hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
CLEAR Act

Bill: 115-hr-4230
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 

Comprehensive Listing of Evidence for Assessments of Regulations Act or the CLEAR Act

 
This bill requires each federal agency to publish the research source code, data, and documents it used when assessing a new regulation, such as in an assessment of the costs and benefits of the regulation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
BEST Act

Bill: 115-hr-4231
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General science and technology matters
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 

Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act or the BEST Act

 
This bill requires a federal agency, to the extent it is making a decision based on science when issuing a rule, to use scientific information, technical procedures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models in a manner that is consistent with the best available science and the intended use of the information, based on the weight of the scientific evidence. 
 
Each federal agency shall make available to the public: (1) all of its notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent agreements, and orders in connection with a rule; (2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation conducted in connection with a rule; and (3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in carrying out each evaluation, along with the results of those studies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
B-CROP Act

Bill: 115-hr-4232
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 

Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act or the B-CROP Act 

 
This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. 
 
In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. 
 
USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: 
 
 
have fewer than 10,000 permanent residents, 
 
are experiencing out-migration, 
 
have a high percentage of low-income residents, and 
 
are isolated from other significant population centers. 

 
A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. 
 
USDA must: (1) provide technical assistance and training to entities that are eligible for the loans, loan guarantees, or grants; and (2) use a specified portion of the appropriations provided for the program for this purpose. 
 
The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4233
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 

Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) specify that a taxpayer must claim all allowable deductions when determining net earnings from self-employment, (2) require employers who report wages to include the name and address of each employee and the amount of reportable wages received by each of those employees, and (3) limit earned income to amounts substantiated by the taxpayer on statements furnished or returns filed under third-party information reporting requirements or amounts substantiated by the taxpayer's books and records. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act

Bill: 115-hr-4234
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 

Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act

 
This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow grants awarded through the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program to be used for providing in-person dropout prevention services and college and career counseling services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
To authorize a review of financial services industry requirements of the People's Republic of China and the implications of such requirements on national security interests of the United States.

Bill: 115-hr-4235
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2017-11-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Asia
Banking and financial institutions regulation
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to review and report on the financial services industry requirements of China and the impact of these requirements on the national security, political, or economic interests of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Introduced in House
MONITOR Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4236
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

Monitoring and Obtaining Needed Information to Track Opioids Responsibly Act of 2017 or the MONITOR Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to require that in order for a state to receive funds to address the opioid abuse crisis the state's prescription drug monitoring program must meet specified requirements, including reporting within one business day when controlled substances are dispensed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4237
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017

 
This bill prohibits giving assistance, such as various types of economic support or military training, to countries that oppose U.S. positions on more than 50 percent of the recorded votes in the most recent United Nations session. 
 
A country may be exempted if there has been a fundamental change in leadership and policies and the Department of State determines that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position. The President may exempt a country for U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4238
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Iran
Iraq
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Syria
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the President to block the assets of foreign persons or entities and prohibit transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism with respect to As-Saib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba (Nujaba) and foreign persons who are officials, agents, or affiliates of AAH or Nujaba.
 
The Department of State shall annually establish and publish as part of its Annual Country Reports on Terrorism a global list of armed groups, militias, or proxy forces receiving logistical, military, or financial assistance from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or from groups over which the IRGC exerts control or influence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4240
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Performance measurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill modifies various provisions of federal firearms laws. 
 
Among other things, it does the following:
 
 
prohibits certain firearm transfers between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check; and
 
requires states to implement plans to improve the submission of mental health and criminal history records to the national instant criminal background check system. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Thompson (CA). Petition No: 115-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0006.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4241
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Congressional oversight
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning, including acquiring for participating states and metropolitan planning organizations data sets containing information measuring the level of access by all transportation modes to important destinations in the state or metropolitan planning organization such as jobs, education, health care, and food sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
VA Care in the Community Act

Bill: 115-hr-4242
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aging
American Samoa
Appropriations
Budget process
Caribbean area
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs
District of Columbia
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Guam
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medicare
Mental health
Military medicine
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
Right of privacy
South Carolina
Student aid and college costs
Surgery and anesthesia
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' medical care
Virgin Islands
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

VA Care in the Community Act

 
This bill establishes a process through which veterans may receive health care through private health care providers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-585.
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-585.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-4244
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 
This bill directs the President to make a determination about whether to release any record relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that was not released on October 26, 2017. 
 
 Such records shall be released within two days of that determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1501)
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
No Drilling in Our Backyards Act

Bill: 115-hr-4246
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Community life and organization
Educational facilities and institutions
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

No Drilling in Our Backyards Act

 
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4247
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2017-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: 

Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate financial market utilities (i.e., payment, clearing, and settlement systems) as &quot;systemically important&quot; (also known as &quot;too big to fail&quot;). Under current law, entities so designated are subject to additional regulatory restrictions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 886.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1119.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1119.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Introduced in House