hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
To provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits.

Bill: 115-hr-3505
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress or former senior congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist representing a foreign principal from being eligible for:
 
 
the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, including the Thrift Savings Plan; 
 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; or 
 
the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Article I Restoration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3506
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Article I Restoration Act of 2017

 
This bill requires any covered rule issued by an executive agency after this bill's enactment to sunset three years after its effective date unless specifically reauthorized by Congress. 
 
A "covered rule" does not include a rule:
 
 
issued in accordance with specified formal rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act; 
 
issued with respect to a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; 
 
that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs certifies is necessary for the enforcement of federal criminal laws; 
 
that is limited to agency organization, management, or personnel matters; or 
 
that is necessary due to an imminent threat to human health or safety or any other emergency. 

 
An agency may not reissue, enforce, revise, or take other regulatory action related to a covered rule that has sunset.
 
The Office of Management and Budget or the relevant agency may oversee the sunset of covered rules.
 
If the agency that issues covered rules wants to request a reauthorization for such rules, such agency shall, by the December 1 that is one year before the rule is scheduled to sunset, submit to Congress a report that includes: (1) a justification for such reauthorization, (2) any related covered rules, and (3) any recommendation or request made by the chair or ranking member of an appropriate committee. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3507
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Business investment and capital
Department of the Treasury
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax deductions
Low- and moderate-income housing
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings, to: (1) make the deduction permanent, (2) permit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and Indian tribal governments to allocate the deduction to the person primarily responsible for designing the property in lieu of the owner of the property, (3) allow partnerships and S corporations to receive the full benefit of a deduction allocated at the partner or shareholder level, and (4) exempt property placed in service in a qualified low-income building from the requirement to reduce the basis of the property by the amount of the deduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small partnership exception from certain requirements.

Bill: 115-hr-3508
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt small partnerships from certain requirements relating to tax returns. The exception applies to any partnership having 10 or fewer partners, each of whom is an individual (other than a nonresident alien), a C corporation, or an estate of a deceased partner. For the purpose of the exception, a husband and wife (and their estates) must be treated as one partner. 
 
The bill allows a partnership to elect to have deficiency procedures apply to the assessment or collection of any underpayment of tax attributable to certain adjustments involving a change in a partner's distributive share of the amount of any partnership item shown on the partnership return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
CITRUS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3509
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Disaster relief and insurance
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Citrus Investment in Treatment and Research for U.S. Sustainability Act or the CITRUS Act 

 
This bill amends several agricultural laws to authorize various Department of Agriculture (USDA) citrus programs. 
 
The bill reauthorizes through FY2023: (1) the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, (2) the Citrus Health Response Program, and (3) the Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination Group. (Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening, is a disease that damages citrus trees and reduces citrus production. It is primarily spread through insects known as Asian citrus psyllids.) 
 
The bill extends the termination date for USDA's Citrus Disease Subcommittee from September 30, 2018, until the subcommittee determines that Huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid no longer pose a threat to U.S. citrus production. 
 
The bill modifies the Tree Assistance Program to allow citrus producers to: (1) receive additional assistance under the program, and (2) have higher adjusted gross incomes while receiving benefits under the program. (The program provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters, including disease.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Recalled Veterans Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3510
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Recalled Veterans Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill exempts members of the Armed Forces who voluntarily separate from active duty and incur a service-connected disability after being recalled to active duty or full-time National Guard duty from the requirement to repay voluntary separation pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3511
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: 
 
 
 online tax preparation and filing software, 
 
a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, 
 
 a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns, and
 
a program to provide technical assistance and federal tax return information for states that provide or seek to provide state-level tax preparation and filing software.
 
 
The IRS may not enter into any agreement that restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. An individual participating in the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3512
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Family relationships
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country as a beneficiary developing country if the country has a pattern of noncompliance under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 in cases of child abduction during the preceding 12 months. Under current law, a beneficiary developing country is eligible for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (i.e., tariff benefits).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Canadian Snowbird Visa Act

Bill: 115-hr-3513
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Canada
Immigration status and procedures
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Canadian Snowbird Visa Act

 
 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to admit into the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor for a period not to exceed 240 days during any single 365-day period a Canadian citizen who: (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay, (3) is not inadmissible or deportable, (4) will not engage in employment or labor for hire in the United States other than for a non U.S.-based person or entity by whom the Canadian citizen was employed in Canada or for whom the Canadian citizen performed services in Canada, and (5) will not seek any form of assistance or benefit under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
 
 The spouse of such person may be admitted under the same terms except that he or she is not required to separately satisfy the residence/housing requirements.
 The bill grants a person so admitted nonresident alien tax status.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 115-hr-3514
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Espionage and treason
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act

 
This bill designates the trail comprised of 50 miles of village, town, and city streets and New York Route 25A, from Great Neck, New York, along Long Island's North Shore, through Nassau and Suffolk Counties, to Port Jefferson, New York, as the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail. The trail shall be administered by the North Shore Promotion Alliance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
HEAT Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3515
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax deductions
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 or the HEAT Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow expensing and accelerated cost recovery for certain energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property. The bill applies to certain real property: (1) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable; (2) which is installed as part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems; and (3) which is within the scope of specified standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Reduce Barriers to College Act

Bill: 115-hr-3516
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Reduce Barriers to College Act 

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that the implemented authentication processes used for all current and future online applications provide the level of assurance required by National Institute of Standards and Technology standards for the determined level of authentication risk.
 
Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, the IRS must establish an online portal for individuals to request that a verification of nonfiling for any taxable year be submitted to the Department of Education as part of the process of completing the individual's Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The portal must authenticate an individual's identity using a valid Social Security number and any one of several documents specified in the bill.
 
The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit certain independent students applying for federal student aid using the simplified needs test to obtain a verification of nonfiling from the IRS in lieu of certifying that the student (and the student's spouse, if any) is not required to file a federal income tax return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Women Inventor Development and Equality Act

Bill: 115-hr-3517
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Women Inventor Development and Equality Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, and ethnicity) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

Bill: 115-hr-3518
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Watersheds
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act 
 
 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) 
 
In implementing the initiative, USDA must: 
 
 
 provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities;
 
establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and 
 
use existing data where it is available.
 
 
In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3519
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public participation and lobbying
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish procedures for obtaining a waiver from automatic disqualification provisions in securities law. (These disqualifications prevent future participation in certain capital market activities by entities or individuals who have committed misconduct.) Waiver-seeking entities must petition the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and, after a public hearing, the SEC may vote to grant the waiver if it: (1) is in the public interest, (2) is necessary for investor protection, and (3) promotes market integrity. 
 
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to report on the SEC's current waiver process. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House