hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos.

Bill: 115-hr-7134
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2018-11-14 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Provides for the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Pacific Provider.

Bill: 115-hr-7135
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-11-14 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: 
This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel 
Pacific Provider
 (United States official number 597967).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Introduced in House
LIVE Well Act

Bill: 115-hr-7136
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2018-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: 

Long-Term InVestment in Education for Wellness Act or the LIVE Well Act

 
This bill expands the scope of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) grant program, as well as the scope of local school wellness policies created under the National School Lunch Program or other federal child nutrition programs, to include eating disorder prevention and long-term health practices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-7137
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2018-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: 

Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

Bill: 115-hr-7138
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2018-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: 

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of federal lands for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Introduced in House
ADAPT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7139
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018 or the ADAPT Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require asylum applicants to arrive in the United States only at a designated port of arrival. Current law allows aliens to seek asylum whether or not they arrive at a designated port. 
 
The bill also requires asylum seekers to file their applications immediately upon arrival, where currently they have one year to do so.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Bill: 115-hr-7141
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Firearms and explosives
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7142
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Business records
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a grant program for de-escalation training in communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7143
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to stop issuing new paper Social Security cards after October 1, 2023 (and replacement cards after October 1, 2028), and to maintain a complete public listing of each Social Security number that has been assigned to any individual at any time. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7144
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
User charges and fees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018

 
This bill limits the ability of the Department of Veterans Affair to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Stop Welfare for Any Large Monopoly Amassing Revenue from Taxpayers Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7145
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Securities
Wages and earnings
White-collar crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Stop Welfare for Any Large Monopoly Amassing Revenue from Taxpayers Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits a large employer from purchasing its own stock if it (1) pays its employees less than $15 an hour, (2) does not provide its employees with specified paid sick leave, or (3) does not comply with a specified compensation ratio with respect to its executive officers and employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7146
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes procedures for closing a Social Security Administration field office, including by requiring (1) public notices and hearings, and (2) notification to the Senators and members of Congress whose constituents are served by the office.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation Program.

Bill: 115-hr-7147
Sponsor: Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to treat a soybean crop as an eligible crop for payments under the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) if market conditions have discouraged or prevented a producer of a soybean crop from harvesting the crop or entering the crop into the stream of commerce. 
 
(The MFP provides payments to producers with commodities that have been significantly impacted by actions of foreign governments resulting in the loss of traditional exports.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
USA Retirement Funds Act

Bill: 115-hr-7148
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Bankruptcy
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

USA Retirement Funds Act 

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require employers who do not already offer specified retirement plans to provide tax-exempt retirement funds (USA Retirement Fund arrangements) to their employees. The bill includes exemptions for certain small or new employers, governments, and churches. 
 
Employees may elect to contribute to the funds using payroll deductions (or other periodic direct deposits) or to receive payments directly in cash. Unless employees opt out of a fund or elect a different contribution amount, they are automatically enrolled to make contributions that begin with 3% of annual compensation in 2019 and eventually increase to 6% after 2021. 
 
The Department of Labor must review and select retirement plans that qualify for the funds. The bill establishes a board of trustees to administer the funds and a commission to advise Labor regarding the funds. 
 
An employee may not contribute more than $15,000 per year to a fund. Employers may contribute up to $5,000 per year on behalf of an employee. The limits must be adjusted annually for inflation.
 
The funds must pay benefits to employees in the form of an annuity, in accordance with specified requirements. 
 
The bill establishes limits on withdrawals and transfers from the funds. It also establishes civil and criminal penalties to enforce the requirements for the funds and prevent fraud. 
 
The funds are tax-exempt, and the bill specifies requirements for the tax treatment of contributions, rollover contributions, and distributions. The bill also specifies reporting and disclosure requirements for the funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act

Bill: 115-hr-7149
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act

 
This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on December 31, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7150
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled &quot;Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization&quot; and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015.
 
The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupation) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Stop Harassing Calls Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7151
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Stop Harassing Calls Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to develop a plan and implement regulations that reduce the number of unlawful robocalls and unlawful spoofed calls received by consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7152
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
New Mexico
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey approximately 7,167 acres of specified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the San Felipe Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7153
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes within the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, and establishes that a principal duty of a diplomatic mission to a foreign country is the promotion of U.S. economic and business interests in that country. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act

Bill: 115-hr-7154
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Child health
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: 

Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act

 
This bill includes playgrounds and parks among places that receive priority for grants to reduce lead in drinking water.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Introduced in House