hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act

Bill: 115-hr-6289
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act 

 
This bill revises membership requirements of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment to provide authority for the District government to appoint all members of the board, except when the board is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to the location, expansion, or replacement of an embassy or consulate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-6290
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Public Employee Pension Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the tax exemption for interest on state and local bonds to bonds issued by a state or political subdivision that does not comply with specified reporting requirements for state or local government employee pension benefit plans.
 
For the tax exemption to apply, sponsors of a state or local government employee pension benefit plan must submit annual reports to the Department of the Treasury that include details regarding:
 
 
 the funding status of the plan,
 
contributions by the plan sponsor for the plan year,
 
 projections for each of the next 60 plan years of the cash flows associated with the plan liability,
 
 actuarial assumptions used for the plan year,
 
 the types of plan participants, 
 
 investment returns,
 
 the funding policy and the degree to which unfunded liabilities are expected to be eliminated,
 
the amount of pension obligation bonds outstanding,
 
 the current cost of the plan for the plan year, and
 
administrative and investment expenses.
 
 
Treasury must: (1) develop model reporting statements, and (2) create and maintain a searchable public website for posting pension plan information required by this bill. 
 
The bill also grants the United States an exemption from liability for any current or future shortfall in any state or local government employee pension plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6291
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Prescription drugs
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exempt certain solid waste incinerators from performance standards, including emission requirements. Specifically, incinerators used by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to destroy contraband or household pharmaceuticals are exempt from these requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Nonprofit Property Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-6292
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Insurance industry and regulation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Nonprofit Property Protection Act

 
This bill allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Right to Petition Congress Act

Bill: 115-hr-6293
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Right to Petition Congress Act

 
This bill establishes a process under which registered voters may sign a national discharge petition to require the House of Representatives or the Senate to vote on legislation if the legislation has been introduced in or has been referred to the chamber, a certain number of voters sign the petition, and other specified requirements are met. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
REVAMP Act

Bill: 115-hr-6294
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Re-Valuing Anti-Microbial Products Act of 2018 or the REVAMP Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for an award of 12 additional months of market exclusivity to a drug manufacturer for a drug designated as a &quot;priority antimicrobial product.&quot; (A priority antimicrobial product is intended to treat or prevent a disease attributable to a multi-drug resistant bacterial or fungal pathogen for which there is a critical unmet medical need.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Cut the Perks Act

Bill: 115-hr-6295
Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Cut the Perks Act

 
This bill requires a political appointee who personally requests the obligation or expenditure of federal funds in willful violation of a federal law, rule, or regulation to reimburse the government for the amount of such obligation or expenditure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
REPAY Act

Bill: 115-hr-6296
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Performance measurement
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or the REPAY Act

 
This bill modifies certification and reporting requirements relating to certain sales of major defense equipment. It requires a review and report on options for expansion of the use of administrative surcharges under the foreign military sales program, monitoring on the performance of such program, and a report and briefing for determining the future-year needs for administrative surcharges under such program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapons Ban and Regulatory Reform Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6297
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban and Regulatory Reform Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), subject to specified exceptions and limitations.
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW.
 
It also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.
 
Finally, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must: (1) develop a framework to evaluate and classify firearms based on their ability to be used to injure or kill, and (2) establish a database to track mass shootings and the firearms used in such shootings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6298
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to designate public high schools as voter-registration agencies and require them to conduct annual voter-registration drives.
 
Specifically, a school shall aim to register all of its students who are:
 
 
enrolled in a class in American Government or Economics, 
 
at least 17 years old as of April 10th of that year, and 
 
eligible to register to vote in elections for federal office held in the state. 

 
The Department of Education shall reimburse a school for reasonable costs incurred in carrying out a voter-registration drive.
 
At a school's request, the appropriate state election official may agree to provide the school with voting machines and related equipment for use in a student council or similar election held at the school. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in House
National Ocean Policy Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6300
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2018-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Hydrology and hydrography
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Seashores and lakeshores
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: 

National Ocean Policy Act of 2018

 
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13547, titled &quot;Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes.&quot; (The order established a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6301
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2018-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the high deductible health plans that are required for a health savings account to cover up to $250 of specified services (twice the amount in the case of family coverage) during a plan year without a deductible. The limit must be adjusted annually for inflation. 
 
The specified services covered by this bill include services other than preventive care that are identified under the terms of the plan. (Under current law, high deductible plans are already permitted to provide coverage for preventive care with no deductible.) 

action_date: 2018-07-19
text: 

Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the high deductible health plans that are required for a health savings account to cover up to $250 of specified services for self-only coverage (twice the amount in the case of family coverage) during a plan year without a deductible. The limit must be adjusted annually for inflation. 
 
The specified services covered by this bill include services other than preventive care that are identified under the terms of the plan. (Under current law, high deductible plans are already permitted to provide coverage for preventive care with no deductible.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 654.
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-845.
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-845.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Cormorant Relief Act

Bill: 115-hr-6302
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-03 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Birds
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) to protect fish at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats).

action_date: 2018-10-23
text: 

Cormorant Relief Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) to protect fish at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 776.
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-994.
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-994.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Maritime and Consumer Services Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-6303
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2018-07-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Federal Maritime Commission
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: 

Common Sense Maritime and Consumer Services Protection Act

 
This bill establishes in the Federal Maritime Commission an Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services to: (1) raise public awareness about ocean shipping agreements between carriers, use of ocean transportation intermediaries, and other shipping services; and (2) assist consumers in confidentially resolving disputes and other related matters deemed valuable to the consumer by the Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House
Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6304
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2018-07-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: 

Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reunite each alien child (i.e., under age 18 and no permanent immigration status) who was separated from a parent or legal guardian on or after April 6, 2018, unless a state court or child welfare agency determines that it is in the best interests of the child to remain separated from a parent or legal guardian or there are DHS findings of trafficking or abuse. DHS is subject to a fine of $1,000 per child for each day such child is not reunited with a parent.
 
The bill prohibits an agent or officer of DHS, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child from a parent or legal guardian at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the border, unless a state court, child welfare agency, or the Chief Patrol Agent or the Area Port Director make findings relating to the best interests of the child or the threat of trafficking or abuse. No such agent or officer may separate a child from a parent or legal guardian solely for the policy goals of deterring individuals from migrating to the United States or for promoting compliance with civil immigration laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-07-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Introduced in House