hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

Bill: 115-s-2237
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: 

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to: 
 
 
set deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and 
 
establish the Office of Independent Examination Review to adjudicate appeals and investigate complaints from financial institutions concerning examination reports. 

 
The bill also requires the establishment of an independent internal agency appellate process at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for the review of supervisory determinations made at institutions supervised by the CFPB. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation.

Bill: 115-s-2238
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2017-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: 
This bill amends the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Deserve Better Act

Bill: 115-s-2239
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: 

Veterans Deserve Better Act

 
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to require: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for hospital care or medical services furnished by a non-VA health care entity or provider under the Veterans Choice Program within 45 days of receipt of a paper claim or within 30 days of receipt of an electronic claim, and (2) the entity or provider to file a claim with the VA within 180 days of providing the service.
 
The VA shall bar providers or entities that file fraudulent health claims from program participation.
 
The VA shall: (1) ensure that contracts with third party administrators require that veterans' health care appointments be scheduled within five days, and (2) track all appointments and follow up on delayed appointments.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8164-8165)
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Students VOTE Act

Bill: 115-s-2240
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: 

Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections Act or the Students VOTE Act

 
This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program providing funds, during FY2017, to local educational agencies (LEAs) for initiatives that provide 12th graders with voter registration information.
 
LEAs must consult with their state and local election officials in developing the initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by clarifying that State Exchanges are prohibited from imposing fees or assessments on issuers of excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold through an Exchange.

Bill: 115-s-2241
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2017-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit a state, solely to fund its health insurance exchange, from charging a health insurer a fee or tax for excepted benefits coverage (benefits not subject to requirements under the Act) or on standalone dental plans that are not sold on an exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
COASTAL Implementation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2242
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: 

COASTAL Implementation Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to revise the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including to authorize (1)the deployment of sensors to enhance data collection in coastal states that are at highest risk of experiencing geophysical events, and (2)post-storm assessments for each coastal state that suffers indeterminate loses from a storm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-347.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-347.
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2243
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Farmland
Federal-Indian relations
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: 

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act

Bill: 115-s-2244
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2017-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Transportation employees
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: 

Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to create and facilitate the Women in Aviation Advisory Board to promote organizations and programs that provide education, training, mentorship, outreach, and recruitment of women into the aviation industry. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071)
action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2247
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 
This bill limits those eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs-provided memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable to a veteran's spouse, surviving spouse, or eligible dependent child who dies on or after November 11, 1998.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

Bill: 115-s-2249
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Land use and conservation
New Mexico
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program.

action_date: 2018-11-29
text: 

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program for 10 years from this bill's enactment. Both the committee and the program address the protection and restoration of the Rio Puerco Watershed in New Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-405.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-405.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2250
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the detention authority of the United States. 
 
Specifically, it adds a provision to prohibit the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of that individual. A protected characteristic includes race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire.

Bill: 115-s-2251
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: New Hampshire
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code applicable to the area encompassing only Swanzey, New Hampshire.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act

Bill: 115-s-2252
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Livestock
Mammals
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 

Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act

 
This bill amends the Animal Health Protection Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts in developing and implementing management strategies to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations.
 
In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease.
 
Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
CHIP Mental Health Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-2253
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 

CHIP Mental Health Parity Act

 
This bill requires Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans to cover mental health and substance use disorder services. Financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to such services shall not differ from those applicable to other medical services under CHIP. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165-8166)
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Bill: 115-s-2254
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: 

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 

 
This bill specifies that the tax deduction for certain state, local, and foreign taxes may not be reduced, suspended, or eliminated in any manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

Bill: 115-s-2255
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2017-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: 

Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the international education programs at the Department of Education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Extender Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2256
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: 

Tax Extender Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend various expiring tax deductions, credits, and rules. 
 
The bill extends tax credits relating to: 
 
 
 Indian employment,
 
 railroad track maintenance, 
 
 mine rescue team training, 
 
qualified zone academy bonds, 
 
 American Samoa economic development, 
 
 nonbusiness energy property, 
 
 new fuel cell motor vehicles,
 
two-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles, 
 
 alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, 
 
 second generation biofuel producers, 
 
 biodiesel and renewable diesel, 
 
 Indian coal facilities, 
 
 facilities producing energy from renewable resources, 
 
 energy efficient new homes, and 
 
alternative fuels. 
 
 
The bill extends and modifies the tax credits for: 
 
 
 residential energy property, 
 
investments in energy property, 
 
 production from advanced nuclear power facilities, and 
 
 carbon dioxide sequestration. 
 
 
The bill also extends provisions relating to: 
 
 
the tax exclusion for the discharge of principal residence indebtedness; 
 
the treatment of mortgage insurance premiums as qualified residence interest; 
 
deductions for tuition and related expenses, income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico, and energy efficient commercial buildings;
 
depreciating or expensing various types of property; 
 
 timber gains; 
 
 empowerment zones; 
 
 the cover over of rum excise taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; 
 
 sales or dispositions to implement electric restructuring policies for electric utilities; and 
 
 the oil spill liability trust fund.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPACT for Energy Act

Bill: 115-s-2257
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2017-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Economic development
Energy research
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: 

Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act or the
 
IMPACT for Energy Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a nonprofit corporation named the IMPACT for Energy Foundation that provides a mechanism to channel private sector investment into commercial innovative technologies in energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Domenic's Law

Bill: 115-s-2258
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2017-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: 

Domenic's Law

 
The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 115-s-2259
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-12-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: 

Access to Birth Control Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to ensuring access to contraceptives. Among other requirements, pharmacies must provide a customer a contraceptive or related medication without delay if it is in stock. If the contraceptive is not in stock, the pharmacy must immediately inform the customer and either transfer the prescription to a pharmacy that has it in stock or order it. 
 
Civil penalties and a private cause of action are established for violations of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-12-20
text: Introduced in Senate