hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3144
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to: (1) require the Federal Air Marshal Service to use a risk-based strategy when allocating resources between international and domestic flight coverage, and (2) ensure that the seating arrangements of federal air marshals on aircraft are determined in a risk-based manner and are most capable of responding to current threats to aviation security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Skills Investment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3145
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Skills Investment Act of 2018 

 
This bill expands tax-favored Coverdell education savings accounts to allow the accounts to be used for educational or skill development expenses such as training services, career and technical education activities, career services, youth workforce investment activities, and adult education and literacy activities. 
 
The bill also: 
 
 
renames the accounts &quot;Coverdell lifelong learning accounts,&quot; 
 
 increases contribution limits, 
 
 modifies the age-based contribution restrictions, 
 
 allows a tax credit for a portion of an employer's contributions to an employee's account, and
 
allows beneficiaries to deduct contributions made by or on behalf of the beneficiary. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Flood Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3146
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Floods and storm protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Flood Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to make Washington, DC, eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4515-4516; text of measure as introduced: CR S4516)
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Administration Fairness Act

Bill: 115-s-3147
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Marriage and family status
Medicare
Railroads
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Social Security Administration Fairness Act 

 
This bill (1) provides funding for certain administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) makes individuals eligible to receive Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits beginning in the first month of disability; (3) eliminates the Medicare waiting period for recipients of OASDI benefits; and (4) requires the SSA to satisfy certain public-notice and reporting requirements before closing or consolidating a field office or hearing office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3148
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Small Business Administration
Small business
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits companies that are headquartered in China, are connected to China's government, or have more than 25% of voting stock owned by China's citizens from qualifying as small business concerns that may receive assistance from the Small Business Administration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
DO NOT Call Act

Bill: 115-s-3149
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2018 or the DO NOT Call Act.

 
This bill modifies penalties for violating restrictions on the use of telephone equipment, including by increasing the maximum penalties for falsifying caller-identification information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
DISCLOSE Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3150
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business ethics
Business records
Congressional elections
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor-management relations
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
Tax-exempt organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2018 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2018

 
This bill expands the ban on election contributions by foreign nationals to include corporations subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals. The bill also expands (1) reporting requirements related to campaign contributions, and (2) disclosure requirements related to the funding sources of political advertisements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3151
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to make a determination as to whether a state substantially provides for certain rights and responsibilities applicable to public employees, such as granting such employees the right to form or join a labor organization and to bargain collectively, and if the state does not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities, then such state shall be subject to nationwide standards prescribed by the FLRA to protect public employee rights.
 
No employer, emergency services employee, or law enforcement officer may engage in a lockout, strike, or any other organized job action of which a reasonably probable result is a measurable disruption of the delivery of emergency or public safety services. No labor organization may violate or attempt to violate this prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
BUILD Career and Technical Education Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3152
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: 

Building Understanding, Investment, Learning, and Direction Career and Technical Education Act of 2018 or the BUILD Career and Technical Education Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive two-year grants to local educational agencies to support career and technical education exploration programs that provide middle and high school students with experiential learning opportunities that are connected to their education and career pathways.
 
 Grant funds must be used for: (1) leasing, purchasing, upgrading, or adapting equipment related to program activities; (2) staff expenses in coordinating or implementing program activities; (3) consultation services that are directly aligned to program goals; (4) professional development programs that are aligned to program goals; (5) minor remodeling to accommodate program equipment; and/or (6) program evaluation.
 
 The bill requires each grantee to develop a plan to evaluate specified outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

Bill: 115-s-3154
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

 
This bill requires agencies or managers that control access to federal facilities to provide immediate access to Members of Congress, excluding the Vice President, unless access is denied for national security reasons with congressional approval. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our Food From Phthalate Contamination Act

Bill: 115-s-3155
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Protect Our Food From Phthalate Contamination Act 

 
This bill prohibits the use of any phthalate chemical as a food contact substance. (A food contact substance is any substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737)
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3156
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018

 
 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require each covered air carrier to: (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket guarantees transportation of the passenger to the advertised destination (subject to reasons prohibiting a passenger from flying as established by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal agency); and (2) provide each passenger with alternative transportation to the advertised destination at no additional expense and in a reasonable and timely manner, if the carrier cancels a flight.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act

Bill: 115-s-3157
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act or the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that the regulation of the placement, construction, or modification of small personal wireless service facilities by any state or local government: (1) not unreasonably discriminate among providers of the same service using comparable equipment, and (2) only permit a state or local government to approve or deny a permit or other permission to deploy such a facility.
 
A state or local government may charge a fee to consider an application for such placement, construction, or modification, or to use a right-of-way or a facility in a right-of-way owned or managed by the state or local government if the fee is: (1) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory; (2) publicly disclosed; and (3) based on actual and direct costs.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall study and report on deployment of broadband infrastructure on tribal land or near trust land.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.

Bill: 115-s-3160
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 
This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2019.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737)
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Response Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3161
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Response Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Response Fund; the fund may be used for certain emergency operations to detect, prepare for, or respond to a natural or manmade disaster, disease outbreak, or other public health emergency, domestically or abroad.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3162
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Law enforcement officers
Motor vehicles
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2018

 
This bill revises the border zone area in which Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers may take certain immigration-related actions without a warrant.
 
The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to permit DHS officers to take the following actions without a warrant in order to patrol the border and prevent the illegal entry of persons: 
 
 
board and search any vessel within U.S. territorial waters and any railway car, aircraft, conveyance, or vehicle within 25 air miles from an external U.S. boundary (a vehicle may not be stopped at a fixed checkpoint beyond 10 air miles from such boundary without reasonable suspicion that an occupant is illegally in the United States); and 
 
access private lands, but not dwellings, within 10 air miles from such boundary. 
 
 
DHS may establish, and shall certify to Congress, that: (1) a distance of up to 100 air miles is required in a sector for conveyance searches, and (2) a distance of up to 25 air miles is required in a sector for private land access. In making such certifications DHS shall consider reasons such as land topography, transportation, or consultations with state, local, and tribal governments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737-4738)
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3163
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Department of State to include in its annual intercountry adoptions report to Congress information on: (1) countries that have prevented or prohibited adoptions of children by American parents; (2) State Department efforts to encourage the resumption of such halted or stalled adoption proceedings; and (3) State Department actions that prevented, prohibited, or halted such adoptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act

Bill: 115-s-3164
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act

 
This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt a vehicle financial company, under specified circumstances, from the requirement to annually disclose its privacy policies to consumers. A vehicle financial company shall be exempt from such requirement if: (1) the company has not changed its privacy policies since its last disclosure, (2) the current policy is available on its website and via mail, (3) notice is provided to customers regarding availability of the company's privacy policies, and (4) the company gives customers the ability to opt out of having personal information disclosed to third parties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3165
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2018

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2019, and otherwise revises, the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-s-3166
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single gold medal to the U.S. Army Ranger veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wartime service. 
 
 Following its award, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it shall be available for display and research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
9/11 Memorial Act

Bill: 115-s-3167
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Department of Defense
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Pennsylvania
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Terrorism
User charges and fees
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

9/11 Memorial Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to award competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials to the events and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate