hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
TRAP Act

Bill: 116-s-2483
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act of 2019 or the TRAP Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. cooperation with International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) communications. 
 
No U.S. agency or department may arrest an individual based solely on an INTERPOL notice without (1) prior validation of the individual's eligibility for extradition, (2) a diplomatic request for arrest from the requesting country, and (3) an arrest warrant. 
 
A U.S. agency or department may not use an INTERPOL communication from an INTERPOL member country that does not have a bilateral extradition treaty with the United States as the sole basis for certain actions, such as detaining an individual or denying an individual a visa, without verifying that the communication likely comports with INTERPOL's constitution. 
 
The bill requires reports on countries that abuse INTERPOL communications for political motives and other unlawful purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2484
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Philippines

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes the operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in the Philippines through September 30, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
HOTEL Act

Bill: 116-s-2485
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging Act of 2019 or the HOTEL Act

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives, including by providing travel reimbursement or a per diem allowance for the cost of lodging, with exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Prevent Evictions Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2486
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Insurance industry and regulation
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Prevent Evictions Act of 2019

 
This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for states, local governments, tribal governments, and other public or nonprofit entities to establish or administer landlord-tenant mediation programs in which tenants may participate at no cost.
 
In addition, HUD must propose a demonstration project to test an insurance model for preventing evictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Defense Storage and Supply Efficiency Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-2487
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Defense Storage and Supply Efficiency Improvement Act

 
This bill allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to consolidate distribution center infrastructure. DOD must submit a plan including (1) cost-savings estimates, (2) a list of facilities subject to closure or disposal, and (3) a certification that supply chain effectiveness will not be compromised.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2488
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Government information and archives
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

8&#8211;K Trading Gap Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to create policies reasonably designed to prevent executive officers and directors from trading their securities after a significant corporate event but before disclosing that event through a public filing. Certain issuers required by regulation to adopt a code of ethics are exempt from this requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2489
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019

 
The bill extends through FY2021 the authorization for funding financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Tax Credit Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-2490
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Child Tax Credit Extension Act

 
This bill makes permanent changes to the child tax credit enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including increasing the amount of such credit from $1,000 to $2,000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect America's Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2491
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Protect America&rsquo;s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019

 
This bill nullifies several 2019 rules that revise regulations relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
 
The restored rules
 
 
automatically give threatened species the same protections as endangered species;
 
revise requirements governing when an agency must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service about endangered species, threatened species, or their habitats;
 
prohibit economic assessments from being considered in listing decisions; and 
 
 revise the criteria used for designating critical habitats for the species.
 
 
Rulemakings related to these regulations must incorporate climate change impacts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
STANDUP Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2492
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2019 or the STANDUP Act of 2019

 
This bill requires state, tribal, and local education agencies that receive grant funding for priority mental-health needs, including through the Project AWARE State Education Agency Grant Program, to establish and implement evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Department of Education, must provide educational agencies with best practices for these trainings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2493
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Director of National Intelligence
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Middle East
North Korea
Right of privacy
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Malign Foreign Influence Response Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The center shall (1) serve as the primary government organization for analyzing intelligence relating to malign foreign influence operations, (2) coordinate government efforts related to detecting and responding to such operations, and (3) assess the expertise and readiness of government departments to respond to such operations. The center shall focus on operations conducted by Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and other countries that the ODNI may select.
 
The inspector general of the intelligence community shall annually review the center's activities and report findings and recommendations to Congress. The center shall terminate eight years after the passage of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2494
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Delaware
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the transportation of the remains of members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United States. It requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide, in the case of such a member whose remains are returned through the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, transportation of such remains to the applicable escorted remains destination. (Under current law, this service is limited to the remains of those who die in a combat theater of operations.)
 
The bill also requires DOD to extend travel privileges to family members of those personnel whose remains are returned in this manner. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Compassionate Retirement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2495
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Kathryn Manginelli Act of 2019 or the Compassionate Retirement Act of 2019

 
This bill permits early distributions, without penalty, from tax-preferred pension plans to individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness (i.e., an illness or physical condition that can be reasonably expected to result in death seven years after diagnosis). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop the Wait Act

Bill: 116-s-2496
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Medical research
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Stop the Wait Act

 
This bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period that applies to the payment of certain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for workers and surviving spouses and the 24-month waiting period that applies to Medicare coverage for workers who are eligible for SSDI benefits. 
 
In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must study disabling conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals access health care services and coverage before the condition reaches disability levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2497
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Self-employed
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2019

 
This bill excludes certain wages or self-employment earnings of a dependent of a taxpayer for purposes of determining the taxpayer's eligibility for premium tax credits used to purchase insurance on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges. To qualify for the exclusion, the dependent must be under 18 years of age or have not attained age 24 at a certain time in a calendar year and be a part-time student or apprentice or participant in a job training program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2498
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Pell Grant Restoration Act
 
of 2019

 
 This bill restores a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. 
 
Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Bill: 116-s-2499
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2500
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Mental health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a loan-repayment program for mental-health professionals who work in designated workforce-shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2501
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019

 
This bill revises several provisions related to the child and adult care food program.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
requires reimbursements to be adjusted annually to reflect the Consumer Price Index for food away from home, rather than the Consumer Price Index for food at home used under current law;
 
provides for an additional meal service to be served in child care settings with eight or more hours between the first meal service and the beginning of the fourth meal service;
 
expands geographical eligibility for tier I family or group day care homes; and
 
requires the Department of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate