hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8696
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
First responders and emergency personnel
Higher education
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Life, casualty, property insurance
Military personnel and dependents
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020

 
This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Election Security Assessments Act

Bill: 116-hr-8697
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Election Security Assessments Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to prepare an annual assessment on the threats to election infrastructure and recommendations to address such threats. The ODNI shall provide this annual assessment to Congress and the office of the chief election official of each state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Justice for All Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8698
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government liability
Higher education
Housing discrimination
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Legal fees and court costs
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Justice for All Act of 2020

 
This bill reaffirms the availability of discrimination claims under specified civil rights statutes based on disparate impact.
 
Specifically, the bill restores and expands protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
 
The bill, among other things
 
 
prohibits actions which have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent;
 
prohibits the use of compelled arbitration clauses;
 
eliminates qualified immunity for government employees and prohibits racial and gender profiling in police investigations; 
 
awards victims of disparate impact discrimination compensation and attorney's fees; and
 
defines 
sex 
 for purposes of civil rights to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
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: 2020-10-27
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: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8699
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act

 
This bill extends the authority for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission through FY2034.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-8700
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Crime victims
Department of the Treasury
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax credits
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions for the protection of taxpayers from abusive tax collection practices and provides other protections for low-income taxpayers. 
 
Specifically, it 
 
 
repeals the authority for private sector tax collection contracts,
 
allows an exclusion from gross income for income attributable to the discharge of taxpayer indebtedness, 
 
repeals the suspension of the statute of limitations during a pending application for taxpayer assistance orders, 
 
restricts tax levies on tax-exempt retirement plans, 
 
suspends tax levies on taxpayers during periods of financial disability, 
 
repeals the partial payment requirement for submitting offers in compromise of tax liabilities, 
 
requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide notice to taxpayers of eligibility for the earned income tax credit and refunds of such credit, 
 
authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate and sanction income tax preparers, and 
 
increases funding for low-income taxpayer clinics and taxpayer services. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8701
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses for loans pertaining to disaster relief.
 
Any qualifying interest incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the five years preceding this bill's enactment shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8702
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020

 
This bill temporarily increases payments to providers under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill provides an additional payment for certain services in 2021 and 2022 if the otherwise applicable payment is less than what it would have been in 2020. The bill applies to services that are payable under the physician fee schedule, excluding specified outpatient evaluation and management services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
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: 2020-10-30
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: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Federal Skills Act

Bill: 116-hr-8703
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Federal Skills Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the executive order titled 
Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates
, which was issued on June 26, 2020. The order generally prescribes certain limits as to the consideration and use of post-high school educational requirements for positions in the competitive service.
 
Among other things, the order specifies that an executive agency may only institute a minimum educational requirement for a position in the competitive service if it is legally required for the position, and may only consider a candidate's education with respect to other minimum requirements if it directly reflects the competencies necessary for the position.
 
The order requires the Office of Personnel Management to review and revise the classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service so as to comply with these requirements. The order also requires changes to be made public, and to take effect, within 120 days and 180 days of the date of the order, respectively. (The bill requires a similar timeline with respect to the date of enactment of the bill.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8704
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Debt collection
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
Mental health
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020

 
 This bill reauthorizes, establishes, and revises programs related to healthy families, parenting time arrangements, and child support. This includes temporarily waiving certain state requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program related to the enforcement of child support orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
END Stigma Act

Bill: 116-hr-8705
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Education for New Dispositions on Stigma Act or the END Stigma Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to institutions of higher education to educate students about substance use disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8706
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Human rights
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Trade agreements and negotiations
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within the Department of Labor to support trade and labor affairs, including combating international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-8707
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
Israel
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act

 
This bill requires the President to make specified certifications to Congress before transferring certain defense articles or defense services to any country in the Middle East other than Israel. The certifications must include, for example, that the recipient country has a peace agreement with Israel and that it will not use the articles or services to commit human rights violations.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
American Families United Act

Bill: 116-hr-8708
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

American Families United Act

 
This bill limits what constitutes a conviction for immigration purposes and contains other related provisions. (A conviction can in certain instances be grounds for denying an individual immigration benefits.)
 
Under this bill, certain judgments of guilt, such as one that has been deferred, expunged, or invalidated, shall not be considered a conviction for immigration purposes. An order of probation without an entry of judgment shall also not count as a conviction. Similarly, a pardon shall render the underlying conviction null for immigration purposes. 
 
Furthermore, for immigration purposes, a term of imprisonment shall only include the actual period of incarceration ordered by a court. If a term of imprisonment is suspended for any length, the suspended time shall not be considered as part of the term of imprisonment. (An individual may be denied certain immigration benefits if the individual has been convicted for a crime with a certain term of imprisonment.)
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to, in certain instances, exercise discretion when enforcing immigration laws, such as waiving one or more grounds of inadmissibility or declining to order an alien removed. Such discretion may only be exercised on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian purposes or to preserve family unity and is subject to other limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Analyzing Kinetic Impact Projectiles Against Americans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8709
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical research
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Analyzing Kinetic Impact Projectiles Against Americans Act of 2020

 
This bill requires a study on injuries caused by kinetic impact projectiles. These include rubber and plastic bullets, bean bag rounds, and other projectiles commonly used for crowd control.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct the study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-8710
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

 
This bill requires covered veterans to submit a notification of the care or services they received within 30 days of being admitted for emergency care under the Veterans Community Care Program as a condition for authorization of such care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 
Covered veterans
 are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or those who are not enrolled but are eligible for care due to a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8711
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2020-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: 

Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Introduced in House