hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Quiet Communities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3385
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-08-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: 

Quiet Communities Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noise.
 
The Quiet Communities Program must include: (1) establishing and implementing training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment, and (2) implementing noise abatement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Introduced in Senate
E-Verify System Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3386
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-08-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Economic performance and conditions
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Personnel records
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: 

E-Verify System Act of 2018

 
This bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to develop an electronic employment eligibility verification system modeled after E-Verify and phases in the mandatory use of such a system, (2) directs the Social Security Administration to begin work toward the issuance of fraud-resistant and tamper-resistant Social Security cards, and (3) establishes the Office of the Small Business and Employee Advocate to assist small businesses and individuals to comply with employment-related immigration laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to restore administrative law judges to the competitive service.

Bill: 115-s-3387
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2018-08-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: 
This bill revises provisions that govern the appointment of administrative law judges. 
 
Specifically, it provides that administrative law judges: (1) serve in positions in the competitive service, and (2) must be appointed by the head of a federal agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

Bill: 115-s-3388
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2018-08-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: 

Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

 
This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-08-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Bill: 115-s-3389
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2018-08-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: 
This bill redesignates the Independent Verification and Validation Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Fairmont, West Virginia, as the &quot;Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.&quot;

action_date: 2018-09-25
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill redesignates the Independent Verification and Validation Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Fairmont, West Virginia, as the &quot;Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.&quot;

action_date: 2018-12-11
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill redesignates the Independent Verification and Validation Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Fairmont, West Virginia, as the &quot;Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Became Public Law No: 115-309.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Became Public Law No: 115-309.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9586)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9586)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9586)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6310; text: CR S6310)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6310; text: CR S6310)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 115-309
Putting Students First Act

Bill: 115-s-3390
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2018-08-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
General education matters
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: 

Putting Students First Act

 
This bill establishes an Education Recoupment Trust Fund to recover misused elementary and secondary education funds for the benefit of the affected students. The fund shall include amounts collected by the federal government pursuant to a judgment or settlement related to such misused funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-08-27
text: Introduced in Senate
GAAME Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3391
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Music
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify that Title I funds (which support the instructional needs of students from low-income families) may be used for arts and music programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
MOMS Act

Bill: 115-s-3392
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2018 or the MOMS Act

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to contract with a national organization to develop best practices relating to maternal mortality and morbidity prevention, and to establish a grant program for states to implement such best practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3393
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development and a Rural Broadband Integration Working Group.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

Bill: 115-s-3394
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Birds
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Metals
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Soil pollution
Water quality
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act 

 
This bill establishes a national mercury monitoring program to track long-term changes in: (1) mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air; and (2) mercury and methyl mercury levels and important ancillary measures in water, soil, or sediments and in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5992-5993)
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

Bill: 115-s-3395
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Research administration and funding
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) encourage veterans to study and pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science in coordination with other federal agencies that serve veterans, and (2) submit a plan to Congress for enhancing veterans outreach. 
 
The National Science Board shall provide in its annual report on the state of science and engineering in the United States relevant data on veterans in science and engineering careers or education programs.
 
The bill provides for veterans' participation and outreach in: (1) the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program to recruit and train mathematics and science teachers, (2) NSF fellowships and masters fellowships for mathematics and science teachers, (3) computer and network security capacity building grants, and (4) traineeship grants leading to a doctorate degree in computer and network security research. 
 
 The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal programs and policies for transitioning and training veterans and military spouses for STEM careers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3396
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Families

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish an advisory committee on intercountry adoption. If such a committee is established, it shall periodically provide recommendations on improvements to intercountry adoption.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Bill: 115-s-3397
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Nevada
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey 67 acres of Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe area in Nevada for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. 
Subject to the agreement of the permit holder of Zephyr Cove Resort, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall modify such permit to include the Zephyr Shoals. 
 
The Forest Service and the Department of Interior shall convey 7,951 acres of specified federal land to Douglas County, Nevada, for flood control or any other public purpose.
 
USDA shall implement a cooperative management agreement for the Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel to: (1) improve the quality of recreation access for such land, and (2) conserve the land's natural resource values. 
 
The Forest Service or Interior shall conduct one or more sales of specified federal lands in Douglas County to qualified bidders. 
 
All U.S. interest in 1,945 acres of certain federal land and certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or Forest Service (Section 5 lands) shall be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. 
 
The bill designates 12,330 acres of specified BLM land, to be known as the Burbank Canyons Wilderness, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
USDA may transfer from the Forest Service to Nevada or to Douglas County certain Forest Service lands which are unsuitable for Forest Service administration or necessary for a public purpose. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Executive Branch Waste and Fraud Recovery Act

Bill: 115-s-3398
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Executive Branch Waste and Fraud Recovery Act

 
This bill establishes a process for requiring current or former political appointees to repay certain agency spending if the agency's Inspector General determines that the appointee directed the agency to spend federal funds in a manner that is unlawful or inconsistent with agency regulations or policies and procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Fly Smart Act

Bill: 115-s-3399
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Military facilities and property
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Fly Smart Act

 
This bill establishes standards relating to airline travel by federal employees for official business, with a general ban on military aircraft for domestic travel, and with exceptions to such airline travel, such as to accommodate a disability or a special need that has been certified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Maritime SAFE Act

Bill: 115-s-3400
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Business ethics
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Customs enforcement
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Environmental technology
Fishes
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Hunting and fishing
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Organized crime
Rule of law and government transparency
Seafood
Smuggling and trafficking
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act or the
 
Maritime SAFE Act

 
This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security, including (1)establishing an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; (2)increasing the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at ports; (3)improving transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; (4)promoting the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; and (5)establishing a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3401
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018 

 
This bill allows creditors to use certain alternative standards when evaluating an applicant's ability to pay for purposes of obtaining a home mortgage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
National Airmail Museum Act

Bill: 115-s-3402
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Indiana
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

National Airmail Museum Act

 
This bill designates the airmail museum located at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the &quot;National Airmail Museum.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Air Refugee Assistance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3403
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-08-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: 

Clean Air Refugee Assistance Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide transitional shelter assistance to individuals living in an area where the air quality index is determined to be unhealthy for not less than three consecutive days as a result of a wildfire declared by the President to be a major disaster or declared to be a major disaster by the governor of the state in which the individuals are located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5993)
action_date: 2018-08-28
text: Introduced in Senate