hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3054
Sponsor: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2018-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 

2018

 
This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Victims Passport and ID Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3055
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Disaster Victims Passport and ID Relief Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the President to provide a waiver of document replacement fees to an individual or household in a state that is adversely affected by a major disaster for any of the following:
 
 
the passport application fee for individuals who lost their U.S. passport,
 
the file search fee for a U.S. passport,
 
the Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa form (Form I-193) fee,
 
the Permanent Resident Card replacement form (Form I-90) filing fee,
 
the Declaration of Intention form (Form N-300) filing fee,
 
the Naturalization/Citizenship Document replacement form (Form N-565) filing fee,
 
the Employment Authorization form (Form I-765) filing fee, and
 
the biometric service fee.
 
 
The bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include within the definition of &quot;critical services&quot; private nonprofit center-based childcare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
North American Energy Infrastructure Act

Bill: 115-s-3056
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2018-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

North American Energy Infrastructure Act 

 
This bill prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across an international border of the United States without obtaining a certificate of crossing, subject to specified exclusions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
STOP Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3057
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
International law and treaties
Postal service
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism
U.S. Postal Service
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018 or STOP Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) international mail shipments. Among other requirements, the bill requires USPS to gather advanced data on its shipments and share such information with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and assesses a fee on on overseas inbound express mail.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-s-3058
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Architecture
Building construction
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement for a taxpayer to reduce the basis of a building by the amount of the tax credit determined for the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Smart Choices Act

Bill: 115-s-3059
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Smart Choices Act

 
This bill requires the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission to publish annually a report regarding the effects of Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The report must include funding and coverage information for states participating in Medicaid expansion, as well as information on the potential effects of expansion for states that have not elected to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands.

Bill: 115-s-3060
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Civil actions and liability
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 
This bill repeals a prohibition on creating or continuing a distillery in Indian country for manufacturing ardent spirits (distilled liquors).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-343.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3061
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority employment
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish and carry out a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders, such as local boards, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and employers, to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
VET-2-FARM Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3062
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Department of Agriculture
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018 or the VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison to provide additional information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces regarding agriculture-related employment and training opportunities. 
 
The Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison must: 
 
 
 provide information to veterans concerning the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, positions identified within USDA that are available to employ or train veterans; 
 
 consult with specified federal departments and agencies regarding activities that assist veterans with agriculture-related employment; and 
 
 establish and periodically update a website with information regarding employment and training opportunities for service members and veterans. 
 
 
USDA must report annually to Congress regarding positions and training opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3063
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay until 2021 the reimposition of the annual fee on certain health insurance providers based on market share. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 and is scheduled to be reimposed in 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3064
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Contracts and agency
Department of Defense
Department of Labor
Disability and paralysis
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
General Services Administration
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Sex offenses
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: 
 
 
revises the definition of &quot;employee&quot; and &quot;supervisor&quot; to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws,
 
 prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA,
 
expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them,
 
 imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, 
 
allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, 
 
requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and 
 
requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting JOBs Act

Bill: 115-s-3065
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act or the Protecting JOBs Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit states from suspending, revoking, or denying driver's licenses, teaching licenses, or professional licenses based solely on individuals' default or delinquency on student loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3066
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Right of privacy
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of a transfer student's educational records from an institution of postsecondary education where a student earned credit for coursework to an institution of postsecondary education where the student was previously enrolled in order to apply the student's coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an associate's degree. (In the case of a student who does not complete a bachelor's degree after transferring to a four-year institution from a two-year institution, the credits earned at the four-year institution may be applied towards a recognized postsecondary credential at the two-year institution.) Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Education to provide funding to an institution of postsecondary education that releases a student's records of postsecondary coursework and credits without the consent of the student or the student's parents if the student provides written consent prior to receiving the credential.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Bill: 115-s-3067
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

 
This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
All-American Flag Act

Bill: 115-s-3068
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

All-American Flag Act

 
This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act

Bill: 115-s-3069
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Public-private cooperation
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions regarding the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, Colorado, to require the Bureau of Reclamation to cap the payment of the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project at 65% of the total cost.
 
The Mancos Water Conservancy District shall be liable for the lesser of 35% of the project's cost or $2.9 million, subject to a specified credit. Reclamation shall: (1) review and approve all final costs associated with the project's completion, and (2) credit the district for all amounts paid by the district for engineering work and improvements directly associated with the project.
 
The district shall pay the project costs for which it is liable over a period of not more than 40 years.
 
There are authorized to be appropriated to Reclamation to pay the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project the lesser of not more than 65% of the total cost of carrying out the project and $5.35 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3070
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial crises and stabilization
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to establish the frequency with which certain nonbank financial companies and bank holding companies shall be required to submit a "living will" (i.e., the company's plan for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of financial distress or failure) to the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Specifically, such companies shall be required to do so once every two years. (Current regulations generally require annual submission of plans.)
 
 The FRB and the FDIC must provide feedback to a company regarding such a plan within six months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Focus on Children Act

Bill: 115-s-3074
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Focus on Children Act 

 
This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children.
 
The CBO must provide:
 
 
studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; 
 
an annual report regarding spending on children; and
 
an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. 
 
 
The CBO may provide a warning report to Congress regarding a fiscal year in which outlays for interest on the public debt will exceed spending on children. 
 
The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes: 
 
 
 the reports and studies required by this bill, 
 
 a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and 
 
 an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Children's Budget Act

Bill: 115-s-3075
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Children's Budget Act 

 
This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of current and requested levels of spending for children and children's programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3076
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
Telephone and wireless communication
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
 
The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate