hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4265
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Alternative and renewable resources
Food industry and services
Motor fuels
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and other agricultural laws to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program. 
 
The bill modifies the sugar program to: 
 
 
reduce the rates for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets;
 
 require USDA to recover the net cost of the program from domestic sugar processors;
 
 extend through 2019 and then terminate the Feedstock Flexibility Program under which USDA purchases surplus sugar from domestic processors for resale to ethanol producers; 
 
extend through 2020 and then repeal the flexible marketing allotments which limit the amount of sugar that domestic processing companies may sell for domestic human use; 
 
require USDA to administer the program to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices; 
 
 require USDA to adjust sugar tariff-rate quota imports to achieve specified ratios of sugar stocks to total sugar use; and
 
 allow the transfer of quotas between countries.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Credit Availability Act

Bill: 115-hr-4267
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Small Business Credit Availability Act

 
This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to reduce the required asset-coverage ratio applicable to a Business Development Company (BDC) from 200% to 150% if: (1) the BDC makes specified disclosures on its website and to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and (2) the modified asset-coverage ratio is approved by the required majority of the BDC's directors, general partners, or shareholders (as applicable).
 
The SEC must allow BDCs to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers.

action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Small Business Credit Availability Act

 
This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to reduce the required asset-coverage ratio applicable to a Business Development Company (BDC) from 200% to 150% if: (1) the BDC makes specified disclosures on its website and to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and (2) the modified asset-coverage ratio is approved by the required majority of the BDC's directors, general partners, or shareholders (as applicable).
 
The SEC must allow BDCs to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-646.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-646.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 58 - 2.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4268
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes a seven-day waiting period for certain firearm and ammunition transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8582)
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Public Funds for Public Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-4269
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Public Funds for Public Schools Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the amount of a taxpayer's deductible charitable contributions to be reduced to account for the benefits of state income tax credits and deductions provided by a state to the taxpayer for a contribution to a specified school voucher organization. 
 
A &quot;specified school voucher organization&quot; is an organization with the primary purpose of providing vouchers, scholarships, or other funds for the expenses of students to attend elementary or secondary schools. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4270
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Federal Reserve System
Government information and archives
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Monetary policy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee to annually publish its monetary policy strategy. The strategy must include short-term interest-rate targets, open-market operations, and earnings on Federal Reserve bank balances. The Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee is required to report on such strategy semiannually. 

action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee to annually publish its monetary policy strategy. The strategy must include short-term interest-rate targets, open-market operations, and earnings on Federal Reserve bank balances. The Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee is required to report on such strategy semiannually. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-652.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-652.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Bill: 115-hr-4271
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Chad
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
Iran
Latin America
Libya
Middle East
North Korea
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Travel and tourism
Venezuela
Visas and passports
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 
This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation of September 24, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States. The proclamation revised such order to include entry restrictions on nationals from Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela, and remove such restrictions on nationals of Sudan. The proclamation additionally provides for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-11-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Community Partnerships in Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-4272
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Community life and organization
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Community Partnerships in Education Act

 
This bill modifies various Department of Education programs to establish requirements for including nonprofit organizations, such as community partners and intermediary organizations, in the planning and delivery of education and career training programs. 
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Tobacco to 21 Act

Bill: 115-hr-4273
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Tobacco to 21 Act

 
This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21.
The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance, and establishing requirements that retailers check identification.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4274
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Unemployment
User charges and fees
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make postsecondary education courses and programs, such as apprenticeship programs, that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education. 
 
The bill terminates loan forgiveness for borrowers under the income contingent repayment options for new loans made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
 
An institution that receives federal student aid funding must pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act

Bill: 115-hr-4275
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to develop and disseminate training programs and materials on: (1) the circumstances under which a pharmacist may refuse to fill a controlled substance prescription suspected to be fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse or diversion; and (2) federal requirements related to such refusal. 
 
The DEA must seek input from relevant stakeholders.

action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate training programs and materials on: (1) the circumstances under which a pharmacist may refuse to fill a controlled substance prescription suspected to be fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse or diversion; and (2) federal requirements related to such refusal.
 
HHS must seek input from relevant stakeholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5066)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5066)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4275.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5066-5067)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4276
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017

 
This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also requires (1) the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) each state to audit federal election results by administering hand counts of paper ballots at randomly selected precincts, and (3) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress and the affected state if DHS believes a state's voter-registration database or voting system has been breached.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

Bill: 115-hr-4277
Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Caribbean area
Disaster relief and insurance
Natural disasters
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

 
This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households) shall be 100% of the eligible costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4278
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Federal Reserve System
Monetary policy
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017

 
This bill limits the types of securities that the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) may acquire in the open market to: (1) gold stock; (2) currency; and (3) direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund. The FRB must exchange all other assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 884.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1117.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1117.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House