hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
I-5 Corridor Cooperation Act

Bill: 115-hr-6673
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2018-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Government studies and investigations
Oregon
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation costs
User charges and fees
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: 
 
I-5 Corridor Cooperation Act

 
 This bill prohibits tolls of any kind from being collected along Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 between State Route 500 in the state of Washington and U.S. Route 30 in the state of Oregon for any purpose unless: (1) the economic impact study required by this bill is completed; and (2) the governors of such states sign an agreement to allow the collection of a toll in those areas.
 
The Federal Highway Administration, as part of any review process that may be required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the proposed project to toll Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, shall conduct an economic impact study examining the impact of tolls, including any value pricing tolls, on businesses, communities, and federally-recognized Indian Tribes within Clark and Cowlitz counties in Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Introduced in House
Student Empowerment Act

Bill: 115-hr-6674
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2018-08-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: 

Student Empowerment Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. 
 
(Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including:
 
 
curriculum and curricular materials, 
 
books or other instructional materials, 
 
online educational materials, 
 
tutoring or educational classes outside the home, 
 
testing fees, 
 
fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and 
 
educational therapies for students with disabilities.
 
 
Distributions may also be used for the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Introduced in House
To deauthorize a portion of the Raritan River Navigation Channel, New Jersey.

Bill: 115-hr-6675
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2018-08-21 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New Jersey

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-21
text: 
This bill deauthorizes a portion of the project for navigation, Raritan River, New Jersey, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937. The portion deauthorized is known as the Titanium Reach of the South Channel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-08-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-08-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-21
text: Introduced in House
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-6676
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Nevada
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

 This bill directs the Forest Service to convey 67 acres of Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe area in Nevada for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. 
Subject to the agreement of the permit holder of Zephyr Cove Resort, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall modify such permit to include the Zephyr Shoals. 
 
 The Forest Service and the Department of Interior shall convey 7,951 acres of specified federal land to Douglas County, Nevada, for flood control or any other public purpose.
 
USDA shall implement a cooperative management agreement for the Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel to: (1) improve the quality of recreation access for such land, and (2) conserve the land's natural resource values. 
 
 The Forest Service or Interior, as appropriate, shall conduct one or more sales of specified federal lands in the county to qualified bidders. 
 
All U.S. interest in 1,945 acres of certain federal land and certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or Forest Service (Section 5 lands) shall be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. 
The bill designates 12,330 acres of specified BLM land, to be known as the Burbank Canyons Wilderness, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
USDA may transfer from the Forest Service to Nevada or the county certain Forest Service lands which are unsuitable for Forest Service administration or necessary for a public purpose.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Clean Slate Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6677
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Clean Slate Act of 2018

 
This bill requires courts to automatically seal records for certain arrests and nonviolent offenses involving marijuana. Additionally, the bill creates a mechanism to allow an individual to petition to seal criminal records for certain other nonviolent offenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Claude Moore Farm Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 115-hr-6678
Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Claude Moore Farm Land Conveyance Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the Friends of the Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run, Inc., approximately 69 acres of land identified as the Claude Moore Colonial Farm Land Assignment for use as an 18th century living history museum that shall be open to the public, if the Friends request such a conveyance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 820.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1053.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1053.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 14.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Veterans VOW Act

Bill: 115-hr-6679
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act

 
This bill requires the payment of a Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient if that person was married to the recipient for (1) at least one year prior to the veteran's death; or (2) any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.
 
The bill increases the special pension for a living Medal of Honor recipient to $1329.58 per month. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the processes and procedures for the granting, denying, or revoking of access, or eligibility for access, to classified information.

Bill: 115-hr-6680
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Due process and equal protection
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 
This bill prohibits access to classified information from being granted, denied, or revoked except according to established processes and procedures.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7865)
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-6681
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2018-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Music
Performing arts
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill instructs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act

Bill: 115-hr-6682
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
General public lands matters
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to instruct the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel to be acquired to become public lands or National Forest System (NFS) lands. 
 
Interior or USDA must provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel of public lands or NFS lands to be conveyed by sale, exchange, or other disposal method. 
 
The Bureau of Land Management, before commencing a resurvey of federal land under its administrative jurisdiction, must notify all property owners who have land abutting or adjacent to the land being resurveyed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 826.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1060, Part I.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1060, Part I.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-08-28
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: 2018-08-28
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: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

Bill: 115-hr-6684
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 
This bill requires Department of Defense (DOD) contracting officers, when evaluating offers to perform contracts greater than $25 million, to consider whether an offering entity provides training and development programs for its workforce that are consistent with DOD needs, including training through a qualified training program (e.g., a program eligible for funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6685
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., a state, or one or more local educational agencies, public institutions of higher education, or private sector entities) to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

Bill: 115-hr-6686
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 
This bill requires each executive agency to take into account the existence of qualified training programs of contractors. Specifically, a contracting officer, in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million, must consider:
 
 
 the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation; 
 
 an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with the agency's needs; and 
 
in assessing past performance, the manner in which an incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor's workforce.
 
 
 &quot;Qualified training program&quot; is defined as:
 
 
a program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,
 
a program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 
 
a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, or
 
any other federal program determined by the agency to be a qualified training program.
 
 
Each agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6687
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
California
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Seashores and lakeshores
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to manage certain agricultural property in California consistent with Congress's intent to maintain working dairies and ranches on the property as part of the unique historic, cultural, scenic, and natural values of the Point Reyes National Seashore. Interior must manage tule elk present on the property as directed by the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8857)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8857)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6687.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8856-8858)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 756.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-968.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-968.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
ALERT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6688
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health information and medical records
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Analyzing and Leveraging Existing Rx Transactions Act of 2018 or the ALERT Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to establish an electronic system to provide pharmacists with a patient's prescription and dispensing history with respect to covered drugs (i.e., those identified as having a risk of misuse or abuse).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Bill: 115-hr-6689
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Insurance industry and regulation
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, including reconstructive services and prosthetics. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2018-08-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in House