hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act

Bill: 115-hr-4947
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act 

 
This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture a Rural Partnerships Office to be headed by a director appointed by the President. 
 
The duties of the office include: 
 
 
establishing and running a program to provide technical assistance to improve delivery, financing, operations, and maintenance of rural infrastructure; 
 
 establishing an online clearinghouse of best practices; 
 
 providing grants to assist rural communities in developing cost-effective infrastructure projects; and 
 
 coordinating activities of rural liaisons to develop guidelines for rural funding or financing programs at federal agencies and identify opportunities to work across agencies. 
 
 
The bill also requires each federal agency that provides financial assistance to a rural community for an activity related to rural infrastructure to designate a rural liaison to: 
 
 
 review and make recommendations regarding regulations, guidance, and procedures that present hardships to rural communities; 
 
 participate in reviewing applications for technical assistance; 
 
 serve as an ombudsperson for rural communities; and 
 
 meet regularly with other rural liaisons to coordinate efforts and identify ways to work together to support rural infrastructure needs. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
National Fab Lab Network Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4948
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digital media
Federally chartered organizations
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

National Fab Lab Network Act of 2018

 
This bill grants a federal charter to the National Fab Lab Network (formerly, the Fab Foundation).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
D'ARC Act

Bill: 115-hr-4950
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Demand the end of Assault in Refugee Camps Act or the D'ARC Act

 
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include descriptions of the extent to which: 
 
 
the government of a country is failing to address, reduce, or prosecute instances of sexual assault in refugee camps; and 
 
the United States has taken or will take action to end such practices, including by training personnel to address the crime of sexual assault.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Monuments Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-4951
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Monuments Protection Act
 
 
This bill directs the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement with a state, the District of Columbia, a federally recognized Indian tribe, a U.S. territory or possession, or a political subdivision that offers to assume activities to resume or continue operations and public access to any covered unit when those activities would not otherwise be carried out: (1) because there is a lapse in available federal funds as a result of a failure to enact appropriations, or (2) because of a failure of the federal government to make sufficient funds available to operate such unit. 
 
The bill defines a &quot;covered unit&quot; to mean:
 
 
public lands;
 
units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the National Forest System; 
 
federally owned open air monuments and memorials; and 
 
federally owned roads and off ramps on all such lands. 
 
 
The bill requires Interior and USDA to reimburse an entity for such activities once funds are made available. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
AIRWAVES Act

Bill: 115-hr-4953
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete auctions by December 31, 2020, that will grant priority access broadcast licenses for specified frequency spectrum bands.
 
The FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration are directed to identify frequencies in specified spectrum bands that may be utilized for non-federal unlicensed use and commercial licensed use.
 
The FCC must allocate 10% of proceeds from each of the spectrum band auctions specified in the bill to expand wireless infrastructure in rural areas that are underserved or unserved. 
 
The FCC shall conduct a study on how unlicensed frequency spectrum bands can be utilized for: (1) the provision of healthcare in rural areas, (2) distance learning, and (3) facilitating innovations in agriculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

Bill: 115-hr-4954
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to waive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under certain circumstances. The TAP provides information and training to service members and their spouses to assist them in the transition to civilian life by pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business. Under the bill, service members must participate in TAP training programs unless they choose to opt out of such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4955
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health personnel
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018

 
This bill limits an individual's civil liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone) if the individual is one of the following: 
 
 
a licensed health care professional who prescribes or provides the drug to an individual who was educated on its administration; 
 
an employee or volunteer at an opioid overdose program who provides the drug, as part of such program, to an authorized recipient who administers it; or 
 
 an individual who administers the drug after obtaining it from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program, or administers it pursuant to a prescription, and was educated on its administration. 
 
 
This bill preempts an inconsistent state law that provides less protection from civil liability related to the administration of opioid overdose reversal drugs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act

Bill: 115-hr-4956
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
El Salvador
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: 

Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is a national of El Salvador in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien: 
 
 
is eligible for permanent resident status, 
 
applies for adjustment within three years, 
 
was granted or was eligible for TPS status, and 
 
has been continuously physically present in the United States for at least three years. 
 
 
(TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.) 
 
The bill: 
 
 
waives certain grounds of inadmissibility; 
 
authorizes the waiver of the continuous physical presence requirement if an alien's removal would cause extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner; 
 
authorizes an alien who has applied for status adjustment to work; and
 
authorizes an alien who has been ordered removed or granted voluntary departure to apply for status adjustment. 
 
 
An alien's spouse, parent, or unmarried child shall have his or her status adjusted to legal permanent resident if such person is eligible for status adjustment and applies within three years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E145)
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4957
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018

 
This bill makes a series of changes to Medicare and the directives of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in order to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, such as incorporating certain cognitive impairment detection tools and diagnostic service referrals into the Medicare annual wellness visit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-07
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: 2018-02-07
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: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Working Families Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4959
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Working Families Relief Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the temporary (for tax years 2018 through 2025) refundable portion of the child tax credit, with respect to any qualifying child, to the greater of: (1) $1,400, or (2) the excess of the taxpayer's Social Security taxes for the year over the credit allowed under the earned income tax credit. (Under current law, the maximum is $1,400, adjusted for inflation after 2018). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-4961
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

 
This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about February 8, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Forest Recovery Act

Bill: 115-hr-4962
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Forests, forestry, trees
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Forest Recovery Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for casualty losses, to establish special rules for losses of uncut timber. 
 
In the case of the loss of uncut timber from fire, storm, other casualty, or theft, the basis used for determining the amount of the deduction may not be less than the excess of: (1) the fair market value of the uncut timber determined immediately before the loss was sustained, over (2) the salvage value of the timber. 
 
The rule applies only if: (1) the timber was held for the purpose of being cut and sold, and (2) the uncut timber subject to the loss is reforested within five years of the loss. 
 
The bill also exempts casualty losses from uncut timber from the rule restricting the deduction for personal casualty losses to losses attributable to a federally declared disaster. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4963
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Government trust funds
Pornography
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for determining the amount of mandatory restitution in child pornography cases.
 
Additionally, the bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984:
 
 
to direct courts to impose additional assessments on persons convicted of child pornography offenses; and
to establish a Child Pornography Victims Reserve, within the Crime Victims Fund, where the additional assessments must be deposited. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4964
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marketing and advertising
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of a cosmetic for children containing talc unless it includes a specific warning or the cosmetic is demonstrated to be asbestos-free. (Talc means a basic silicate of magnesium and includes talcum powder, hydrous magnesium silicate, non-fibrous talc, non-asbestiform talc, steatite talc, and fibrous non-tremolite talc.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4965
Sponsor: Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consider recommendations of the National Advisory Council for best practices to maintain the integrity of the integrated public alert and warning system to protect against natural or man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, or threats to public safety.
 
FEMA shall: (1) establish a process to ensure that an incident management and warning tool used by a state, tribal, or local government to originate and transmit an alert through the system meets minimum requirements established by FEMA; and (2) review the memoranda of understanding between FEMA and state, tribal, and local governments regarding the system to ensure that all agreements comply with such requirements.
 
The authority to originate an alert warning the public of a missile launch directed against a state shall reside solely with the federal government. Upon verification of a missile threat, the President may activate the system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House