hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Advancing Carbon Capture in Energy Generation Act

Bill: 115-s-3566
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

Advancing Carbon Capture in Energy Generation Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for advanced coal projects, to: (1) lower the carbon dioxide sequestration requirement to 60% for certain electrical generating units in existence on October 3, 2008, and (2) revise certain technology and environmental performance requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
No Internment Camps Act

Bill: 115-s-3567
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Family services
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

No Internment Camps Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds, including previously authorized funds beginning one year after enactment of this bill, to operate or construct a family residential center, whether operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or by another governmental or nongovernmental contractor.
 
The bill transfers funds obligated for family detention centers to the Alternatives to Detention Account (established by this bill) to implement the Family Case Management Program and additional community-based non-detention programs for alien families.
 
The bill establishes, and funds through FY2024, the Emergency Fund for Asylum Seekers. The Department of Homeland Security may determine the number of alien families who have entered the United States seeking asylum in a fiscal year and based on specified percentage increases in such numbers receive amounts from the fund for the processing of such asylum seekers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural MOMS Act

Bill: 115-s-3568
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act

 
This bill expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas.
 
The bill provides funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity. Specifically, these networks must (1) connect individuals with care providers, (2) identify successful maternal-care models, (3) facilitate collaboration among rural providers, (4) provide training and guidance, and (5) collaborate with academic institutions that have regional expertise.

HRSA also must award five-year demonstration program grants to (1) train physicians, medical residents, and other practitioners to provide maternal and obstetric services in rural communities; and (2) support academic programs that develop or provide training to improve maternal care in rural areas.

Further, the bill adds maternal-health services as part of the telehealth network and telehealth resource-centers grant programs.

The bill also makes a series of changes to the research and reporting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office with respect to data on maternal-health outcomes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
APEX Act

Bill: 115-s-3569
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to set reference prices for aluminum premiums.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
St. Mary Reinvestment Act

Bill: 115-s-3570
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Lakes and rivers
Montana
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

St. Mary Reinvestment Act

 
This bill requires the federal cost share for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana to be 75%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
FDR Historic Preservation Act

Bill: 115-s-3571
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-10-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
New York State
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: 

FDR Historic Preservation Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange, approximately 89 acres of land to be added to the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Introduced in Senate
ESIA

Bill: 115-s-3572
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Election Systems Integrity Act or the ESIA

 
This bill directs each election service provider to submit to the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission: (1) a report listing the identity of any foreign national who directly or indirectly owns or controls such election service provider and the percentage of such ownership, and (2) a notice of any material change in ownership or control of such election service provider.
 
If an election service provider fails to submit such a required report, the Department of Justice may impose a civil fine of $10,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect our Elections Act

Bill: 115-s-3573
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Protect our Elections Act

 
This bill requires each state to annually certify that each entity that provides services related to any component of the state's election system meets certain criteria related to (1) the entity's ownership, and (2) compliance with cybersecurity best practices and incidence reporting requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act

Bill: 115-s-3574
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act

 
This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to exempt certain financial companies not primarily regulated by either a federal banking agency or the Federal Housing Finance Agency from requirements to conduct stress tests.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may issue separate regulations requiring specified financial companies to conduct financial-condition analyses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act

Bill: 115-s-3575
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act 

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to: (1) report on the costs and benefits of requiring reporting companies to use Form 10-Q to satisfy quarterly financial disclosure requirements; and (2) make recommendations for decreasing costs, increasing transparency, and increasing efficiency of quarterly financial reporting by emerging growth companies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3576
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act
 
of 2018

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt certain investments by venture capital funds from SEC registration requirements; specifically, the bill exempts investments in equity securities acquired in a secondary acquisition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3577
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Reserve System
Financial Stability Oversight Council

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018

 
The bill requires the Financial Stability Oversight Council, prior to determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and therefore subject to certain prudential standards, to first determine that certain alternative actions would not mitigate the threat the company may pose to U.S. financial stability


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act

Bill: 115-s-3578
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Research administration and funding
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act 

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on investment research regarding small issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The report must: (1) include topics such as the availability of such research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution, and (2) make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act

Bill: 115-s-3579
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act 

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the definitions of "small business" and "small organization" for the purpose of analyzing the impact of regulations promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Specifically, the SEC must provide alternative methods through which a business or organization may qualify under such definitions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Seniors Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act

Bill: 115-s-3580
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Seniors Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill establishes a tax credit for states to allocate to taxpayers who rent properties to low-income seniors using a rental reduction agreement. 
 
Under a rental reduction agreement, the rent and utility payments for an eligible senior unit must be equal to the lesser of: (1) 30% of the monthly family income of the residents of the unit, or (2) the applicable standard fair market rent for the unit. 
 
An eligible senior unit must have family income that does not exceed the greater of: (1) 30% of the area median gross income, or (2) the applicable poverty line for a family of the size involved. The unit must also include at least one occupant who has attained the age of 55 at the beginning of the lease 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3581
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 
 
2018

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new phaseout of the credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.

Bill: 115-s-3582
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for new plug-in electric drive motor vehicles, to change the phase-out period for the credit to calendar year 2022. 
 
(Under current law, the credit phases out for a manufacturer's vehicles over the one-year period beginning with the second calendar quarter after the calendar quarter in which at least 200,000 qualifying vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer have been sold for use in the United States after December 31, 2009.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act

Bill: 115-s-3583
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority education
National Science Foundation
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act

 
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to community colleges to develop or improve associate degree and certificate programs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) fields in which there is a significant workforce demand in their region and a need to strengthen the global competitiveness of affected companies. 
 
The NSF shall award competitive grants to universities partnering with employers or employer consortia that commit to offering apprenticeships, internships, research opportunities, or applied learning experiences to university students in identified four-year STEM degree programs. 
 
The NSF shall award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to conduct research on student outcomes and determine best practices and scalability of computer-based and online courses for technical skills training. 
 
The NSF Directorate of Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, in coordination with the Department of Labor, shall support research to improve the efficiency of skilled technical labor markets in the United States. 
 
The NSF shall commission research that compares and contrasts skilled technical workforce development between the United States and other developed countries. 
 
The NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics shall coordinate with other relevant federal statistical agencies in exploring the feasibility of expanding its surveys to include the collection of objective data on certain skilled technical workers who use significant levels of STEM knowledge in their jobs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

Bill: 115-s-3584
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose: (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over a period of 10 years; or (2) an income-based repayment plan with monthly payments equal to 10% percent of their income above a poverty level. The income-based plan is capped at 20 years of payments.
 
The bill also revises requirements concerning student loan disclosures and student loan counseling for borrowers.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3585
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2018-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
Business investment and capital
Collective security
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental regulatory procedures
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Oil and gas
Public-private cooperation
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: 

European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State to prioritize and expedite its assistance with the development of energy infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly regarding projects involving the European Commission and governments in the region. Projects eligible for such assistance include infrastructure for natural gas, electricity transmission, and renewable energy.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate