hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
High-Speed Refund Act

Bill: 116-hr-1515
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Railroads
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

High-Speed Refund Act

 
This bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to refund to the Treasury any discretionary grant funds it provided to California for high-speed rail corridor development, and (2) amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to authorize additional funding in FY2020 for nationally significant freight and highway projects.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2343)
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1516
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Wall Street Tax Act of 2019

 
This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. 
 
The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
 
A &quot;security&quot; includes
 
 
 a share of stock in a corporation;
 
a partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; 
 
 a note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and
 
derivatives that meet specified criteria. 
 
 
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
 
The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. 
 
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
COMMUTE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1517
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Housing supply and affordability
Regional and metropolitan planning
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Connecting Opportunities through Mobility Metric and Unlocking Transportation Efficiencies Act or the COMMUTE Act
 
 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to carry out an accessibility data pilot program. The purpose of the pilot program is to develop or make available an accessibility data set for states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning by measuring the level of access to important destinations such as jobs, health care facilities, child care services, educational and workforce training facilities, affordable housing, and food sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1518
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 

2019

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage to include hearing aids and related examinations.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act

Bill: 116-hr-1522
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act

 
This bill prohibits any individual from registering or otherwise serving as the agent of a foreign principal if the individual at any time served as a Member of Congress, a senior political appointee, or a general or flag officer of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1523
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 
This bill codifies certain provisions of an executive order requiring political appointees in the executive branch to sign an ethics pledge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
CORRUPT Act

Bill: 116-hr-1524
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Subversive activities
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Curb Objectionable Redirection of Resources and Unconstitutional Payments to Trump Act or the CORRUPT Act

 
This bill establishes reporting requirements for federal agencies regarding funds spent at, or payments made to (1) properties controlled by the Trump Organization; or (2) an organization or business controlled by or associated with the President, a relative of the President, the head of an executive department, or an employee of the Trump Organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Economic Development Act for Distressed Zones of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1525
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Commerce
Community life and organization
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Income tax credits
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Economic Development Act for Distressed Zones of 2019

 
This bill provides various tax credits related to economically distressed zones and establishes a procedure for state and local governments to apply for such zone designation. 
 
Specifically, the bill provides credits to taxpayers in an economically distressed zone based on the amount of (1) wages paid by an employer to employees, (2) depreciation and amortization allowances for business property, and (3) trade or business payments made for purchases of services or property.
 
The bill also allows state and local governments to apply for a population census tract under their ambit to be designated as an economically distressed zone


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

Bill: 116-hr-1527
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts to place certain disabled veterans in medical foster homes at the request of such veterans. Specifically, the bill concerns veterans with service-connected disabilities to whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care. Medical foster homes are homes designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting.
 
In any year, not more than a daily average of 900 veterans placed in a medical foster home may have their care covered.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
COPE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1528
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Comprehensive Opioid Program Extension Act of 2019 or the COPE Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program administered by the Department of Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act

Bill: 116-hr-1529
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act or the MAPSA Act

 
This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1530
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medicare
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 

2019

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physician; or (2) other health care providers (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) and approved counseling programs, if provided upon a referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner. Currently, such therapy is covered only if provided by a primary care practitioner. 
 
The bill also allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1531
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives or the issuance of related licenses to a known or suspected terrorist. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

Bill: 116-hr-1532
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Policy sciences
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise on social work policy issues, (2) award specified grants to support social work activities, and (3) develop public service announcements to promote the social work profession.
 
HHS shall award grants to (1) certain entities that employ social workers to carry out workplace improvement programs to address concerns related to the social work profession; (2) institutions of higher education to support social work students and faculty; (3) eligible state or local government entities or nonprofits to test and replicate effective social work interventions; and (4) postdoctoral researchers in social work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Mental Health Act

Bill: 116-hr-1533
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Improving Access to Mental Health Act 

 
This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare.
 
Additionally, the bill alters the definition of 
clinical social worker services
 as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
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: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Paid Leave Act

Bill: 116-hr-1534
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Library of Congress
National Guard and reserves
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act 

 
This bill provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District of Columbia), congressional employees, Government Accountability Office employees, employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, and certain Transportation Security Administration employees.
 
The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such employees to a total of 16 administrative work weeks. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Election Official Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1535
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 
 
Election Official Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a chief state election administration official from taking an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which such official has supervisory authority, with certain exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in House