hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Customer Non-Discrimination Act

Bill: 115-hr-3520
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Aviation and airports
Lawyers and legal services
Motor carriers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Railroads
Religion
Retail and wholesale trades
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Customer Non-Discrimination Act

 
This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation.
 
It defines: 
 
 
"sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; 
 
"sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and 
 
"gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth. 

 
The bill expands the categories of public accommodations to include places or establishments that provide: 
 
 
exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings, or displays; 
 
goods, services, or programs, including a store, a shopping center, an online retailer or service provider, a salon, a bank, a gas station, a food bank, a service or care center, a shelter, a travel agency, a funeral parlor, or a health care, accounting, or legal service; or 
 
transportation services. 

 
"Establishment" shall not be construed to be limited to a physical facility or place.
 
Protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin must include protections against discrimination based on: (1) an association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; or (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class. The bill prohibits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protections. 
 
The bill prohibits denial of an individual's access to a shared facility (including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room) that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3521
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act of 2017

 
This bill requires that if any of specified persons the U.S. Secret Service is authorized to protect (the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or their immediate families) travel domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President, or from which the President receives any financial benefit, such person shall reimburse the Treasury: (1) the amount expended by the Secret Service for such protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs.

Bill: 115-hr-3523
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress on the filing requirements for telecommunications carriers or service providers that receive Universal Service Fund support under the Communications Act of 1934 to provide service to qualifying low-income consumers, rural or high-cost areas, rural health care providers, schools, or libraries under the Connect America, Lifeline, E-Rate, Rural Health Care, Remote Areas, Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support, and Mobility programs. The report must analyze the financial impact of those filing requirements and provide any recommendations on how to consolidate redundant filing requirements.
 
After receiving the GAO's report, the FCC must initiate a rulemaking to consolidate redundant filing requirements and incorporate any GAO recommendations that would not violate the Administrative Procedure Act into such rulemaking or any ongoing rulemakings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3524
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Indian claims

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts, to: (1) allow an Alaska Native Corporation to assign certain payments referenced in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a trust without including the payments in the gross income of the corporation, (2) allow the corporation to elect annually to deduct contributions made to a trust, (3) allow a trust to elect to defer the recognition of gains related to contributions of property other than cash until the sale or exchange of the property, and (4) establish information reporting requirements for deductible contributions to a trust. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Home Visiting Works Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3525
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Home Visiting Works Act of 2017

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. 
 
In addition, the bill increases, from 3% to 6%, the percentage of program funds set aside for Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 
 
Finally, the bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the program from sequestration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Border Protection Fund Act

Bill: 115-hr-3526
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government trust funds
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Border Protection Fund Act

 
This bill amends the federal judicial code to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to deposit certain unobligated balances from the DOJ Assets Forfeiture Fund into a special subfund&#8212;the Border Protection Fund&#8212;to provide money: (1) to construct and maintain physical barriers and other measures along the U.S. border, and (2) to combat drug addiction through federal treatment and recovery programs and initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of funds to return certain property and interests in property to the Government of the Russian Federation.

Bill: 115-hr-3527
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign property
Russia
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 
This bill prohibits funds made available to the Department of State or any other agency from being used to return to the government of the Russian Federation property and interests in property of such government that are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13694, as amended by Executive Order 13757.
 
Such executive orders relate to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act

Bill: 115-hr-3528
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act

 
This bill generally requires, with specified exceptions, electronic prescribing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit with respect to covered drugs that are controlled substances.

action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act

 
This bill generally requires, with specified exceptions, electronic prescribing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit with respect to covered drugs that are controlled substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-748, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-748, Part I.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
WIC Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3529
Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

WIC Improvement Act 

 
This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to permit certain multivitamin dietary supplements to be purchased under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The bill applies to multivitamin dietary supplements that are: (1) labeled in accordance with specified federal regulations; and (2) increase the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by WIC. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3530
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Farmland
Horticulture and plants

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

 
This bill limits the regulation of industrial hemp and research hemp under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). 
 
Specifically, the bill excludes industrial hemp and research hemp from the definition of marijuana under the CSA. 
 
The Drug Enforcement Administration may conduct administrative inspections of places where industrial hemp or research hemp is produced, stored, distributed, or used. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-28
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: 2017-07-28
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: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3531
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Nevada
Nuclear weapons
Radiation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017

 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has a part north of the Grand Canyon.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3532
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional-executive branch relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Real estate business
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the President: (1) immediately after assuming office, to convert any private businesses and investments owned or held by the President into cash; and (2) upon making such conversion, to purchase Treasury bills, notes, or bonds, widely diversified mutual funds, or any other holding that does not give rise to a financial conflict of interest. 
 
 A violation of this bill shall constitute a high crime and misdemeanor under the U.S. Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3533
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Great Lakes
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Natural disasters
Seashores and lakeshores
Travel and tourism
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program to assist coastal states with the voluntary development of coastal climate change adaptation plans to (1) minimize contributions to climate change, and (2) prepare for and reduce the negative consequences that may result from climate change in the coastal zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3534
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit federal enforcement of marijuana offenses in a state that: (1) requests a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) certifying that it legalized marijuana; (2) certifies that it has or will have a regulatory scheme sufficient to protect federal interests (e.g., preventing marijuana distribution to minors); and (3) agrees to study and report on certain outcomes.
 
DOJ may revoke the waiver of a state that fails to meets the conditions.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6524)
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House