hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
American Prairie Conservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-3939
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Farmland

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

American Prairie Conservation Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance programs for farmers who plant crops on native sod. 
 
The bill also amends the Agriculture Act of 2014 to extend the requirement for USDA to submit annual reports to Congress regarding cropland acreage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act

Bill: 115-hr-3940
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Educational technology and distance education
Higher education
Natural disasters
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act

 
This bill increases Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance for veterans pursuing a course of education at an institute of higher education that is closed for at least four weeks because of natural disasters and who pursue such course, or an alternative course, solely by distance learning.
 
The duration of monthly stipends is extended from four months to the shorter of four months or the period necessary to complete the quarter, semester, term, or academic period during the institute's closure. Such stipend is increased from 50% to the full amount that a veteran would be entitled to if pursuing such course of at an institution of higher education.
 
An additional lump sum is made available for books and other educational costs made necessary by such distance learning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Local FARMS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3941
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aging
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government lending and loan guarantees
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
Meat
Nutrition and diet
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Local Food And Regional Market Supply Act or the Local FARMS Act 

 
This bill consolidates, modifies, and authorizes several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to expand regional or local food markets and implement food safety practices.
 
The bill authorizes and provides mandatory funding for a new Agricultural Market Development Program that is administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and consolidates:
 
 
the Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program, 
 
Value-Added Producer Grants,
 
regional food chain coordination, and
 
public-private partnerships to plan and develop regional food systems.
 
 
The bill modifies the Food Safety Outreach Program to move the program to the AMS, provide mandatory funding, and expand the project priorities.
 
The bill also:
 
 
establishes a national food safety cost-share program; 
 
 reauthorizes the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program; 
 
 authorizes rural development grants and loans to be used for meat, dairy, and poultry processing infrastructure; 
 
 allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification; 
 
 authorizes grants for produce prescription programs for low-income individuals and households; and 
 
 reauthorizes the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and expands eligibility to include low-income veterans.
 
 
The bill modifies the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program to: (1) require the majority of funds to be reserved for national or regional programs involving multiple states, and (2) expand the purposes of the program to include food waste reduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act

Bill: 115-hr-3942
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against women
Housing and community development funding
Human trafficking
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act

 
This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include sex trafficking victims as eligible participants in the transitional housing assistance grant program.
 
The bill permits a grant recipient to condition the receipt of benefits or the provision of housing on a program participant's involvement in certain activities, including confidential counseling and evaluations, as necessary to ensure the accurate placement of the victim in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act

Bill: 115-hr-3943
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Land transfers
Latin America
Mexico
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act

 
This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), to acquire by purchase or gift any interest in land near an international border deemed essential to guard U.S. boundaries or borders, and (2) prohibit DHS or DOJ from using condemnation authority to acquire land to construct a wall or other physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Police CAMERA Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3944
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Performance measurement
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2017 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras and to implement body-worn camera programs. 
 
A state, local government, or Indian tribe that receives a grant must comply with certain requirements, including to establish policies and procedures for the use of body-worn cameras and to adopt recorded data collection and retention protocols. 
 
The BJA must establish and maintain a toolkit to provide training and technical assistance, including best practices for implementation, model policies and procedures, and research materials. 
 
The BJA must also study and report to Congress on the efficacy, impact, and effect of using body-worn cameras.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1322)
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
CASE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3945
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Congressional agencies
Evidence and witnesses
Intellectual property
Judicial review and appeals
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 or the CASE Act of 2017

 
This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office to decide copyright disputes. Damages awarded by the board are capped at $30,000. 
 
Participation in board proceedings is voluntary, and parties may choose instead to have a claim or defense heard in court. If the parties agree to have their dispute heard by the board, they shall forego the right to be heard before a court and the right to a jury trial. 
 
The board shall be authorized to hear copyright infringement claims, actions for a declaration of noninfringement, claims that a party knowingly sent false takedown notices, and related counterclaims. 
 
The bill provides for various procedures, requests for information from the other party and requests for the board to reconsider a decision.
 
The board may issue monetary awards based on actual or statutory damages.
 
The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs except where there is bad faith misconduct, and such awards shall be limited to $5,000. 
 
A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board, but parties may apply to a federal district court for review of the decision. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-3947
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.
 
The bill does not prohibit, with respect to such firearm accessories, the importation or manufacture for, sale or transfer to, or possession by a federal, state, or local government.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7763)
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Protection of Source Code Act

Bill: 115-hr-3948
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Evidence and witnesses
Financial services and investments
Intellectual property
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Protection of Source Code Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to specify that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not compel a person to produce a source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code without first issuing a subpoena.

action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Protection of Source Code Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to specify that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not compel a person to produce a source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code without first issuing a subpoena.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-549.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 14.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Judicial Review Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3950
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Reserve System
Judicial review and appeals
National Credit Union Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Judicial Review Improvement Act of 2017

 
 This bill specifies the general standard for judicial review of actions by certain federal financial regulatory agencies.
 
Specifically, courts reviewing an action by such agency must generally decide 
de novo
 (
i.e.,
 without deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions and rules made by the agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3951
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Disaster relief and insurance
Transportation costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2017

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to declare an aviation humanitarian crisis at airports serving areas in which a federally-declared major disaster or emergency exists. For each such humanitarian crisis, DOT shall identify the airports subject to the disaster declaration and the time period during which the declaration applies.
 
The bill limits the ability of air carriers to impose an excess charge for any seat on a flight or a passenger facility charge during the period of such crisis. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act

Bill: 115-hr-3952
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act

 
This bill defines "coordinated expenditures" with respect to federal elections, establishes that certain payments for coordinated expenditures are campaign contributions, and provides penalties for willfully violating limits related to making contributions to a candidate for coordinated expenditures. The bill also prohibits a candidate or federal office holder from soliciting, receiving, directing, or transferring funds to or on behalf of certain types of political committees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Administration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3953
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Federal Election Administration Act of 2017

 
This bill replaces the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration (FEA), which shall enforce specified election-related laws and formulate related policy. The FEA shall have the authority to (1) initiate and defend against civil actions; (2) assess civil penalties; (3) issue cease-and-desist-orders; (4) issue advisory opinions to campaigns, which may be relied upon on as protection from liability; (5) conduct investigations; and (6) promulgate rules and procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Empower Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3954
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial review and appeals
Members of Congress
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Empower Act of 2017

 
This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential elections, including by (1) providing for 600% matching funds for campaign contributions that are smaller contributions; and (2) requiring a candidate, as a condition of eligibility for public financing, to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions or contributions of more than $1,000 from any person. The bill also modifies other election-related provisions, such as by expanding disclosure requirements related to certain bundled contributions made to presidential campaigns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House