hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Collegiate Freedom of Association Act 2.0

Bill: 116-hr-6236
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Collegiate Freedom of Association Act
 
2.0

 
This bill addresses freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs from
 
 
taking adverse actions against students who are members or prospective members of single-sex social organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex; or
 
taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive this prohibition, including as a condition of enrolling in the institution.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Cameron’s Law

Bill: 116-hr-6238
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Cameron's Law

 
This bill increases the rate of the tax credit for clinical testing expenses for rare diseases or conditions from 25% to 50% (orphan drug tax credit). 
 
The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to complete a study and report on enhancing and expanding the infrastructure to track the epidemiology of rare diseases or conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
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: 2020-03-12
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: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
LITE Act

Bill: 116-hr-6239
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Congressional operations and organization
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Higher education
Human rights
International exchange and broadcasting
Libraries and archives
Minority education
Policy sciences
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Leadership Institute for Transatlantic Engagement Act or the LITE Act

 
This bill establishes the Leadership Institute for Transatlantic Engagement to develop a diverse community of transatlantic leaders at all levels of government who are committed to democratic institutions.
 
The institute shall award grants for entities and individuals in the United States and abroad to assist in the institute's work conducting research, international exchanges, education, and outreach to strengthen (1) democratic institutions, including civil and human rights; (2) emerging and current political leaders and their employees; and (3) interest and excellence in international public service careers. 
 
The institute may develop such programs, activities, and services as it considers appropriate to (1) increase awareness of the importance of public service careers that focus on international affairs and civil and human rights, (2) provide training and development opportunities for domestic and international elected officials in performing their public duties, and (3) enable transatlantic political leaders to gain firsthand exposure to U.S. democratic institutions through visits to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E312)
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-6240
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Public contracts and procurement
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Federal Jobs Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase diversity in the workforce. 
 
Specifically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must develop a plan to increase diversity in the executive branch of government that includes specified information, including strategies for agencies to remove barriers to equal employment opportunities. Each executive agency must develop an agency-specific plan to increase diversity, pursuant to OPM and OMB guidance, and annually publish specified data. The legislative and judicial branches of government must also implement these requirements to the greatest extent possible.
 
Additionally, each executive agency, and each prime contractor that is under contract with an executive agency, must annually report information relating to economically and socially disadvantaged businesses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Touchless Transactions Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6241
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Touchless Transactions Act of 2020 

 
This bill prohibits an issuer of an electronic fund transfer from requiring an individual's signature for a point-of-sale transfer that is initiated by a swipe, dip, or tap transaction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
SEC Relief to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6242
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

SEC Relief to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Act of 2020 

 
This bill temporarily allows for securities law requirements related to in-person meetings and document delivery to be met electronically. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Block Iranian Access to U.S. Banks Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6243
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international banking
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Iran
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Block Iranian Access to U.S. Banks Act of 2020

 
This bill temporarily prohibits the Department of the Treasury from authorizing a U.S. financial institution to provide financial services, directly or indirectly, to Iran.
 
The President may waive this prohibition after issuing a report that such financial services are (1) required solely for the provision of medicines, medical equipment, agricultural commodities or humanitarian assistance benefitting the people of Iran; or (2) not provided in connection with a foreign person that engages in sanctionable activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.

Bill: 116-hr-6244
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 
This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Upholding Worker Protections Act

Bill: 116-hr-6245
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Labor standards

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Upholding Worker Protections Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from implementing or enforcing the final rule 
Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,
 published by Labor on January 16, 2020. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-6246
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act

This bill nullifies certain executive orders concerning federal-employee collective bargaining. Specifically, it rescinds orders and a memorandum that
 
 
limit the use of unrestricted grants for union activity, 
 
specify objectives for agencies to negotiate collective-bargaining agreements and establish the Interagency Labor Relations Working Group, 
 
establish principles for the removal and discipline of federal employees and other personnel issues, and 
 
delegate authority to the Secretary of Defense to exclude the Department of Defense from certain labor-relations requirements.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Partnerships for American Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-6247
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Public-private cooperation
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Partnerships for American Jobs Act 

 
This bill allows the Department of Education to award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public telecommunications entities for the purpose of supporting programming that illustrates the value of in-demand careers, encourages secondary and postsecondary graduation, and informs individuals about certain career and educational options. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Disability Access to Transportation Act

Bill: 116-hr-6248
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Housing supply and affordability
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Rural conditions and development
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Disability Access to Transportation Act

 
This bill expands transportation access for individuals with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to
 
 
establish a one-stop paratransit pilot program to develop or expand paratransit programs carried out pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent long wait times between multiple trips that unduly limit an individual's ability to complete essential tasks;
 
issue regulations enforcing guidelines that set forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way;
 
implement procedures that allow an individual to submit an ADA complaint by phone, by mail-in form, and online;
 
 require each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services to post certain information for how an individual can file a disability-related complaint;
 
file yearly reports of accessibility complaints; and
 
create an accessibility data pilot program to assist states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6249
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act

 
This bill temporarily prohibits financial regulators from requiring any person impacted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) to comply with the current expected credit loss rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June 2016. (This rule establishes a credit loss accounting standard based on expected losses rather than incurred losses.)
 
The prohibition ends six months after the date of enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Census Form Integrity Act

Bill: 116-hr-6250
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Census Form Integrity Act

 
This bill prohibits deceptive mail relating to the census.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits solicitations by nongovernmental entities for information or the contribution of funds that bear the terms
 
 

census
; and
 

official
 or other language suggesting that a response is mandatory or language implying any federal government connection, approval, or endorsement.
 
 
This bill shall not apply to matter mailed by a federal agency or mail that bears specified language on the envelope.
 
 If the Office of the Postmaster General determines that matter has been placed in the mail in violation of this bill, it shall (1) notify the Bureau of the Census and specified congressional committees, and (2) revoke any mailing permit used by the entity that mailed it for a period of up to one year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Educational Award Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-6251
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Family relationships
Higher education
National and community service
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Educational Award Parity Act

 
This bill allows AmeriCorps members who are 55 years of age or older and served in any program, including the National Civilian Community Corps or Volunteers in Service to America, to transfer their national service educational award to a family member. Currently, only members who served in AmeriCorps State and National may transfer such an award.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Relief for Small Businesses Through Micro-Offerings Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6252
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2020-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: 

Relief for Small Businesses Through Micro-Offerings Act of 2020 

 
This bill temporarily exempts certain securities offerings from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically, securities offerings are exempt from these registration requirements if (1) the aggregate amount of securities sold to all investors by the issuer is not more than $250,000, (2) the amount sold to any investor by the issuer does not exceed $5,000, and (3) the transaction is conducted through a registered broker or funding portal. This exemption ends three years after the date of enactment. 
 
The SEC may by rule prohibit a person from engaging in such an offering if the person is subject to certain bad-actor or statutory disqualifications. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this exemption. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Introduced in House