hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6913
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Currency
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Blockchain Working Group to submit a report to Congress which contains a recommended definition of the distributed ledger technology commonly referred to as blockchain technology, and other specified recommendations regarding this technology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act

Bill: 115-hr-6914
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Railroads
State and local government operations
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to permit active and retired state railroad police officers to carry a concealed firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Building Efficiently Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6915
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Lease and rental services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Building Efficiently Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the new energy efficient home tax credit to allow, in lieu of the existing credit, a credit for 3.3% of the cost of constructing a new energy efficient home that is a qualified energy efficient residential rental property. 
 
An energy efficient residential rental property must be certified as being constructed, reconstructed, or retrofitted under a plan designed to reduce energy and power consumption of the building by at least 40% compared to: (1) the baseline annual energy and power consumption of the building in the case of a retrofit made to an existing building, or (2) a reference building which meets the minimum requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code 2004 in any other case. 
 
The bill also eliminates the basis reduction requirements for low-income housing properties receiving: (1) the new energy efficient home credit, (2) the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, or (3) the credit for investments in energy property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promotion of nonviolence.

Bill: 115-hr-6916
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Human rights
India
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Smithsonian Institution
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 
This bill directs Congress to present a Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of nonviolence. The Department of the Treasury must design and produce the medal and is authorized to sell bronze duplicates. The Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal and make it available for research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
REMOVE Act

Bill: 115-hr-6917
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Remove Explicit Material Offensive to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018 or the REMOVE Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the creation of a public website where an individual may: (1) obtain information regarding the existence of sexually-intimate imagery depicting such individual, submitted by a registered interactive computer-service provider; and (2) submit a takedown-request form. If the form meets specified requirements, a designated agent of a provider must review and remove the imagery from the interactive computer service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Semi-Annual Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6918
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Semi-Annual Act of 2018 

 
This bill reduces the required reporting frequency for certain issuers of securities from quarterly to semiannually. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
CLASS Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6919
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Elementary and secondary education
Intergovernmental relations
Preschool education
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure that activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary school against an act of terrorism are coordinated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
School Security is Homeland Security Grant Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6920
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Homeland security
Preschool education
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

School Security is Homeland Security Grant Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of homeland security grants for enhanced school security efforts.
 
The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2019-FY2023 for homeland security grants, of which not less than 5% in each fiscal year shall be for grants relating to securing early childhood education programs, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary schools.
 
Grants awarded under the Urban Areas Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may not be used to purchase firearms or firearm accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers. Such grants relating to securing early childhood education programs, elementary schools, high schools, or secondary schools may be used for: (1) target hardening and other enhancements of the physical security of such programs and schools; and (2) security planning, exercises, and training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Students and Families Empowerment Act

Bill: 115-hr-6921
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Students and Families Empowerment Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for interest on education loans, to replace the dollar limitation and the limitation based on modified adjusted gross income with a $750,000 limit ($1.5 million in the case of a joint return) on the aggregate amount of qualified education loans that may be taken into account for the deduction. 
 
The bill excludes from gross income the discharge of any student loan debt pursuant to income contingent and income-based repayment plans under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
 
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend from 6 months to 12 months: (1) the grace period before payment must begin on Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans after the student ceases to carry at least one-half of the normal full-time academic workload, and (2) the deferment periods for parent borrowers and graduate or professional student borrowers with Federal Direct PLUS Loans.
 
The bill prohibits interest from accruing on a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan during the 12-month extension or deferral period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Union Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6922
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Union Integrity Act

 
This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to prescribe whistle-blower protections for union employees. It prohibits a labor organization from discriminating against any of its employees who have: (1) provided information to the labor organization, the Department of Labor, or any other state, local, or federal government authority or law enforcement agency regarding any violation of the Act or any Labor or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order; (2) testified in any Labor or NLRB administrative or enforcement proceeding; (3) filed or instituted any such proceeding; or (4) refused to perform an assigned task that the employee reasonably believed to be in violation of any law, order, or prohibition enforced by Labor or the NLRB.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act

Bill: 115-hr-6923
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act 

 
This bill allows for congressional disapproval of certain trade actions, including actions by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Congressional approval is required for a trade adjustment for national security reasons. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.

Bill: 115-hr-6924
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Idaho
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey the approximately 0.5 acres of specified federal land in the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in Fremont County, Idaho, to the owner of a private residence at 3787 Valhalla Road in Island Park, Idaho. 
 
Interior may grant Fall River Electric in Ashton, Idaho, the right to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate a right-of-way encumbering the approximately 0.4 acres of specified federal land in the study area which includes an electric distribution line and an access road. 
 
The conveyed land shall be exempt from all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6925
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Public housing
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Enforcement of Prohibitions Against Sexual Harassment Under the Fair Housing Act and requires reporting by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Government Accountability Office on sexual harassment in federal housing-assistance programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Pilot Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6926
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: 

Pilot Act of 2018

 
 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow student loan borrowers to defer their student loan debt while they obtain aeronautical experience required for airline transport pilot certificates.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
APEX Act

Bill: 115-hr-6927
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2018-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Competition and antitrust
Department of Justice
Inflation and prices
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: 

Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to set reference prices for aluminum premiums. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6929
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2018-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Census and government statistics
Employment taxes
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: 

Strengthening Social Security Act of 201

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This bill modifies the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, including with respect to the determination of (1) a beneficiary's taxable income and primary-insurance amount, (2) widow or widower's benefits, and (3) cost-of-living increases in benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building".

Bill: 115-hr-6930
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2018-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building."
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-384.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-384.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7897)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7897)
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10081)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10081)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10081)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Mr. Mitchell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-384