hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 115-s-1985
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Religion
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

 
This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

Bill: 115-s-1986
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Jurisdiction and venue
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

 This bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

Bill: 115-s-1987
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Colorado
Government information and archives
Historic sites and heritage areas
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Land transfers
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
South Dakota
Utah
Washington State
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of Iowa, without consideration, the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County described in the quitclaim deed dated April 13, 1998. 
 
The bill urges such state to continue to provide information relating to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, the California National Historic Trail, and the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
SPEED Act

Bill: 115-s-1988
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act

 
This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions, including granting a covered easement, placement and installation of a small wireless facility, and placement and installation of a wireless service facility located in an existing public right-of-way, from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
 
The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report about challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, and to provide recommendations for how Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can address such challenges and reduce delays identified in the report.
 
The FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee's Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group must submit a report analyzing the challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, including whether it is necessary to develop: (1) standard procedures for communications facility installation siting, (2) methods that federal agencies may use to identify and report on coverage gaps and deficiencies in communications facility installation siting, and (3) procedures for creating and maintaining a publicly accessible inventory of space that can be used to attach or install communications facility installations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Honest Ads Act

Bill: 115-s-1989
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business records
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Political advertising
Subversive activities
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Honest Ads Act

 
This bill expands source disclosure requirements for political advertisements by (1) establishing that paid internet and paid digital communications may qualify as &ldquo;public communications&rdquo; or &ldquo;electioneering communications&rdquo; that may be subject to such requirements, and (2) imposing additional requirements relating to the form of such source disclosures and the information contained within. The bill also requires certain online platform companies to maintain publicly available records about qualified political advertisements that have been purchased on their platforms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-26
text: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1990
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 

 
This bill increases monthly rates for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 
 
The VA shall pay to an individual who is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993, monthly dependency and indemnity compensation that is the greater of the amount in effect either before or after enactment of this bill. 
 
The bill makes VA dependent and survivor income benefits payable to a surviving spouse who remarries after age 55.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildland Fires Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1991
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Insects
Pest management
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Wildland Fires Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a cost review each fiscal year of each wildfire covering an area greater than 100,000 acres. 
 
Appropriations for wildfire management operations in USDA's or Interior's Wildland Fire Management accounts that are not expended for a fiscal year may be available for wildfire risk reduction projects on federal land. 
 
Interior and USDA shall: (1) publish a map depicting at-risk communities (as re-defined by this bill), including tribal communities; and (2) furnish financial assistance to such communities adjacent to federal land for wildfire planning and preparations. 
 
Interior and USDA shall: (1) establish a pilot program to reduce the risk of wildfires to communities in the wildland-urban interface and reestablish natural fire regimes outside such interface, and (2) implement the program to treat specified federal land composed primarily of ponderosa or Jeffrey pines by September 30, 2027. The bill establishes the Pilot Monitoring Committee to monitor the impacts on wildfire risk and the ecological effects of the projects being implemented under such program. 
 
Interior and USDA: (1) may issue stewardship contracts or enter into stewardship agreements for up to 10 years to conduct prescribed fires on federal lands, and (2) shall establish a pilot program for awarding contracts or agreements of up to 20 years to carry out restoration projects or hazardous fuels reduction projects on federal lands. 
 
The National Forest Foundation shall establish a program to certify as a collaborative a group of interested persons that is interested in assisting USDA and Interior in increasing the quantity of projects or activities such departments carry out on an individual unit of National Forest System land or public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the applicable management plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURE Firearm Storage Act

Bill: 115-s-1992
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act or the SECURE Firearm Storage Act

 
This bill establishes security requirements for the business premises of a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer.
 
Specifically, when the premises are closed for business, an importer, manufacturer, or dealer must secure the firearms inventory and securely store paper business records.
 
A violator is subject to penalties&#8212;a civil fine, suspension or revocation of a license, or both a civil fine and suspension or revocation of a license.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6645)
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Bill: 115-s-1993
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6645-6646)
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
CORRECTIONS Act

Bill: 115-s-1994
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: 

Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2017 or the CORRECTIONS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review existing recidivism reduction programs and productive activities (e.g., a prison work program) in federal correctional facilities.
 
It amends the federal criminal code to:
 
 
 require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to expand recidivism reduction programs and productive activities to all eligible prisoners; 
 
allow an additional period of prerelease custody for prisoners who earn time credits for successfully completing such programs; 
 
require DOJ to develop the Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System; 
 
require presentence investigation reports to include certain information such as substance abuse history, military service, and veteran status; and 
 
permit a court to reduce a life prison term imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile. 
 
 
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts must establish a supervised release pilot program to reduce recidivism and improve substance abuse recovery.
 
DOJ must evaluate reentry best practices and create reentry demonstration projects in judicial districts.
 
The bill amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to make permanent and modify eligibility for an elderly offender early release pilot program.
 

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

 
The bill requires the BOP to allow a federal correctional officer to: (1) securely store firearms on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.
 

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017

 
The bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6646-6655)
action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-1995
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2017-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Licensing and registrations
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: 

Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to:
 
 
 require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing an entity's application to become a small business investment company (SBIC), to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and
 
exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements.
 

action_date: 2018-03-19
text: 

Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to:
 
 
 require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing an entity's application to become a small business investment company (SBIC), to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and
 
exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Environmental Justice Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1996
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Disaster relief and insurance
Due process and equal protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Mining
Minority health
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: 

Environmental Justice Act of 2017

 
This bill requires agencies to address the disproportionate impact of environmental and human health hazards on communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities resulting from agencies' programs and policies.
 
This bill provides statutory authority for: 
 
 
the interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice,
 
certain environmental justice requirements established under Executive Order 12898, 
 
a guidance titled &quot;Environmental Justice Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act,&quot; 
 
a guidance titled &quot;EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes: Guidance for Discussing Tribal Treaty Rights,&quot;
 
the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, 
 
the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, 
 
the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, and
 
the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant programs. 
 
 
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address potential cumulative impacts of pollutant discharges when issuing or renewing permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. The bill amends the Clean Air Act to require the EPA to address potential cumulative impacts of a major stationary source of air pollutants when issuing or renewing permits for those sources.
 
The bill states that the authorization to bring citizen suits under certain environmental laws does not preclude the right of an individual to bring a civil action for deprivation of implied rights under those laws or common law. The bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to allow a person aggrieved by the failure of a covered entity to comply with the Act to bring an action against the entity in a federal or state court for discriminatory practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
USA RIGHTS Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1997
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Right of privacy
Specialized courts
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: 

Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act of 2017 or the USA RIGHTS Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to:
 
 
require a warrant to collect communications of or about a U.S. person or a person inside the United States; 
 
require a warrant when a significant purpose of targeting foreigners is to collect communications of persons in the United States; 
 
prohibit the use of communications to or from, or information about, U.S. persons or persons in the United States in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or investigation, with the exception of national security-related crimes; 
 
allow individuals who have a reasonable basis to believe their communications will be acquired and who have taken reasonable steps to avoid surveillance to challenge the constitutionality of surveillance in court; and 
 
require that all forms of technical assistance demanded by the government of electronic communications service providers be approved by a FISA court.

 
The bill expands the mandate of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include review of all foreign intelligence activities and whistle-blower complaints.
 
The bill extends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to September 30, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate