hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-636
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Due process and equal protection
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 

Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the migration of Venezuelan nationals by permitting them to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization. The bill also directs the Department of State to provide assistance to the migration systems of nations surrounding Venezuela to provide migration services and asylum to eligible Venezuelan citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
CURE High Drug Prices Act

Bill: 116-s-637
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 

Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively High Drug Prices Act or the CURE High Drug Prices Act

 
This bill prohibits price gouging by manufacturers of prescription drugs (including a combination of a drug, device, or biological product) that are covered by a federal health care program. The bill specifies percentage increases in price at which price gouging is presumed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
PFAS Action Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-638
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 

PFAS Action Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599)
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 116-s-639
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Currency
Military history
Missouri
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
All sales of such coins shall include a surcharge of $10 for each coin. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the National World War I Museum and Memorial to assist in the commemoration of the centennial. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Phair Pricing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-640
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Phair Pricing Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires that certain negotiated prices for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit be disclosed at the point-of-sale.
 
Specifically, negotiated prices offered under a prescription drug plan (PDP) must be disclosed at the point-of-sale; the disclosed price must include specified adjustments, payments, and fees that are negotiated with the pharmacy (e.g., dispensing fees) by the PDP sponsor or pharmacy benefit manager. 
 
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish certain quality measures for PDP sponsors to use when determining incentive payments and adjustments (e.g., performance payments) to pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act

Bill: 116-s-641
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology
Colorado
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act

 
This bill revises the boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument in Colorado to include 160 acres of land identified as the Proposed Expansion Tract. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land and interests within the land by donation and may pay any administrative costs for the acquisition of such land and interests with appropriated funds. 

action_date: 2019-12-18
text: 

Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 160 acres of land or interest within the land identified as the Yucca House National Monument proposed boundary addition. 
 
Upon acquisition of the land or interest within the land, the boundaries of the monument shall be revised to include the acquired land or interest. 
 
Interior may pay any administrative costs for the acquisition of the land or interest with appropriated funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-s-642
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
BE SAFE Act

Bill: 116-s-643
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Customs enforcement
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government trust funds
Higher education
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Specialized courts
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act or the BE SAFE Act

 
This bill requires each alien granted lawful permanent residence to pay a $2,500 fee before receiving a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the &quot;Green Card&quot;), in addition to any other required fees. The collected funds shall go into the newly established Border Security Enhancement Fund, and may be used to enforce immigration laws and improve immigration-related processes, including (1) constructing border barriers, (2) carrying out enforcement and removal operations, (3) improving infrastructure at border crossings, and (4) verifying the status of student visa holders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Chester County Reversionary Interest Release Act

Bill: 116-s-644
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 

Chester County Reversionary Interest Release Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to release the reversionary interest of the United States in a 0.62-acre parcel of land in Chickasaw State Forest in Tennessee (the state forest land), if, as consideration for the release, the State of Tennessee agrees to transfer to the United States a vested future interest in the 0. 90-acre parcel known as the Webb property that is similar to such interest, in order to facilitate a land exchange between Bethel Baptist Church in Henderson, Tennessee, and the state. 
 
As soon as the state has complied with specified requirements concerning the deed for the state forest land, Interior shall convey to the state the undivided mineral interest of the United States in such land. 
 
Additionally, Interior must determine the mineral character of the state forest land and the fair market value of the U.S. mineral interests 90 days after enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units.

Bill: 116-s-645
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Military education and training

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 
This bill requires each public secondary school with a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit to allow homeschooled students to join the unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Full Military Honors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-646
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Full Military Honors Act of 2019

 
This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-647
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

Bill: 116-s-648
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Abortion
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from detaining a woman during pregnancy or postpartum recovery and must immediately release any detainee found to be pregnant, unless such woman presents an immediate and serious threat of hurting herself or others.
 
A DHS detention facility may not use a restraint on a detainee who is known to be pregnant, including during labor, transport to a medical facility or birthing center, and delivery, or during postpartum recovery, except for medical or safety purposes. The bill requires DHS to use the least restrictive restraint necessary and prohibits certain specified restraint types, including four-point restraints and binding a detainee's hands behind her back.
 
The bill prohibits DHS detention officers from being present during a pelvic exam of a detainee, labor, delivery, or treatment relating to a pregnancy, unless specifically requested by medical personnel. If a detention officer is requested by medical personnel, such officer shall be female, if practicable, and remain at a reasonable distance from the detainee. 
 
The bill requires that a pregnant detainee shall have access to health care services, including comprehensive services relating to reproductive health care and pregnancy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Bill: 116-s-649
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
CREATE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-650
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Community life and organization
Cultural exchanges and relations
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Foreign labor
Government lending and loan guarantees
Income tax deductions
Intellectual property
Literature
Music
National and community service
Performing arts
Property rights
Rural conditions and development
Self-employed
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
Transfer and inheritance taxes
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 or the CREATE Act of 2019

 
This bill expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs.
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy, and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that expenses incurred by a self-employed worker to repair or replace needed tools because of a major disaster are eligible for disaster assistance. 
 
Further, the recipient of a national service program grant is authorized to carry out the program through an Artist Corps that identifies and meets unmet needs in communities through artistic activities. 
 
The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist activities that support creative placemaking through community development mechanisms and partnerships between local governments and nonprofit cultural organizations. 
 
Commerce shall establish a demonstration program to promote creative and performing arts in the economic planning of local governments.
 
Finally, the Department of Homeland Security must adjudicate petitions for nonimmigrant visas for aliens with extraordinary ability or achievement, and artists and entertainers, within 14 days after receiving them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
ABLE Age Adjustment Act

Bill: 116-s-651
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

ABLE Age Adjustment Act

 
This bill increases from 26 to 46 the age threshold for tax-favored ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts. (ABLE accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses. To establish an account, an individual must have a qualifying impairment that began before the individual attained the age threshold.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-652
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Government trust funds
Mammals
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: 

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold.
 
If the USPS destroys one or more such stamps before this bill's enactment, it shall print and sell the same number of such stamps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister.

Bill: 116-s-653
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Provides for the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
COMMUTE Act

Bill: 116-s-654
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-03-05 in the Senate
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: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate