hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-994
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: 

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs, including detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must include the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local level and ways to overcome those barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
STEP for Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-996
Sponsor: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: 

 

Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act or the STEP for Veterans Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
 
 The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
English Language Unity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-997
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: 

English Language Unity Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. 
 
Naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, must be conducted in English.
 
The bill declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws.
 
A person injured by a violation of this bill may obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. 
 
English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public or private sector, shall be presumptively consistent with U.S. laws. Any ambiguity in U.S. laws shall be resolved in accordance with the rights retained by the people and the powers reserved to states under the Bill of Rights.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall issue a proposed rule for uniform testing of the English language ability of candidates for naturalization based upon the principles that: (1) all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the laws of the United States; and (2) any exceptions to this standard should be limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Helping Families Save for Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-999
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: 

Helping Families Save for Education Act
 
 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to Coverdell education savings accounts, to: (1) increase the age limit for beneficiaries of such accounts after which contributions may not be made from age 18 to age 22, and (2) increase the maximum contribution limit in any taxable year from $2,000 to $10,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1001
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill declares that notwithstanding any presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling or creating federal civilian employee positions, an agency may appoint an individual to such a position that will be filled by an individual who is a preference eligible veteran, disabled veteran, or a specified relative of a veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
National Heritage Area Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1002
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
Dams and canals
Florida
Georgia
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Military history
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Property rights
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

National Heritage Area Act of 2017

 
 This bill establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate significant aspects of U.S. heritage. Through such system, the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of such areas. 
 
The system shall be comprised of: 
 
 
such areas designated by Congress under this bill;
 
such areas designated after enactment of this bill, unless the law designating the area exempts it from inclusion in the system; and 
 
49 specified areas; and 
 
any other national heritage areas designated before this bill's enactment. 
 
 
National heritage areas shall not be considered to be units of the National Park System.
 
Interior shall: (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress to assess the feasibility of designating proposed national heritage areas, (2) approve or disapprove the management plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for an area, and (3) evaluate the accomplishments of an area every 10 years after its designation and submit a recommendation on whether federal funding for such area should be continued, reduced, or eliminated.
 
The bill: (1) specifies the criteria that Interior shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed national heritage areas, and (2) states that the designation of an area shall be by federal statute and contingent on the prior completion of a management plan and an affirmative determination by Interior that the area meets such criteria. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: ASSUMING FRIST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McKinley asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1002, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

Bill: 115-hr-1003
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

 
This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the DC courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.
 
The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the DC Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.

action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the DC courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.
 
(Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the DC Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-82.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-82.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E177)
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Bill: 115-hr-1006
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an individual in any removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding or inspection (excluding primary inspections as defined by Department of Homeland Security policies) with a right to representation (at no expense to the government) by counsel of such individual's choosing, including remote counseling if counsel cannot personally meet with the individual. 
 
A person held or detained at a port of entry may not submit a valid Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status or Withdrawal of Application for Admission if such person has been denied access to counsel.
 
The bill extends the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel or other qualified representative before a government agency to any person subject to a proceeding, examination, holding, or detention.
 
The holding or detention of individuals at a port of entry or at any holding or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall: (1) be limited to the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions practicable, (2) be consistent with the rationale for such holding or detention; and (3) shall include access to food, water, and rest room facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1161)
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-1007
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Asia
Birth defects
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Neurological disorders
South Korea
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force to assess and make recommendations about the care and compensation that should be provided to veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange, their spouses, and multiple generations of their offspring.
 
The task force shall make recommendations: 
 
 
to establish the Agent Orange Illness Compensation Program to provide an exposed veteran or eligible survivor a lump sum payment for the veteran's injury, illness, or death; 
 
for the establishment of a national outreach and education campaign to communicate information about Agent Orange exposures and health conditions to veterans who are affected by incidents of toxic exposures and their families; 
 
for compensation and health care for individuals with Spina Bifida, birth defects, or other illnesses who are the children or descendants of members of the Armed Forces who served in Vietnam or in or near the demilitarized zone in Korea during certain time periods determined by the task force; and 
 
for the establishment of a unified policy to deal with the consequences of exposure to hazardous materials in the military.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring the Reliability of Our Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Act

Bill: 115-hr-1008
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Ensuring the Reliability of Our Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Act

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain secondary backup capability for each class of hurricane reconnaissance, research, surveillance, and response aircraft sufficient to prevent a single point of failure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1010
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of &quot;unauthorized alien,&quot; with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

Bill: 115-hr-1011
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to state that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1012
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on the amount of employer-provided group term life insurance that an employee may exclude from his or her gross income for income tax purposes. Currently, an employee may exclude from gross income up to $50,000 of the cost of such insurance plus any amount paid by the employee for the purchase of such insurance. The bill increases the $50,000 limit to $375,000, and adjusts such increased limit for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House