hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Seniors’ Health Care Choice Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1657
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: 

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 

2019

 
This bill creates a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)&#8212;a federal law that allows an individual to maintain health coverage following loss of coverage due to termination of employment or another qualifying event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-08
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: 2019-03-08
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: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 116-hr-1658
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: 
This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1659
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Natural disasters
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public utilities and utility rates
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: 

Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 

2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
LEAP Act

Bill: 116-hr-1660
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: 

Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act or the LEAP Act

 
This bill allows employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for hiring an apprenticeship employee who has attained age 25. The credit is available for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprenticeship employee. 
 
An apprenticeship employee is any employee who is (1) a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a recognized state apprenticeship agency; and (2) employed by the employer in the occupation identified in the apprenticeship agreement, whether or not the employer is a party to such agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit union loan maturities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1661
Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
National Credit Union Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: 
This bill allows the National Credit Union Administration to lengthen the maturity term of certain loans made by a credit union.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Cultivating Learning Assistance for Student Success Act

Bill: 116-hr-1662
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Neurological disorders
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Cultivating Learning Assistance for Student Success Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to public or private secondary schools to benefit students with autism or apraxia. (Apraxia is the loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment.)
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
National Monument CAP Act

Bill: 116-hr-1664
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

National Monument Creation And Protection Act or the National Monument CAP Act

 
This bill allows the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. &quot;Objects of antiquity&quot; means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill. 
 
The bill prescribes limits on land that may be declared to be a national monument based on acreage, proximity to other national monuments, whether it has been reviewed by the Department of the Interior or Agriculture (USDA) under the National Environmental Policy Act, and whether it has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries it will be located.
 
Such limitation shall not apply to a designation made to prevent imminent and irreparable harm to the object or objects of antiquity to be protected. Such exception shall end after one year and may be used only once. 
 
The President may reduce the size of any declared national monument: (1) by 85,000 acres or less; or (2) by more than 85,000 acres only if the reduction has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries the monument will be located and reviewed by Interior or USDA under the National Environmental Policy Act. 
 
The bill prohibits any land from being declared as a national monument in a configuration that would place nonfederally owned property within the monument without first obtaining the owners' written consent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1666
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 
 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consider any period during which a property was continuously covered by either private flood insurance or flood insurance offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to be a period of continuous insurance coverage, including for the purposes of NFIP subsidies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Doomsday Act

Bill: 116-hr-1667
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
New Jersey
New York State
Railroads
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Preventing Doomsday Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a report that explains (1) its contingency plan that details a specific plan of action in the case of a shutdown of a rail track in the North River Tunnel underneath the Hudson River and that addresses issues including ensuring commuters, tourists, and others will maintain the ability to travel between New Jersey and New York and throughout the region; and (2) its contingency plan detailing a specific plan of action to ensure minimal disruption to, and negative impact on, national security, the economy, public health, the environment, and property values.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1669
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Brianna Lieneck Boating Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to study and submit to Congress a report on recreational vessel operator education and training, including a review of (1) Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron training programs, (2) existing state boating education programs, and (3) other hands-on training programs available to recreational vessel operators.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1670
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense.
 
A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1671
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Free Right to Expression in Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-1672
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
First Amendment rights
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Free R

ight to Expression in Education Act

 
This bill requires public institutions of higher education to allow a person to engage in noncommercial, expressive activity in outdoor areas on campus if the person's conduct is lawful. Expressive activities include (1) distributing literature; (2) carrying a sign; (3) circulating a petition; or (4) peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking. They exclude violence, harassment, or obscenity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1673
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Livestock
Motor carriers
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill revises regulations related to the transportation of agricultural commodities.
 
Specifically, the bill expands the definition of agricultural commodity to include (1) aquaculture, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (2) fruits; (3) vegetables; (4) any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and (5) other agricultural products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit. Under current law, an agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1674
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program at a minimum of 10 medical facilities to assess the feasibility and advisability of expediting the VA's process for onboarding new medical providers. Priority shall be given to facilities facing hiring shortages of licensed and independent medical providers.
 
The VA is also required to submit to Congress a strategy to reduce the duration of its hiring process for licensed medical providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-1675
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Oil and gas
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report on petroleum coke usage, including public-health and environmental impacts, best practices for storage and transport, and an analysis of current and projected production and utilization locations.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency must issue rules for petroleum coke storage and transportation that protect public and ecological health, based on the HHS study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
GAAME Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1676
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Music
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2019 or the GAAME Act of 2019

 
This bill specifies that funds that support the instructional needs of elementary and secondary students from low-income families shall be used for arts and music programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.

Bill: 116-hr-1677
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Collective security
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 
This bill repeals certain reporting requirements related to foreign affairs, specifically requirements for periodic reports on (1) world military expenditures and arms transfers, (2) U.S. activities related to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, (3) Foreign Services positions that require foreign language competence, and (4) U.S. assistance related to international terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in House
PHIT Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1679
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax deductions
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2019 or the PHIT Act of 201

9

 
This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1680
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 201

9

 
This bill makes the new markets tax credit permanent. It also modifies the credit to (1) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for the credit after 2018, and (2) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for the credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2018). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House