hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Find our Hearts Act

Bill: 115-hr-7097
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Military history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: 

Find our Hearts Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a publicly available database containing the names and citations of all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

Bill: 115-hr-7098
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Regional and metropolitan planning
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: 

National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

 
This bill limits the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to the administering of properties or the selling of lands owned by the District of Columbia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1456)
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Impaired Driving Child Endangerment Act

Bill: 115-hr-7099
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2018-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: 

Prevent Impaired Driving Child Endangerment Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of transportation funding unless such states enact and enforce certain laws with respect to an individual who is charged with driving a motor vehicle, with a child passenger, while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol, drugs, or a combination of substances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Bill: 115-hr-7100
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2018-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe
Foreign labor
Ireland
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: 
This bill includes in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category certain nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend titles II and XIX of the Social Security Act remove the age limit on the Medicaid buy-program, to remove work restrictions on disabled adult children who have reached retirement age, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7101
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-10-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Disability and paralysis
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: 
This bill (1) expands eligibility for state Medicaid buy-in programs to include individuals under 65 years of age; (2) removes certain work restrictions relating to children's insurance benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program for individuals with disabilities who have reached retirement age; and (3) authorizes reentitlement to such OASDI benefits under certain circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Introduced in House
ENROLL Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7102
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Expand Navigators' Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2018 or the ENROLL Act of 2018

 
This bill revises provisions regarding navigator programs, which assist consumers in understanding their coverage options and finding coverage on health-insurance exchanges. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support navigator programs associated with federally facilitated health-insurance exchanges, (2) provides for outreach and educational activities with respect to such exchanges, and (3) otherwise modifies provisions regarding navigator programs associated with federally facilitated or state-operated health-insurance exchanges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Suicide Prevention Analytics Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7103
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Suicide Prevention Analytics Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a pilot program that expands surveillance of self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behavior. The pilot program must be implemented through state and local public health departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
JACK Act

Bill: 115-hr-7104
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crimes against property
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act or the JACK Act

 
This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a federal or state court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, to provide the date of the conviction and a description of the offense in the registration and in quarterly reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-7105
Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government liability
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act

 
This bill subjects independent contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who provide medical care to veterans at VA facilities to the same federal tort laws for medical malpractice that apply to VA health care personnel. An insurance claim for malpractice benefits by a contractor-defendant shall be subrogated to the United States. 
 
The VA shall: (1) revoke the authorization to provide VA care of a contractor who has been the defendant in at least three cases during a five-year period that resulted in a judgment or settlement against the United States, and (2) bring an adverse action against certain VA health care personnel for similar reasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
AMERICA Act

Bill: 115-hr-7106
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act

 
This bill makes the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question apply only to the extent necessary to allow the federal government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of: (1) the population, as required by the Constitution; and (2) its citizen and noncitizen populations.
 
Only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-7107
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
Racial and ethnic relations
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, election as the first African American woman in Congress, and campaign to be the first African American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic".

Bill: 115-hr-7108
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
New York State
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 
This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the &quot;Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Bill: 115-hr-7109
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Restoring Justice for Workers Act

 
This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute. 
 
The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice to interfere with the right of an employee to collectively litigate employment disputes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7110
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Specialty Crop Mechanization Challenges program to carry out prize competitions for the mechanization of specialty crop production. (Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.) 
 
The program must include at least one prize competition for solutions to automate or alleviate stresses on the workforce during each of the following: 
 
 
 the planting of specialty crops, 
 
 tasks associated with the management of specialty crops, 
 
 the harvesting of specialty crops, and 
 
processing and preparing specialty crops for distribution. 
 
 
USDA must assemble prize committees to determine the scope, details, requirements, judging criteria, and incentives for each competition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7111
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) require recipients of federal assistance for a major disaster or emergency to sign a statement, as a condition of such assistance, that acknowledges the requirements relating to duplication of benefits under such Act. It also amends the Small Business Act to require notification to recipients of disaster assistance that they may decline to accept a loan, including for any reason relating to eligibility for other federal assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
PRO Students Act

Bill: 115-hr-7112
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2018-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Debt collection
Education programs funding
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: 

Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act or the PRO Students Act

 
 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase oversight of postsecondary educational institutions and provide consumer protections for students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Combat Violent Crime Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7113
Sponsor: Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2018-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: 

Combat Violent Crime Act of 2018

 
This bill modifies the approach used to determine if a criminal offense is a crime of violence for purposes of imposing an enhanced sentence on a defendant who uses or possesses a firearm in a crime of violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act

Bill: 115-hr-7114
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Disaster relief and insurance
Natural disasters
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: 

Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage states and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
3-D Firearms Prohibitions Act

Bill: 115-hr-7115
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2018-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Digital media
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: 

3-D Firearms Prohibitions Act

 
This bill establishes new restrictions and prohibitions on the sale, acquisition, and distribution of certain unfinished receivers and parts kits that are used to make firearms. 
 
Specifically, the bill does the following:
 
 
treats unfinished receivers as banned hazardous consumer products, 
 
generally prohibits the electronic marketing and advertising of unfinished receivers and parts kits, and

 
requires an individual to obtain a serial number before making a firearm.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Introduced in House
Suicide Prevention Assistance Act

Bill: 115-hr-7116
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2018-11-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-06
text: 

Suicide Prevention Assistance Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to primary care offices for self-harm and suicide prevention services, including screenings. SAMHSA must also develop standards of practice for conducting such screenings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-06
text: Introduced in House