hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8860
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies provisions relating to whistleblower protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the General Counsel of the VA to establish an independent Office of General Counsel for the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
PREVENT DIABETES Act

Bill: 116-hr-8861
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act or the PREVENT DIABETES Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow online or virtual diabetes prevention programs that meet standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to participate in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model. The model provides CDC-approved training on dietary changes, physical activity, and other behavioral strategies for beneficiaries who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
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: 2020-12-03
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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Pregnancy Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8862
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Pregnancy Assistance Act of 2020

 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Pregnancy Assistance Fund program, which awards grants to states for a range of support services for expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers, and their families. Such services include those related to personal health, child health, parenting, education, and employment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Utah Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 116-hr-8863
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Utah Land Sovereignty Act

 
This bill prohibits any further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of facilities and programs that have been determined to have a direct economic impact on tourism, mining, timber, or general transportation in the State and which would otherwise cease operating, in whole or in part, during a Federal Government shutdown that is the result of a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8864
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
General public lands matters
Intergovernmental relations
Mining
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to enter into agreements with states to allow them to continue operation of facilities or programs that have been determined to have a direct economic impact on tourism, mining, timber, or general transportation in the state and that would otherwise cease operating during a federal government shutdown.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
MORE DOT Grants Act

Bill: 116-hr-8865
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Public transit
Railroads
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the
 
MORE DOT Grants Act 

 
This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.
 
Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.
 
On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.
 
DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
MORE USDA Grants Act

Bill: 116-hr-8866
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

More Opportunities for Rural Economies from USDA Grants Act or the
 
MORE USDA Grants Act 

 
This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.
 
Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.
 
On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.
 
USDA must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
CATS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8867
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Medical research
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Cat Abuse in Testing Stops Act of 2020 or the CATS Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on cats as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Excellence in Recovery Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-8868
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Excellence in Recovery Housing Act

 
This bill directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing for individuals with substance use disorders, including by developing standards and best practices for recovery housing and awarding grants to states, tribes, territories, and localities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
PREP for All Students Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8869
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Disability and paralysis
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Firearms and explosives
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Minority education
Natural disasters
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act or the PREP for All Students Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Council on Emergency Response Protocols. The council must, among other duties, provide guidelines for states, early child care and education settings, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to use in developing and implementing emergency response protocols (e.g., gun violence response and prevention protocols, natural disaster preparedness procedures, and fire drills) that are inclusive and accessible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Bill: 116-hr-8870
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Postal service
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 
This bill repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The act established certain voter registration requirements for federal elections, such as the requirement for states to allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8871
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Mental health
Nursing
State and local government operations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.


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
Transparency in Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8872
Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Insurance industry and regulation
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Transparency in Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Act of 2020 

 
This bill allows a captive insurance company&#8212;an insurer that primarily insures its parent company and affiliates&#8212;to apply for membership with a Federal Home Loan Bank. To qualify for membership, the parent company of a captive insurance company must comply with certain investment requirements and capital standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
Investing in VETS Act

Bill: 116-hr-8873
Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act or the Investing in VETS Act

 
This bill raises from 3% to 5% the federal contracting participation goal for small businesses that are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, requires the Small Business Administration to certify these small businesses, and prohibits a small business from self-certifying as owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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
Nurses CARE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8874
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical education
Medicare
Nursing
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Nurses Certification And Recognition of Experience Act of 2020 or the Nurses CARE Act of 2020

 
This bill expands qualifying training and competency requirements for nurse aides in Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities for nurse aides who initially train and work during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
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: 2020-12-04
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: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
Health Insurance Lemon Law Act

Bill: 116-hr-8875
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 

Health Insurance Lemon Law Act

 
 This bill establishes a 60-day special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in health insurance plans that are not in compliance with certain standards of coverage under current law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tactical patrol unit operating on the Native American Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as the "Shadow Wolves") as GS-1811 ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents, to amend the Native American Hiring preference granted to the Department of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves program to modify the job series and title for newly hired Shadow Wolves from GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers to GS-1811 ICE HSI Special Agents, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8876
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Federal-Indian relations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Indian lands and resources rights
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the Shadow Wolves as special agents. (The Shadow Wolves are a tactical patrol unit based in the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Introduced in House