hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
CORE Act

Bill: 115-s-76
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Coal
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Income tax credits
Mining
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies Act or the CORE Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require at least 5% of the new markets tax credit limitation to be allocated to community development entities in connection with certain investments, financial counseling, and other services in distressed coal communities. 
 
A &quot;distressed coal community&quot; is any low-income community located in a county that: (1) was one of the 30 counties with the biggest employment decrease among coal operators over a specified time period; or (2) is contiguous to a county that has the required decrease in employment, is located in the same state, and contains at least one low-income community. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Paying U.S. in Peanuts Act

Bill: 115-s-77
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Stop Paying U.S. in Peanuts Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Modernizing Government Travel Act

Bill: 115-s-78
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commuting
Congressional oversight
General Services Administration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Modernizing Government Travel Act

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to prescribe regulations to provide for the reimbursement of federal employees traveling on official business for the use of a transportation network company (e.g., Uber or Lyft) or innovative mobility technology. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to judicial branch employees.
 
The bill revises GSA's reporting requirements regarding official travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act

Bill: 115-s-79
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Industrial facilities
Research administration and funding
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Securing Energy Infrastructure Act

 
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Energy's (DOE)national laboratories to identify thesecurity vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector, and research and test technology that can be used to isolate the most critical systems of such entities from cyber-attacks.
 
In addition,DOE must establish a working group to evaluate the technology solutions proposed by the national laboratories and to develop a national cyber strategy to isolate the energy grid from attacks.
 
DOE must also submit a report to Congress describing the results of the pilot program, assessing the feasibility of the techniques considered, and outlining the results of the working group's evaluation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-246.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-246.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-03-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-262.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.

Bill: 115-s-80
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm in any area open to the public (other than a federal facility) at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers, if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act

Bill: 115-s-82
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Income tax deductions
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: (1) extend such limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; (2) eliminate the exemption from such limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; and (3) make such limitation applicable to all publicly-held corporations that are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to register securities and provide periodic reports to their investors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S206-207)
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act

Bill: 115-s-83
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Science and engineering education
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization
Women in business
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act

 
 This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-85
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Restoring Access to Medication Act of 201

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 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Choice Continuation Act

Bill: 115-s-86
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Veterans Choice Continuation Act

 
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, which allows the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 115-s-87
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Detention of persons
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request.
 
A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer.
 
The bill limits the liability of a state or political subdivision, or an officer or employee of such state or political subdivision, for actions in compliance with the detainer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-92
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 185 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that:
 
 
 is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada;
 
 is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply;
 
is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and
 
has the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved under the FFDCA.
 
 
 Certain medications may not be imported, including controlled substances and biological products.
 
 The bill establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. HHS must publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

Bill: 115-s-93
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: 

Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize review of supplemental drug applications (applications to modify the approved use of a drug) for contraceptive drugs intended for routine use that would be available to individuals aged 18 and older without a prescription. The FDA must waive user fees for such supplemental drug applications. Any drug that is eligible for this priority review must be a prescription drug for individuals under age 18.
 This bill repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to allow health savings accounts and health flexible spending accounts (HFSAs) to be used to pay for medicine without a prescription and to remove the limit on salary reduction contributions to a HFSA under a cafeteria plan, effective as if the provisions had never been enacted.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Bill: 115-s-95
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: 

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a repository, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host the repository with certain affected entities.
 Additionally, any agreement to host the repository must meet certain conditions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Balanced Budget Accountability Act

Bill: 115-s-98
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: 

Balanced Budget Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), upon adoption by a chamber of Congress of a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year, to determine and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President pro tempore of the Senate a certification as to whether that chamber has adopted a balanced budget. 
 
 &quot;Balanced budget&quot; means a concurrent budget resolution providing that for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year to which the resolution applies total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the gross domestic product for such fiscal year.
 
 If OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget for FY2018 before April 16, 2017, the payroll administrator of each chamber must deposit in an escrow account all payments for compensation of Members of Congress serving in that chamber otherwise required beginning on such date. Such deposits shall be released to such Members on the earlier of: (1) the day on which OMB certifies that the chamber has adopted a balanced budget for FY2018, or (2) the last day of the 115th Congress.
 
 The same requirements shall apply for FY2019 if OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget for FY2019 before April 16, 2018.
 
If OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget for FY2020, or any succeeding fiscal year, before April 16 of the prior fiscal year, each Member of that chamber shall be paid $1 annually for pay periods for the same calendar year after that date.
 
 This bill requires legislation in the House and Senate that increases revenue to be agreed upon only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of that chamber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate
James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

Bill: 115-s-99
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2017-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: 

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee. 
 
In conducting this study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the study area, determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System, and consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by government entities or private and nonprofit organizations.


action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee. 
 
In conducting this study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the study area, determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System, and consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by government entities or private and nonprofit organizations.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-36.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-36.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Bill: 115-s-100
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2017-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: 

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

 
 This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the following areas : (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefield, and (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.
 
 The Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate
King Cove Road Land Exchange Act

Bill: 115-s-101
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-01-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Land transfers
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: 

King Cove Road Land Exchange Act

 
This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. 
 
The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. 
 
Interior and Alaska shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the federal and nonfederal lands in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards. 
 
The bill requires the route of the road corridor to follow a specified southern road alignment.
 
The bill states that the exchange of the federal and nonfederal lands and the road to be constructed under this bill (including the issuance of any permit that may be required from any federal agency to construct such road) shall not constitute a major federal action requiring environmental impact review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Introduced in Senate