hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Responsible Borrowing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7872
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Responsible Borrowing Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes institutions of higher education (IHEs) to prorate or limit the amount of a Federal Direct Loan that an enrolled student may borrow for an academic year.
 
The bill specifies the factors that an IHE may use to limit these loans. These factors include the average starting salary for typical occupations pursued by graduates of the program, the enrollment status of the student (i.e., full- or part-time enrollment), the credential level of the program (e.g., degree or certificate), and the year of the program for which the student is seeking the loan.
 
Upon request of a student whose loan has been prorated or limited, an IHE may increase the amount of the loan within otherwise applicable limits if the student demonstrates special circumstances or exceptional need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Epi for Dilly Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7873
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Epi for Dilly Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding certain grants for preventive health service programs, to give preference to states that allow trained individuals to administer epinephrine and that provide civil liability protections to those who do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Construction Jobs During Coronavirus Act

Bill: 116-hr-7874
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Department of the Treasury
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax rates
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Construction Jobs During Coronavirus Act 

 
This bill assigns a zero tax rate on the taxable income of taxpayers engaged in the trade or business of home construction during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the date on which the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency ends. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act

Bill: 116-hr-7875
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Emergency planning and evacuation
First Amendment rights
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act

 
This bill requires states and local governments to enforce orders limiting public gatherings under emergency declarations equally.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits states and units of local government that issue orders that limit gatherings to a certain number of people pursuant to a national emergency or similar state emergency declaration from discriminating in the enforcement of such order, in the case of persons who are exercising a right protected under the First Amendment; and (2) authorizes a private right of action in U.S. district court by a person who is harmed by a violation of this provision.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Polar Bear Cub Survival Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7876
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Alaska
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Arctic and polar regions
Mammals
Mining
Oil and gas
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Polar Bear Cub Survival Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits oil and gas activities within one mile of polar bear habitat on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as specified by the bill. Prohibited activities include exploration, development, production, or transportation and other infrastructure activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7877
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies and establishes certain requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill lowers the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold for 2021, and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue payments to beneficiaries who exceed a modified 2020 threshold, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Scenic Trail Viewshed Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7878
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Infrastructure development
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Scenic Trail Viewshed Protection Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a natural gas pipeline project that crosses or impacts the view from a national scenic trail under certain conditions.
 
Specifically, FERC may issue such certificate only if it determines that
 
 
 the pipeline is the only alternative to meet an overriding public need;
 
the applicant considered alternatives in order to result in no, or minimal, adverse effect to the trail;
 
 minimal road construction will be required to construct and operate the pipeline;
 
construction of the pipeline will use the best available technology in order to minimize the potential for leakage;
 
the pipeline will intersect the trail at a point that already has significant infrastructure crossing and only crosses the trail once;
 
the pipeline will not affect the viewshed of a trail in an area of high conservation, recreational, or scenic value, a protected wilderness area, an old-growth forest or alpine area, or the designated location for a shelter or campsite;
 
construction techniques for the pipeline will produce a minimal disturbance to the trail and surrounding conserved lands;
 
plans for the ongoing maintenance and operation of the pipeline ensure that it is done in a way that minimizes impact on the trail; and
 
the applicant acknowledges that it has a duty to protect the trail and ensure the health and safety of the public who use such trail and the surrounding environment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
VA Telehealth Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-7879
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

VA Telehealth Expansion Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to entities for the expansion of telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services to veterans through the VA and the Veterans Community Care Program. The VA must give preference to entities that represent veterans in rural or highly rural areas or entities that operate in a medically underserved community.
 
An entity seeking to establish a telehealth access point for veterans without grant funding is authorized to enter into an agreement with the VA to establish such access point.
 
The VA must assess and report on the barriers veterans face in accessing telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act

Bill: 116-hr-7880
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to allow recipients of economic injury disaster loans to use such loans for the purchase of items that are necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees and customers in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7881
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Athletes
Bankruptcy
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure
Olympic games
Sex offenses
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes safeguards to protect amateur athletes from abuse, including sexual abuse, by coaches and employees in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sports.
 
The bill establishes (1) legislative mechanisms by which Congress can dissolve the Board of Directors of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and decertify national governing bodies; and (2) a duty of care that USOPC owes to amateur athletes, including protecting athletes by requiring it to ensure that any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor is immediately reported to law enforcement.
 
The bill provides for an annual amateur athlete survey conducted anonymously and an Athletes' Advisory Council.
 
The bill revises duties of the Office of the Ombuds regarding the pursuit of abuse claims by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, confidentiality, and retaliation against an employee or member for disclosing information or seeking assistance in mediation. The USOPC and the national governing bodies shall not interfere in or attempt to influence the outcome of an investigation.

The center shall report to Congress within 72 hours of an attempt to interfere in, or influence the outcome of, an investigation.
 
The bill establishes within the legislative branch the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics to study matters relating to the state of U.S. participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
The bill prohibits retaliation against protected individuals (including amateur athletes, coaches, and trainers) because of disclosures pertaining to sexual abuse or harassment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-7882
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act

 
This bill permanently authorizes and restores into effect the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act (ACPERA) of 2004. ACPERA, which expired on June 22, 2020, provides incentives (e.g., limitations on civil liability) for corporations to self-report criminal conduct to the Antitrust Division within the Department of Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act

Bill: 116-hr-7883
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Horticulture and plants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act 

 
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Grant amounts shall be based on the difference between the average attendance at agricultural fairs in the state for a month occurring in 2019 compared to the corresponding month in 2020.
 
As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 1% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Newborn CARES Act

Bill: 116-hr-7884
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Newborn CARES Act

 
This bill treats children of a taxpayer born in 2020 as born in calendar year 2019 for purposes of the advance recovery rebate allowed by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. The Internal Revenue Service must establish a procedure to allow a taxpayer to file a claim for such rebate during calendar year 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Remote Patient Monitoring Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-7885
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Remote Patient Monitoring Access Act or RPM Access Act

 
This bill allows certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds for health care providers to be used for the provision of remote patient monitoring services that align with clinical guidelines and meet data security and privacy standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
HITS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7886
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions
Music

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act or the HITS Act

 
This bill permits taxpayers to treat as currently deductible expenses the cost of qualified sound recording productions not exceeding $150,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines 
qualified sound recording production
 as certain sound recordings produced and recorded in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-7887
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act 

 
This bill revises food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
USDA must reimburse states at the free rate for meals served by school food authorities in such states during the 2020-2021 school year under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.
 
All children enrolled in a school that participates in such programs are temporarily eligible (without application) to receive free school meals during the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, such children are certified eligible (without application) for free meals under the (1) summer food service program, (2) child and adult care food program, and (3) meal supplements for children in after-school programs.
 
The bill also sets forth provisions related to the 2021-2022 school year, including provisions regarding (1) calculations to determine the percentage of identified students under the school meal programs, (2) the selection of schools under the fresh fruit and vegetable program, and (3) establishing a price for paid lunches during such school year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
REACH VET reporting Act

Bill: 116-hr-7888
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

REACH VET reporting Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health&#8212;Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) program to assess, among other elements, the impact of the program on rates of suicide among veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Introduced in House