hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
BRACE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-203
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 or the BRACE Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill permanently extends the tax credit for railroad track maintenance. The extension applies to expenditures paid or incurred during tax years beginning after 2017. Assignments of miles of railroad track, including related expenditures, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019, must be treated as effective as of the close of such taxable year if they are made pursuant to a written agreement entered into within 90 days of the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-204
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Credit and credit markets
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019

 
This bill allows federal employees who are affected by a government shutdown to make certain penalty-free withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts. The bill waives various penalties and requirements that would otherwise apply to TSP distributions and loans during a government shutdown. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S588)
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Right Rebate Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-205
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Right Rebate Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-206
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make arrangements for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps (commonly known as the &quot;Hello Girls&quot;).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-207
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Motor carriers
Pedestrians and bicycling
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 
This bill modifies the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approval process for tribal transportation safety projects to categorically exclude qualifying projects from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. A tribal transportation safety project is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that (1) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or (2) addresses a highway safety problem.
 
The Department of the Interior must (1) review existing Federal Highway Administration categorical exclusions to determine applicability to tribal transportation program projects, and (2) identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet general categorical exclusion requirements. Interior must establish categorical exclusions for tribal projects consistent with its findings.
 
The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.
 
Interior must enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation program projects. An agreement may allow a tribe to determine whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 116-s-208
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Retired Pay Restoration Act

 
This bill authorizes the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset. 
 
Individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SURVIVE Act

Bill: 116-s-211
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Department of Justice
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Minority health
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Native American tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing.
 
In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.

action_date: 2019-05-13
text: 

Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Native American tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing.
 
In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-40.
action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-40.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-213
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Program, which provides education funding for the District of Columbia, including for private school vouchers, public schools, and public charter schools.
 
The bill revises the manner in which tutoring services provided under the program are funded.
 
The bill revises several requirements concerning SOAR evaluations, including concerning (1) frequency; (2) ED's and the Institute of Education Sciences' duties; and (3) the issues to be evaluated, including high school and college performance measurements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations.

Bill: 116-s-214
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
District of Columbia
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 
This bill compensates federal and District of Columbia employees who are affected by the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018. The bill provides FY2019 appropriations for the affected agencies to compensate the employees at their standard rate of compensation during the lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-215
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Inflation and prices
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Death Tax Repeal Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act

Bill: 116-s-217
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
 
 
This bill requires the Administrative Conference of the United States to create and maintain a database of specified information about fees awarded in certain court cases and adversarial administrative proceedings in which the United States is a party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
ONSHORE Act

Bill: 116-s-218
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alaska
Department of the Interior
Energy revenues and royalties
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy Act or the ONSHORE Act 

 
This bill addresses onshore oil and gas resources on federal land and non-federal surface estates.
 
The bill allows the Department of the Interior to delegate to states the authority to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders. 
 
The bill provides a mechanism for states to receive an increased percentage of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state by collecting royalties directly without paying the existing administrative fees to Interior. 
 
Certain oil and gas activities conducted on non-federal surface estates do not require a permit and are exempt from certain environmental review requirements.
 
Interior must defer to state regulations, guidance, and permit requirements for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land.
 
Interior must conduct a review of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to determine what land in the reserve should be made available for oil and gas leasing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Corporate Freeloader Fee Act

Bill: 116-s-219
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sales and excise taxes
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Corporate Freeloader Fee Act 

 
This bill imposes a specified excise tax on certain employers who employ low-wage employees during the year. A "low-wage" employee is an employee who receives wages from the employer that are less than 218% of the federal poverty line. The bill reduces the amount of the tax for employers who provide certain health and retirement benefits to low-wage employees. Government employers, churches, and church organizations are exempt from the tax. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
529 Expansion and Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-220
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Preschool education
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

529 Expansion and Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for
 
 
 apprenticeship programs, 
 
 early education expenses for children under the age of 5, 
 
 career and technical education programs, and 
 
 industry intermediary education programs.
 
 
The bill also allows employers to make contributions to an employee's 529 plan as a fringe benefit that is excluded from the gross income of the employee. The contributions per employee may not exceed $500 per year (adjusted for inflation after 2020) and must be made in connection with a payroll deduction contribution program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-222
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires interest to be added to the back pay of federal employees who were not paid during a lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act

Bill: 116-s-223
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Labor standards
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act
 
 
This bill allows a Patriot employer a business-related tax credit equal to 10% of up to $15,000 of wages paid to any employee in a taxable year. 
 
The bill sets forth criteria for designation as a Patriot employer, including requirements that the employer
 
 
 maintain its headquarters in the United States and not expatriate to avoid payment of U.S. income taxes, 
 
 comply with the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage to its employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
 
 provide employees with paid sick leave or paid family and medical leave, 
 
 compensate at least 90% of its employees at an hourly rate that is at least 218% of the federal poverty level for an individual for the calendar year divided by 1,750 and provide at least 90% of its employees with a basic level of retirement benefits, 
 
 provide for differential wage payments to its employees who are members of the Uniformed Services, 
 
 have a written policy in place for the recruitment of employees who have served in the Uniformed Services or who are disabled, and
 
 increase the number of its employees performing substantially all of their services inside the United States to offset the number of employees who work outside the United States. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S589-590)
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving America’s Battlefields Act

Bill: 116-s-225
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Protection Program to include 
 
 
the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and 
 
the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-226
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.) 

action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-30.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-30.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-228
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019 

 
This bill decreases the percentage by which Medicare payments must be reduced in 2019 for nonemergency ambulance transports of end-stage renal disease patients. Beginning in 2020, the bill increases the percentage reduction for certain providers that mostly furnish such services, as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS must publish data regarding such payments and providers on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate