisfies requirements regarding reporting or postmarket surveillance if the project captures adverse event information and the FDA has established procedures to publish safety information from the project.
 
Not later than January 31, 2021, the FDA must evaluate real world evidence pilot projects, such as the ones supported by this bill, for their ability to inform decision-making and efficiently generate evidence about the safety or effectiveness of medical devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1070
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: 

Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017

 
This bill revises how accessories to medical devices are classified. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must classify accessories based on the risks when used as intended
,
 notwithstanding the classification of any other device with which such accessory is intended to be used. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Duplicative Green Building Program Evaluation Act

Bill: 115-s-1071
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Performance measurement
Public transit
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Duplicative Green Building Program Evaluation Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on and make public the outcomes of specified green building programs administered by DOE and listed in the Government Accountability Office's &quot;2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue.&quot;
 
DOE must conduct an analysis of whether any of the programs should be eliminated or consolidated and report on methods to improve the programs.
 
Within a year, DOE must identify which programs were specifically authorized by Congress and which are carried out solely under DOE's discretionary authority. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1072
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing finance and home ownership
Lawyers and legal services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public-private cooperation
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 

 
This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is receiving services. 
 
The VA shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense.
 
 The bill: (1) expands VA dental care authority authority to include those veterans receiving assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, (2) repeals the September 30, 2013, sunset on the authority of the VA and the Department of Labor to carry out a program of referral and counseling for veterans who are at risk of homelessness and are transitioning from certain institutions, including penal institutions, and (3) extends supportive services assistance for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
 
 The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study of VA assistance to homeless veterans.
 
 The requirement that the VA report annually on its assistance programs for homeless veterans is eliminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Escambia County Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 115-s-1073
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Escambia County Land Conveyance Act

 
 This bill authorizes Escambia County, Florida, to convey its interest in any part of the former Santa Rosa Island National Monument land that was conveyed to it by the federal government in 1947 to any person or entity, without restriction. 
 
The bill prohibits any person or entity holding a leasehold interest in such land from being required to involuntarily accept a fee interest to such land in place of the leasehold interest. 
 
 The bill conditions such conveyance on requirements that: (1) all interest of Escambia County in any part of such land that is within the jurisdictional boundaries of Santa Rosa County, Florida, must be conveyed to Santa Rosa County within two years of the enactment of this bill; and (2) Escambia County must preserve in perpetuity the areas of the conveyed monument land that, as of this bill's enactment, are dedicated for conservation, preservation, public recreation access, and public parking. Santa Rosa County shall assume ownership of the non-federal land conveyed to it free of such restrictions. 
 
 Santa Rosa County or any other person to whom such county reconveys such land may reconvey any part of it. Any proceeds from the conveyance of such land by either county shall be considered to be windfall profits that shall revert to the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1074
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance to establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of practitioner signatures in digital or other electronic form for the purposes of: (1) disclosures of tax returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer, and (2) any power of attorney executed by the taxpayer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act

Bill: 115-s-1075
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce to study the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the Marcellus, Utica, and Rogersville shale plays located in the Appalachian region of the United States. 
 
The study must include potential locations for the hub, the economic feasibility and benefits of the project, infrastructure needs, and potential benefits of the hub to energy security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Our Pension Promises Act

Bill: 115-s-1076
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Keep Our Pension Promises Act 

 
This bill repeals the elimination of the pension anti-cutback provisions under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The anti-cutback provisions prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans. 
 
The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with respect to partitions of eligible multiemployer plans, to modify the procedures and allow plan sponsors to petition the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for a partition of additional financially-troubled pension plans.
 
The PBGC must establish a legacy fund to cover the administrative and benefit costs resulting from a partition. The Department of the Treasury must transfer amounts to the fund that are equal to the increase in revenues as a result of specified provisions of this bill that amend the Internal Revenue Code. 
 
The provisions amend the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a limit of $1 million on the exemption of the gain from the exchange of real property in a like kind exchange, (2) prohibit the use of like kind exchanges for collectibles, and (3) limit contributions and require increased minimum distributions for individuals with certain retirement plans with balances that exceed $5 million (adjusted for inflation after 2017). 
 
The bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to assign first claim priority to pension obligations under ERISA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

Bill: 115-s-1077
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to take responsibility for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

Bill: 115-s-1078
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal officials
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

 
This bill amends the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to expand the scope of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee to make recommendations regarding supplemental applications for opioids. Currently, the committee only makes recommendations on new drug applications. 
 
Only the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may approve a new drug application or supplement to an application for an opioid against the recommendation of the committee. If the Commissioner approves a drug against the recommendation of the committee, the Commissioner must: (1) submit a report to Congress that includes the evidence regarding patient safety that supports the Commissioner's decision and a disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest of FDA officials involved in the decision; and (2) testify before Congress regarding the decision, upon request. Such a drug cannot be sold until the Commissioner has submitted the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act

Bill: 115-s-1079
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act

 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke approval for an opioid drug for every new opioid drug approved. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.) In determining the drug for which to revoke approval, the FDA must prioritize revoking approval for drugs that are not abuse deterrent and consider the public health impact of drugs on the market.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-1080
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2017-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: 

Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees in the building and construction industry who have attained age 55 and are not separated from employment to make distributions from certain tax-exempt multiemployer pension plans if they were participants in such plan on or before April 30, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate