hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-283
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (i.e., 529 plans) to pay student loan indebtedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

Bill: 115-hr-285
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) individuals purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage, and (2) employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees provide health insurance coverage for their employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act

Bill: 115-hr-286
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act
 
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a qualified emergency medical device from the excise tax on medical devices. The bill defines "qualified emergency medical device" as a medical device furnished by first responders or ambulance services in providing out-of-hospital or pre-hospital care, or transport to a medical care facility, for individuals with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies or in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Student Job Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-287
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Student Job Protection Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying what the school considers a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act

Bill: 115-hr-291
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act

 
This bill denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime committed after the enactment of this bill that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
HOT-R Act

Bill: 115-hr-292
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Budget process
General Native American affairs matters
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Minority education
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 or the HOT-R Act 

 
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt specified American Indian and Alaska Native programs from sequestration, including programs administered by the Departments of the Interior, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Health and Human Services. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

Bill: 115-hr-293
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Rural conditions and development
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

 
This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2018 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in House
REDUCE Act

Bill: 115-hr-295
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniformed and Civilian Employees Act or the REDUCE Act

 
This bill limits full-time positions in the Department of Defense (DOD), in each of FY2024-FY2028, subject to specified adjustments to be made by the DOD Secretary, to a number not greater than 85% of the number of such positions at DOD as of September 30, 2018. Not more than 1,000 of such positions may be career appointees within the Senior Executive Service. DOD is authorized to offer voluntary separation incentive and voluntary early retirement payments to achieve the reductions but must use involuntary measures, beginning on October 1, 2018, to achieve required reductions in personnel levels if voluntary measures are inadequate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
PRO Sports Act

Bill: 115-hr-296
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Professional sports
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act or the PRO Sports Act
 
 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove professional football leagues from the list of tax-exempt organizations.
 
No organization or entity shall be treated as tax-exempt if it: (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions (including by managing league business affairs, officiating or providing referees, coordinating schedules, managing sponsorships or broadcast sales, operating loan programs for competition facilities, or overseeing player conduct); and (2) has annual gross receipts in excess of $10 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-26
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gaetz asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as first sponsor of H.R. 296, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Review Every Dollar Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-297
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Review Every Dollar Act of 2017 

 
This bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation authorizing or reauthorizing a federal program for more than seven years. Congressional committees must review direct spending programs by applying specified criteria to determine whether programs should be modified, terminated, or reauthorized. 
 
The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to create deficit reduction accounts for savings from legislation intended for deficit reduction. The chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees are required to adjust spending allocations to reflect balances in the accounts. This creates procedural obstacles for considering legislation that spends savings intended for deficit reduction. 
 
The bill requires transfers of funds from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund to be counted as new budget authority and outlays. 
 
The bill prohibits certain rules requiring at least $100 million in new budget authority from taking effect unless: (1) the President notifies Congress that the rule is necessary for an emergency, the enforcement of criminal laws, national security, or the implementation of an international trade agreement; or (2) budget authority to carry out the rule is provided by law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-298
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Freedom of information
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Sarah's Law

Bill: 115-hr-300
Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Sarah's Law

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of an alien: (1) who was not inspected and admitted into the United States, who held a revoked nonimmigrant visa (or other nonimmigrant admission document), or who is deportable for failing to maintain nonimmigrant status; and (2) who has been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to: 
 
 
obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted; and 
 
 provide the victim, or a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest living relative of a deceased victim, with information about such alien, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-301
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Research administration and funding
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to:
 
 
establish or designate a laboratory to conduct research on premise plumbing in relation to water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience;
 
conduct an organizational review of all research and other activities related to premise plumbing conducted by federal entities; and 
 
appoint one or more officers or employees of the NIST to liaise with non-federal entities that are conducting research or other activities related to premise plumbing. 
 
 
The bill defines &quot;premise plumbing&quot; as the water distribution system within the property lines of a property, including all buildings and permanent structures on such property. This term also includes building supply and distribution pipes, fixtures, fittings, water heaters, water-treating and water-using equipment, and all respective joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 115-hr-303
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Retired Pay Restoration Act

 
This bill: (1) allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only for a disability rated at 50% or more), and (2) repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013. 
 
 Individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-305
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Presidential Tax Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President and certain candidates for President to disclose federal income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years in reports filed with either the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) or the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in the case of a candidate. 
 
The OGE or the FEC must make the disclosed tax returns publicly available after making appropriate redactions. If the income tax returns are not disclosed as required by this bill, the OGE or the FEC must request the returns from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the IRS, upon receiving a written request from the FEC or the OGE, to provide any income tax return that is required to be disclosed under this bill. 
 
The bill also establishes civil and criminal penalties for failing to file or falsifying income tax returns that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Eshoo. Petition No: 115-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0001.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House