hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 115-s-2031
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2017-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Louisiana

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: 

Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
GSP Footwear Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2032
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: 
GSP Footwear Act of 2017
 
This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain footwear as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
 
The President shall include in the next six annual reports to Congress regarding the status of internationally recognized worker rights within a GSP eligible beneficiary developing country a study on the state of the U.S. footwear manufacturing industry for the preceding year.
 
In conducting any study of the probable economic effect of providing duty-free treatment under the GSP to such footwear, the U.S. Trade Representative shall request the U.S. International Trade Commission to examine current domestic production of like or directly competitive footwear articles and to identify any such articles where domestic commercial production is likely to occur within the next year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
SQUEAL Act

Bill: 115-s-2033
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Stop Questionable, Unnecessary, and Excessive Allowances for Legislators Act or the SQUEAL Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the deduction for living expenses incurred by Members of Congress. (Under current law, the deduction is limited to $3,000 per year.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2034
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Executive agency funding and structure
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Right of privacy
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to (1) reauthorize through FY2020 the Service Corps of Retired Executives program, (2) rename the program as the SCORE program, and (3) establish SCORE volunteer requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Act

Bill: 115-s-2035
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Securing America's Voting Equipment Act of 2017 or the SAVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to (1) designate voting systems as critical infrastructure and include threats to such systems in national planning scenarios, (2) conduct a threat assessment of voting systems and develop best practices to address such threats, (3) establish a program to award grants to states to implement such best practices, and (4) establish a hacking contest and bug bounty program directed at finding voting-system vulnerabilities. 
 
The bill also directs (1) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish a program for sharing classified information about voting-system threats with state election officials, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to conduct periodic voting-system audits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Competitive Need Limitations Modernization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2036
Sponsor: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Tariffs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Competitive Need Limitations Modernization Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the competitive need limitation review process by: (1) modifying the deadline for the review process, and (2) establishing the relevant domestic production time frame for such review as within the preceding three years (currently on January 1, 1995). (The competitive need limitation terminates duty-free treatment with respect to articles from a beneficiary developing country if certain import limits are exceeded.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
POST Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2037
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2017 or the POST Act of 2017
 
 
 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to modify requirements for a proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in title IV (Student Assistance) federal student aid programs. 
 
Current law requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than title IV federal student aid. This legislation requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds (i.e., it replaces the so-called 90/10 rule with an 85/15 rule). It defines federal funds to mean title IV federal student aid, as well as education benefits for military personnel and veterans. 
 
Additionally, the bill limits what a proprietary institution may treat as revenue to the school in calculating whether it derives at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds. 
 
Finally, the bill moves the 85/15 rule from title IV to title I (General Provisions) of the HEA, making compliance a condition of institutional eligibility to participate in title IV federal student aid programs (i.e., failure to comply results in immediate loss of institutional eligibility). Currently, a proprietary IHE must violate the rule for two consecutive years before losing eligibility for title IV programs. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6925)
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2038
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
South Korea
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

 
This bill provides a presumption of herbicide exposure as the service-connected cause of certain diseases notwithstanding that there is no evidentiary record of any such disease during a veteran's service period. 
 
The bill defines a &quot;veteran&quot; for purposes of this bill as an individual who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.
 
The bill specifies such a disease as: (1) a listed disease that becomes manifest, or (2) any additional disease that the Department of Veterans Affairs determines warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of a positive association with herbicide exposure and that manifests itself within a prescribed period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Disclosing Foreign Influence Act

Bill: 115-s-2039
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Disclosing Foreign Influence Act

 
This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA):
 
 
to repeal an exemption from registration under FARA for agents of foreign persons and entities in the private sector who register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA);
 
to require such agents, after initial registration under FARA, to file subsequent statements at the same time, and in the same frequency, as reports filed with Congress under the LDA; and
 
to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents relevant to FARA investigations before initiating criminal or civil proceedings.
 
 
DOJ must develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to improve FARA enforcement and administration. The DOJ Inspector General must review: (1) the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) the use, effectiveness, and potential abuse of DOJ's authority to issue civil investigative demands.
 
The Government Accountability Office must analyze the effectiveness of FARA enforcement and administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6926-6929)
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the "Amelia Earhart Post Office Building".

Bill: 115-s-2040
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Kansas
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the "Amelia Earhart Post Office Building."
action_date: 2018-04-03
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the "Amelia Earhart Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-03
text: Became Public Law No: 115-162.
action_date: 2018-04-03
text: Became Public Law No: 115-162.
action_date: 2018-04-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-04-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1718)
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H1718)
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Mr. Issa asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1718)
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1525-1527; text: CR S1527)
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1525-1527; text: CR S1527)
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 314.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 115-162
Rebuilding Resilient Energy Systems Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2041
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Rebuilding Resilient Energy Systems Act of 2017

 
This bill permits amounts awarded under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, federal assistance to individuals and households, and public assistance program alternative procedures to be used to build, repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace an energy system or building as a result of a major disaster or emergency designated by the President during calendar year 2017 in a manner that:
 
 
 is more resilient and more efficient; 
 
 provides continuous flow of power to facilities critical to public health, safety, and welfare; 
 
 maximizes the use of clean energy resources and energy storage technologies; and 
 
 promotes lower energy bills. 
 
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) shall designate a representative to coordinate with private entities interested in donating energy system technologies and services for such purposes following a major disaster or emergency, (2) is encouraged to coordinate with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Homeland Security in designating such representative, and (3) is encouraged to consult with the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding DOD's experience in building resilient power systems.
 
Each National Laboratory, in coordination with DOE programs that provide assistance to states and industry, must make technical assistance available to federal, state, and local agencies and private entities interested in: (1) developing plans or providing guidance on the design of a resilient and efficient energy system or building; and (2) building, repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing an energy system or building following a major disaster or emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2042
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop a joint action plan to reduce drug waste and better manage costs with respect to drug vial sizes and other drug delivery systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2043
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Congressional agencies
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Financial literacy
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Insurance industry and regulation
Labor standards
Library of Congress
Life, casualty, property insurance
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex offenses
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2017

 
This bill sets forth various provisions to promote the safety and security of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
 
Among other things, the bill does the following:
 
 
requires employers to provide up to 30 days of safe leave in a 12-month period; and 
 
prohibits states from imposing additional restrictions on eligibility for unemployment compensation.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-2044
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Domestic violence and child abuse
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the prohibition on firearm sale or transfer to or purchase or possession by an individual who is subject to a court order that restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. Specifically, the bill revises the elements of a qualifying court order. It also broadens the definition of &quot;intimate partner&quot; to include a dating partner or former dating partner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2045
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2017-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: 

Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic violence protection order or a person convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate