hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Health Care, No Raise Act

Bill: 116-hr-3271
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

No Health Care, No Raise Act

 
This bill allows an automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress in a year only if the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that, as of October 1 of the previous year, all citizens are enrolled in health insurance coverage that provides essential health benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Bill: 116-hr-3272
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Mental health
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to design national strategies and implement programs to address chronic homelessness.
 
The bill further requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for
 
 
permanent supportive-housing services;
 
mental health services;
 
substance use disorder treatment;
 
integrated, coordinated treatment for co-occurring disorders;
 
health education;
 
services designed to help individuals and families make progress toward self-sufficiency; and
 
other supportive services that promote an end to chronic homelessness.
 
 
Priority for grants is given to applicants that target services to individuals and families who have experienced more homelessness, use more public emergency-care services, or have a history with the criminal justice system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E770)
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Combating TCOs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3273
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Organized crime
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Combating Transnational Criminal Organizations Act of 2019 or the Combating TCOs Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes programs designed to enhance border security and modifies the Border Enforcement Security Task Force program.
 
The bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the Border Tunnel Task Force program (BTTF). 
 
IBET shall seek to work with Canada to enhance security on the U.S.-Canada border, by (1) strengthening security between designated ports of entry; (2) detecting, preventing, and responding to border security-related violations of law; and (3) executing coordinated border security activities with Canada. 
 
BTTF shall seek to enhance efforts to identify, reduce, and remediate cross-border tunnel threats by promoting collaboration and information sharing between federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
 
DHS may establish IBET and BTTF units comprised of DHS personnel, U.S. and foreign law enforcement, and other personnel as necessary to carry out each program's duties. 
 
The bill modifies the purpose of the Border Enforcement Security Task Force to include detecting, preventing, and responding to border security-related violations of law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Dynamic Glass Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3274
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Dynamic Glass Act of 2019

 This bill classifies electrochromic glass as energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit. The bill defines &quot;electrochromic glass&quot; as glass which uses electricity to change its light transmittance properties to heat or cool a structure.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand River, Ohio, as the Lance Corporal Andy Ace Nowacki Post Office.

Bill: 116-hr-3275
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand River, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Andy 'Ace' Nowacki Post Office."
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand River, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Andy 'Ace' Nowacki Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-231.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-231.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4365)
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3275.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4365-4366)
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-231
Fair AMP Act

Bill: 116-hr-3276
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Fair and Accurate Medicaid Pricing Act of 2019 or the Fair AMP Act

 
This bill alters certain requirements and definitions under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program relating to rebate calculations. Specifically, the bill repeals the requirement that drug manufacturers include the prices of certain authorized generic drugs when determining the average manufacturer price (AMP) of brand-name drugs (also known as a &quot;blended AMP&quot;), and excludes manufacturers from the definition of &quot;wholesalers&quot; for purposes of rebate calculations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3277
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its 
Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics
 handbook at least once every five years to reflect current policies and practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Connect America Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3278
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Health facilities and institutions
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Connect America Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved and underserved areas and unserved anchor institutions, such as schools or libraries. The program shall consist of both a national reverse auction and population-based grants to states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3279
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women in business
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019

 
This bill requires each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender, racial, and ethnic composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of issuers' boards of directors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
LGBTQ Essential Data Act

Bill: 116-hr-3280
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

LGBTQ Essential Data Act

 
This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take measures to increase the frequency of collection of information on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3281
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Political advertising
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill generally prohibits deceptive practices, false statements, and voter interference regarding federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before an election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in an election.

The bill also prohibits false statements regarding public endorsements and hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.
 
A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.
 
Criminal penalties are also established for violations.
 
If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of these prohibitions, DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Carbon Capture Prize Act

Bill: 116-hr-3282
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Carbon Capture Prize Act

 
The bill directs the Department of Energy to carry out a competition to award prizes for technology that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, including through direct carbon removal and permanent sequestration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E765)
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Bill: 116-hr-3283
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
District of Columbia
National symbols
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 
This bill requires the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff upon the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, by order of the President, from the day of death until interment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Ordered to be Reported.
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E767-768)
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

Bill: 116-hr-3284
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act

Bill: 116-hr-3285
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act

 
This bill authorizes a grant program for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to implement and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Highway Restoration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3286
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Highway Restoration Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for a phaseout of the Mass Transit Account by the end of FY2023. Beginning in FY2024, no funds would be transferred to the account from the Highway Trust Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
TREAD Act

Bill: 116-hr-3287
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Disaster relief and insurance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Guam
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters
Northern Mariana Islands
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Tax Relief and Expedited Assistance for Disasters Act of 2019 or the TREAD Act

 
This bill provides tax relief for qualified disaster areas (i.e., an area, excluding a California wildfire disaster area, for which a major disaster was declared on or after January 1, 2018). Specifically, the bill provides for distributions and loans from retirement plans for disaster assistance, a tax credit for wages paid by employers in a qualified disaster area, a temporary suspension of limitations on the deductibility of charitable contributions, and an automatic extension of filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by disasters. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in House