hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Transit Bus Procurement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5893
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Transit Bus Procurement Act

 
This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide access to GSA sources of supply (schedules) for buses to recipients or subrecipients of federal public transportation grant assistance to purchase buses for public transportation.
 
The Department of Transportation must restrict schedule access to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of
 
 
less than 200,000, and
 
200,00 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak hours.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertising Act

Bill: 116-hr-5894
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Inflation and prices
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertising Act

 
This bill requires that the list prices of drugs be included, as appropriate, in advertising for such drugs and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue department-wide guidance to that effect that is consistent with regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding drug price transparency.
 
On May 10, 2019, the CMS issued a final rule titled 
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulation to Require Drug Pricing Transparency
. The rule requires direct-to-consumer television advertisements for drugs and biologics covered under Medicare and Medicaid to include the list price of a 30-day supply or for a typical course of treatment, if the list price is at least $35 per month. The rule was scheduled to take effect on July 9, 2019; however, a federal court blocked the rule's implementation, citing a lack of statutory authority. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5895
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020

 
This bill eliminates the loan repatriation program, which requires persons who need to be evacuated from foreign countries during situations such as war or natural disasters to reimburse the U.S. government for certain evacuation costs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5896
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Canada
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Great Lakes
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards.
 
Specifically, the Coast Guard must
 
 
keep channels and harbors in the Great Lakes open to navigation not less than 90% of the hours that commercial vessels transit ice-covered waterways;
 
 in a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, keep channels and harbors open to navigation at least 70% of the hours that commercial vessels transit ice-covered waterways; and
 
coordinate Great Lakes icebreaking operations with operators of commercial vessels.
 
 
The bill prohibits the Coast Guard from breaking ice in Canadian harbors or bays unless it meets these performance standards during such activity. Such prohibition may be waived on a case-by-case basis upon approval by the Department of Homeland Security and notification to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5897
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish specified information on its website relating to deficiencies of Medicaid intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, including information regarding inspections, complaints, and administrative actions. The CMS must also (1) develop and publish a standardized complaint form for such facilities; and (2) convene an advisory council to recommend ways to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation in such facilities.
 
The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Agricultural Commerce Act

Bill: 116-hr-5898
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Roads and highways
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Promoting Agricultural Commerce Act

 
This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a vehicle operating on U.S. Route 83 or Interstate Route 2 in the state of Texas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.

Bill: 116-hr-5899
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

 
This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Bill: 116-hr-5900
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
MICRO Plastics Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5902
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Making Investments in Curbing the Ruinous Output of Plastics Act of 2020 or the MICRO Plastics Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that tests the efficacy and cost effectiveness of tools, technologies, and techniques to (1) remove microplastics from the environment, and (2) prevent the release of microplastics into the environment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
TRAIN Act

Bill: 116-hr-5903
Sponsor: Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Railroads
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Transit Revitalization And Infrastructure Needs Act or the
 
TRAIN Act

 
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide fixed guideway capital investment grants.
 
DOT may provide grants to state and local governments to assist in (1) expanding transit station platforms, (2) increasing service frequency, (3) increasing the capacity of an existing station, and (4) replacing temporary measures (including the use of rail equipment) which have been used to expand system capacity.
 
A fixed guideway capital investment grant project may advance to the engineering phase of development if DOT makes certain determinations, including (1) that the project will increase capacity of an existing fixed guideway system, corridor, or station at least 10% or replace temporary measures; and (2) whether existing fixed guideway transit vehicles or stations are at or over capacity, or are projected to be at or over capacity within the next 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Clergy Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5904
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Religion
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Clergy Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a two-year window for certain members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes on ministerial earnings. Under current law, such individuals who object to participation in public insurance programs on religious or conscientious grounds may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for an irrevocable exemption and will not receive Social Security or Medicare benefits in retirement unless they have qualifying credits from other employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5905
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Research administration and funding
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020 

 
This bill addresses long-term renewable energy storage technologies and systems.
 
Specifically, it requires the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy to establish an initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. The goals of the initiative include demonstrating the potential benefits of long-duration energy storage to efficient use of the electricity grid and increasing the commercial viability of long-duration energy storage technologies.
 
As part of the initiative, ARPA-E must establish a joint program with the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program office to (1) demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales; and (2) help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable.
 
In addition, the bill authorizes through FY2024 the Duration Addition to electricitY Storage program to develop energy storage systems that provide power to the electric grid for durations of 10 to approximately 100 hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
RECYCLE Act

Bill: 116-hr-5906
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental education
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2020 or the RECYCLE Act

 
This bill provides support for recycling programs.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach.
 
In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments.
 
Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such materials must occur at least once every five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act

Bill: 116-hr-5907
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Debt collection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Social security and elderly assistance
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act

 
This bill prohibits administrative offsets that use an individual's Social Security benefits to pay a federal student loan debt. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5908
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Railroads
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020 

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program to provide competitive grants to states and other entities for certain costs associated with projects to improve freight mobility.
 
Additionally, the bill (1) imposes a 1% tax on certain ground transportation of property within the United States; and (2) establishes a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes received under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5909
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Drug therapy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical education
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 

Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state and local correctional facilities to provide clinical services for people with serious mental illness who need post-release mental health services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Terence George.

Bill: 116-hr-5910
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Provides for the relief of Terence George.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products of European Union member states exported on or before October 9, 2019, and entered on or after October 18, 2019.

Bill: 116-hr-5911
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2020-02-13 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: 
This bill provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products of European Union countries exported to the United States on or before October 9, 2019, and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the 120-day period beginning on October 18, 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Introduced in House