hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4119
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Student Loan Deferment Act of 2019

 
This bill extends the grace period for the repayment of Federal Direct Loans to one year, and it freezes the interest rate at zero percent during such period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4120
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Marriage and family status
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a tax-exempt qualified first-time homeowner assistance program. Under such a program, a person may make cash contributions to a first-time homeowner assistance account. 
 
The bill defines &quot;first-time homeowner assistance account&quot; as an account for providing down payment assistance to an account beneficiary who is a first-time homeowner of a principal residence in the United States. The amount of such downpayment assistance cannot exceed 10% of the cost of acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving the residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.

Bill: 116-hr-4122
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Marriage and family status
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill provides for full Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, without regard to age, for disabled individuals who are widowed. In addition, the bill exempts disabled individuals who are widowed from certain reductions in OASDI benefits and otherwise revises provisions related to such reductions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.

Bill: 116-hr-4123
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill provides for increases in benefits for widows and widowers under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program on the basis of delayed retirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.

Bill: 116-hr-4124
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Separation, divorce, custody, support
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill eliminates the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.

Bill: 116-hr-4125
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill repeals the seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefit payments based on disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4126
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Family relationships
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019

 
This bill credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable.
 
The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide care to dependent relatives without monetary compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-07-30
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: 2019-07-30
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: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4127
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aging
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program.
 
Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Map Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4128
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Geography and mapping
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Regional and metropolitan planning
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Map Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a standardized methodology for collecting and mapping accurate fixed and mobile broadband internet service coverage data.
 
The FCC must form an Office of Broadband Data Collection and Mapping to serve as the central point for data collection, aggregation, and validation. In addition, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration must establish a technical assistance program for providing grants to assist with mapping and development and to assess both broadband adoption rates and advertised pricing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4129
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low-vision devices under Medicare in the same manner as Medicare coverage is provided for durable medical equipment. The bill defines 
low-vision device
 to mean a physician-prescribed device that magnifies, enhances, or otherwise augments or interprets visual images; the term does not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses.
 
 The bill appropriates $2.5 million for FY2020 and each of the next four fiscal years for the CMS to carry out the project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
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: 2019-07-30
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: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Keeping HSAs Accessible Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4130
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Keeping HSAs Accessible Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the ceiling on the sum of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket expenses required under a high deductible health plan (i.e., $5,000 for self-only coverage and twice that amount for family coverage), for purposes of health saving account eligibility. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4131
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to register certain community mental health centers to administer controlled substances via telemedicine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act

Bill: 116-hr-4132
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Art, artists, authorship
Asia
District of Columbia
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act

 
This bill establishes a Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
 
The commission must (1) report recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in the District of Columbia; (2) develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the museum through public contributions; (3) obtain an independent review of this fundraising plan, including an analysis of the resources necessary to fund the construction of the museum and its operations and maintenance in perpetuity without reliance on federal funds; and (4) submit a legislative plan of action to establish and construct the museum.
 
The commission may convene a national conference relating to the museum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1007-1008)
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Study on Improving Lands Act

Bill: 116-hr-4133
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Soil pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Study on Improving Lands Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to (1) direct a study on the state of soil health on federal lands that determines impacts such as grazing, wildfire, recreation, and invasive species; and (2) create a database of the information collected during the study. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Agri­cul­ture Research Act

Bill: 116-hr-4134
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Farmland

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

 
This bill revises the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). 
 
Specifically, the bill expands the goals to require AGARDA to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that address (1) the impact of extreme weather on crop production, (2) the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through agriculture, (3) increased economic and practical feasibility for renewable and sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry, and (4) increased adoption of voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4135
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Military history
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia using nonfederal funds.
 

action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 
This bill directs the National Park Service to remove the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia. 
 
The Department of the Interior may donate the statue to a museum or other similar entity, as determined appropriate by Interior to ensure its preservation and interpretation in an indoor setting. The recipient of the statue may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outdoors.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-640.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-640.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1018)
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Bridges Home Rule Act

Bill: 116-hr-4136
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

District of Columbia Bridges Home Rule Act

 
This bill repeals a law that makes it a crime for a person in the District of Columbia to knowingly and willfully obstruct any bridge connecting the District and Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1012-1013)
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act

Bill: 116-hr-4137
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military operations and strategy
Nursing
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

Jennifer Kepner Healthcare for Open air burn Pit Exposure Act or the Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act

 
This bill extends eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who were exposed to burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House