hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8877
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to Head Start agencies based on their enrollment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
No Funds to China’s Military Act

Bill: 116-hr-8878
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Foreign and international corporations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

No Funds to China's Military Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to purchase goods or services from an individual or entity that the Department of Defense has determined is controlled by or affiliated with China's military or defense industrial base. 
 
This prohibition applies to federal funds provided to a state or local government or private entity. Before an executive agency provides federal funds to such a government or private entity, the recipient shall certify that it will comply with this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Chemicals Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8879
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Materials

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Renewable Chemicals Act of 2020

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. Specifically, it allows a credit for up to 15% of the sales price of each pound of a renewable chemical. A 
renewable chemical 
is any chemical that is produced in the United States from renewable biomass and is not less than 95% biobased content.
 
The bill also allows a 30% tax credit for investment in renewable chemical production facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
HONEST Enterprise Act

Bill: 116-hr-8880
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Business ethics
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Economic theory
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Labor-management relations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Honoring Organizations Nationally for Ethics, Sustainability, and Trust Act or the HONEST Enterprise Act

 
This bill establishes the Compassionate Capitalist Award to be presented to organizations that substantially benefit the well-being of their employees, stakeholders, and communities with respect to the areas of environmental stewardship, governance, social responsibility, and worker empowerment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8881
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Unemployment
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of an individual based on such individual's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee. 
 
Grants shall be awarded to (1) cover the costs incurred by a state to reinstate driver's licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees; (2) maximize the number of individuals with suspended driver's licenses eligible to have driving privileges reinstated or regained; (3) provide assistance to individuals living in areas where public transportation options are limited; and (4) ease the burden on states where the state or local law that permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver's licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees was in effect during the three year period ending on the date on which a state applies for or receives a grant under this bill.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study the implementation of the grant program authorized by this bill, including the known effects of repealing state laws that have permitted the suspension, revocation, or refusal of a driver's license or motor vehicle registration based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
REPAIR Academia Act

Bill: 116-hr-8883
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Education programs funding
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
International exchange and broadcasting
Research administration and funding
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Reporting Exogenous Participation Among Incoming Researchers in Academia Act or REPAIR Academia Act

 
This bill imposes certain reporting requirements on the sponsor of an F, M, or J (student or exchange visitor) visa and authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revoke such a visa in certain instances.
 
The Department of State shall require a sponsor of a J visa to report any change to the visa holder's primary field of study. The State Department and DHS shall require a sponsor of an F, M, or J visa to report when the visa holder is participating in a federally funded research program. 
 
DHS may review and revoke an F, M, or J visa in certain instances, such as finding that (1) the visa holder misrepresented an intention to pursue a field of study, or (2) the visa holder's participation in a federally funded research program poses a national security risk. The bill also imposes certain limits on the ability to appeal such a revocation decision.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8884
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Rule of law and government transparency
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 
This bill extends the Generalized System of Preferences through June 30, 2021, it adds human rights, environmental, and other criteria for designation as a beneficiary developing country, and it requires a review of laws relating to internationally recognized worker rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8885
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Immigration
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Public utilities and utility rates
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and sets forth related requirements. Under the program, the EPA awards grants to provide incentives for consumers to purchase water-efficient products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8886
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2020 

 
This bill prohibits a landlord, during a national emergency, from (1) evicting a tenant without a court order, (2) creating a hostile environment for a tenant for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate, or (3) impairing the habitability of a dwelling for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate. Violators are subject to criminal and civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
AIPM Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8887
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Ecology
Education programs funding
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Higher education
Pest management
Research administration and funding
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2020 or the AIPM Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, universities, and other entities for qualified area-wide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species. 
 
The bill establishes an area-wide integrated pest management committee to consider stakeholder feedback and determine priorities for the projects. 
 
The projects must be implemented on a landscape scale or larger and include collaboration with specified federal, regional, state, and nongovernmental entities. The projects may prevent the spread of pests and invasive species through prevention, avoidance, monitoring, and suppression; educational programs; and physical, mechanical, cultural biologically-based, or chemical controls. 
 
A qualified project must 
 
 
provide for significant benefits for the prevention, eradication, or management of pests and invasive species; 
 
provide for economic and environmental benefits to agriculture, individuals, wildlife, and the environment; 
 
address the annual priorities established by the integrated pest management committee; 
 
last no more than five years; 
 
establish a regional advisory committee to oversee the project; and
 
involve the cooperative extension services in translating the results of research into practical information and tools to be shared. 
 
 
USDA must transfer to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture the authority for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-8888
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Law enforcement officers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act

 
This bill extends through 2025 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Repair Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8889
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Repair Act of 2020

 
This bill provides eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan guaranty program and the Post-9/11 GI Bill to Black veterans who served on active duty during World War II and the surviving spouse, child, grandchild, or other direct descendant of such a veteran who is living on the date of the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Parole and Supervised Release Act

Bill: 116-hr-8890
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
District of Columbia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

District of Columbia Parole and Supervised Release Act

 
This bill transfers the authority of the United States Parole Commission to the District of Columbia to make parole and supervised release determinations for eligible imprisoned felons under District laws. The commission's authority or jurisdiction&#8212;including rulemaking and legislative responsibility for such parole matters&#8212;shall expire on October 31, 2022, and the District's authority or jurisdiction shall begin on November 1, 2022.
 
In addition, the bill provides for continuation of federal retirement and annuity benefits for former employees of the commission as of October 31, 2022, and who, on or after such date, are employees of the District office that exercises such transferred authority.
 
Finally, the bill treats the District as an employing agency with respect to its responsibility to make contributions towards the benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1096)
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-8891
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Minnesota
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8892
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment and training programs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: 

Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adjust requirements for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for participating hospitals that form tracks for medical residency training in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act

Bill: 116-hr-8893
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers an additional 2020 recovery rebate in the amount of $1,000 ($2,000 for joint returns), plus $1,000 for each dependent of the taxpayer. The amount of such rebate is phased out for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns). A
 recovery rebate 
is a stimulus payment for taxpayers and their dependents who are adversely affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Freedom Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8894
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Prescription Freedom Act of 2020

 
This bill generally eliminates the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that a drug be dispensed only with a prescription. However, the FDA may continue to require a prescription for any drug intended for terminating a pregnancy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8895
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Bankruptcy
Caribbean area
Delaware
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Florida
Georgia
Government trust funds
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs
Maryland
Michigan
Nevada
New Jersey
New York State
North Carolina
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 

 
This bill modifies administrative provisions related to the bankruptcy trustee system. Specifically, the bill (1) provides for the distribution of bankruptcy fees made to the U.S. Trustee System Fund for the costs of administering payments and trustee compensation, (2) establishes the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund and associated fees, and (3) extends the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Introduced in House