hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3346
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
First responders and emergency personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2020 or the Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funds for certain anti-blood loss purposes.
 
Specifically, a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Grant Program may be used to
 
 
purchase or distribute anti-blood loss supplies (tourniquets, gauze, dressings, or other appropriate materials) for use in medical emergencies in places where people gather; 
 
provide training on the proper use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance public safety; or 
 
make grants to an eligible entity for such purposes. 

 
DHS shall (1) allocate such funds according to a formula that takes into consideration the relative populations of each geographic area for which a grant is made; and (2) conduct outreach to inform state, local, and tribal governments and high-risk urban areas that apply for grants of the availability of funds under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE PLAY Act

Bill: 116-s-3347
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Athletes
Atmospheric science and weather
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
Research administration and funding
School administration
School athletics
Special education
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act or the SAFE PLAY Act

 
This bill directs several agencies to undertake specified activities and expand surveillance related to cardiac conditions, concussions, and heat-related illnesses among young athletes. The bill also establishes requirements for schools with respect to concussions and excessive heat.
 
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must (1) develop information for schools, childcare centers, and others on high-risk cardiac conditions in children, adolescents, and young adults; and (2) incorporate questions about cardiac conditions in an existing school-based health survey.
 
In addition, the CDC must develop guidelines for emergency action plans for youth athletics programs, and the Food and Drug Administration may issue guidelines related to youth consumption of energy drinks.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award matching grants to local educational agencies for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation trainings. 
 
The Department of Education, in consultation with HHS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, must develop public education materials focused on the health risks of exposure to extreme heat and humidity, and public schools must develop action plans for athletic activities during periods of excessive heat or humidity. 
 
The bill establishes minimum requirements for elementary and secondary schools related to concussions, including but not limited to (1) implementing a standard plan for concussion safety and management, and (2) ensuring students returning to academics after a concussion receive certain services and supports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3348
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the National Tracing Center within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to establish and maintain an electronic, searchable database of records related to certain firearms transactions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Built to Last Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3349
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Built to Last Act of 2020 

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify and support research that enables a consistent, federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that (1) models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and (2) is suitable for specified uses, including federal and nonfederal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications.
 
NOAA must provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with mesoscale meteorological information when appropriate or upon request by NIST.
 
NIST must publish the information and advise and provide technical assistance to organizations that develop standards, model building codes, or voluntary certifications in order for such organizations to appropriately use the information.
 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, shall designate a working group to identify and support research that enables such forward-looking long-term meteorological information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act

Bill: 116-s-3350
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act

 
This bill alters certain requirements relating to inspection and certification of Medicare skilled nursing facilities that are also state veterans homes. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to treat state veterans homes that are inspected and determined to meet applicable standards set by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as also meeting applicable standards for skilled nursing facilities under Medicare. The CMS must also use VA inspection reports for such facilities in lieu of state inspection reports for purposes of the Nursing Home Compare website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

Bill: 116-s-3351
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to support multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment. 
 
In awarding such grants, the NSF shall encourage applications submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, to promote the researchers' development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
American Grown Act

Bill: 116-s-3352
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Horticulture and plants
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

American Grown Act

 
This bill requires cut flowers and cut greens procured for decorative use with federal funds to be grown in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3353
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 

2020

 
This bill indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation, including any related program integrity issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
CARE for Families Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3354
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Child care and development
Child health
Community life and organization
Food assistance and relief
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act of 2020 or the CARE for Families Act
 
of 2020

 
This bill establishes a grant program in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to facilitate collaboration between WIC agencies and clinics and community health partners, including health care providers, social services programs, and early childhood learning and care providers. Among other purposes, WIC agencies and clinics may use grants to (1) promote community health and nutrition, (2) create linkages among such community partners, (3) ensure consistent nutrition education and breastfeeding information, and (4) conduct outreach to existing and potential program participants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act

Bill: 116-s-3355
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor and Employment
Military personnel and dependents
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to convene an interagency working group to develop recommendations to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
 
Labor shall establish and issue guidance on how states can address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry, including guidance on how a state workforce development board can (1) utilize federal resources available to states to meet the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry; and (2) promote and improve recruitment in qualified industry-led workforce development programs, including the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program and other industry-recognized apprenticeship programs. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress a report that estimates the number of skilled telecommunications workers that will be required to build and maintain (1) broadband infrastructure in rural areas; and (2) the 5G wireless infrastructure needed to support 5G wireless technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1222-1223)
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3356
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Manufacturing
Metals
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020 

 
This bill generally provides for the reuse and recycling of batteries, including by directing the Department of Energy to award grants (1) to entities for battery recycling and reuse research, development, and demonstration projects; and (2) to state and local governments for battery collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
WIC Enrollment Collaboration Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3357
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

WIC Enrollment Collaboration Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to report on the extent to which pregnant women, postpartum women (not more than one year postpartum), infants, and young children receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) or Medicaid benefits are certified to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC). 
 
The report must include for each state (1) the monthly average of participants that received benefits under SNAP or Medicaid in the preceding year and for Medicaid purposes are a member of a family whose income was less than maximum income limit for free and reduced price meals, and (2) the percentage of participants that received benefits under SNAP or Medicaid who were certified to receive WIC.
 
Additionally, each state must implement an annual cross-enrollment plan that includes (1) goals for increasing the percentage of participants that received benefits under SNAP or Medicaid who were certified to receive WIC in the preceding year; (2) measures the state will carry out to achieve those goals, including by making improvements or modifications to information systems, data matching, or enhancing referrals; and (3) a time line for the state to implement such measures.
 
USDA must award competitive grants to states to implement a cross-enrollment plan in the state or to increase the percentage of such participants who were certified to receive WIC. Additionally, USDA must provide technical or training assistance to the states to increase the percentage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3358
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Legal fees and court costs
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020

 
 This bill modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave.
 
 The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may be no longer than two consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service for part-time employees who have reached the age of 21 by the end of such period.
 
 The bill further prohibits employers from setting disparate terms of employment or working conditions for part-time employees, including with respect to compensation, notice of work hours, and promotion opportunities, among others. Additionally, the bill requires large employers to offer available, qualified part-time employees additional work hours before hiring new employees for such hours. Among other enforcement methods, employers must maintain three years of certain records related to the requirements of this bill. The bill also provides a private right of action for employees to enforce the nondiscrimination requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3359
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Natural disasters
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: 

Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill revises certain programs related to tribal transportation.
 
First, the bill revises the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) by directing the Department of the Interior to (1) request proposals from Indian tribes to include additional transportation facilities in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, and (2) ensure that all nonconfidential information from the inventory is made available on its website.
 
Next, the bill specifies that funding allocations (i.e., tribal shares) under the TTP must be determined using the facility inventory for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available instead of using FY2012 data. It also requires each Indian tribe that intends to include a proposed road in the inventory to complete and submit certain documentation for the road.
 
It also requires independent audits by the inspectors general of Interior and the Department of Transportation, as well as the Government Accountability Office, to review the administration of the TTP.
 
Additionally, the bill permits Indian tribes to use funds for carrying out highway safety programs in cooperation with states, counties, and other local subdivisions.
 
It also increases the federal share for Indian tribes under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program and allows Indian tribes to use planning and design funds for grant applications under the program.
 
Finally, the bill establishes the Tribal Transportation Advisory Committee, which must provide advice to Interior and study issues related to tribal transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S1223-1225)
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate