hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
National Park Restoration Act

Bill: 115-hr-5210
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2018-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government trust funds
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: 

National Park Restoration Act

 
This bill establishes the National Park Restoration Fund in the Treasury to be made available to the Department of the Interior for priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services of the National Park Service.
 
Funds deposited through FY2027 are calculated according to a formula that uses as a factor the total amount of energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government.
 
Interior may not use amounts in the fund to acquire lands. 
 
Interior shall submit to Congress a list of the projects for which amounts from the fund are allocated, including a summary of each project. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Introduced in House
It's About Time Act

Bill: 115-hr-5211
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2018-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: 

It's About Time Act 

 
This bill changes the calendar period for the federal fiscal year (currently October 1 through September 30) to January 1 through December 31 beginning in 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2018-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2018-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Introduced in House
GREENER Fuels Act

Bill: 115-hr-5212
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Ecology
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Farmland
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Horticulture and plants
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Research and development
User charges and fees
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act or the GREENER Fuels Act

 
This bill revises the renewable fuel program, including to eliminate the volume standards applicable to corn-starch ethanol and extend the volume standards applicable to cellulosic biofuel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act

Bill: 115-hr-5213
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act

 
This bill prohibits the Rural Utilities Service from providing assistance under specified federal programs for the provision of broadband service with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act

Bill: 115-hr-5215
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prohibit employees who have knowingly misused VA purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials. 
 
Such prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.

action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prohibit employees who have knowingly misused VA purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials. 
 
Such prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4256)
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4256)
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5215.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4256-4257)
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-692.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-692.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
DISARM Act

Bill: 115-hr-5216
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Directing Implementation of Sanctions and Accountability for Russian Mischief Act or the DISARM Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose property-blocking and U.S. entry sanctions against certain senior Russian foreign political figures or oligarchs and parastatal entities (and associated individuals) not currently subject to sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-5217
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Economic development
Intergovernmental relations
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2017 

 
This bill establishes the White House Rural Council within the Executive Office of the President to make recommendations and coordinate the efforts of the executive branch regarding economic development in rural areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
DUI Reporting Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5218
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

DUI Reporting Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to withhold national priority safety program grant funds from a state that does not appear on the most recent list provided to DOT by the Department of Justice identifying states that are appropriately reporting arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E280-281)
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5219
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health information and medical records
Photography and imaging
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018

 
This bill requires retail distributors of opioids in states with prescription drug monitoring programs, for each opioid sale, to (1) verify the identity of the purchaser; and (2) enter into the program's system the name and address of the purchaser, the name and address of the patient for whom the opioid is prescribed, the name of the opioid, the quantity sold, and the date and time of the sale.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Don't Tax Higher Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-5220
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Higher education
Sales and excise taxes
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Don't Tax Higher Education Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 1.4% excise tax on the net investment income of certain private colleges and universities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer the Disability Case Processing System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5221
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 
This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from using funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer the Disability Case Processing System or any similar program unless authorized to do so by Congress.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Korean War Combat Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-5222
Sponsor: Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Korean War Combat Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the Korean War combat veterans, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Korean War. 
 
The medal shall be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with the Korean War combat veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
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: 2018-03-08
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: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-5223
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Labor
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Violent crime
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care facilities pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Specifically, Labor must issue a rule that requires certain health care employers to adopt a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers and other personnel from workplace violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Education Privacy Act

Bill: 115-hr-5224
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Preschool education
Right of privacy
School administration
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Protecting Education Privacy Act

 
This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and repeals specified provisions of regulations promulgated under that Act, to further limit the release of a student's educational record or personally identifiable information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5225
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Disability assistance
Firearms and explosives
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018

 
 This bill reinstates the &ldquo;Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
&rdquo;
 rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is determined to be mentally incapable of managing them. (Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and purchase or possession by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5226
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2018-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: 

Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2018

 
This bill provides statutory authority for rules concerning corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles with model years 2021 through 2025 and greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles (e.g., trucks) with model years 2017 through 2025. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for rules issued in 2012 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the CAFE standards and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the greenhouse gas emission standards.
 
 NHTSA and the EPA may not take actions that could reduce the stringency of the standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Introduced in House