hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
CROWN Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3167
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Due process and equal protection
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Higher education
Housing discrimination
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: 

Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 or the CROWN Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment.
 
Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style.
 
The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
PROSPECT Act

Bill: 116-s-3168
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Family services
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local finance
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: 

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act or the PROSPECT Act

 
This bill establishes various grant programs to increase the supply of, and access to, high-quality, early-childhood care. Specifically, grants are established for
 
 
 planning and developing expanded access to free infant and toddler child care for student parents attending community college or minority-serving institutions;
 
providing free infant and toddler child care to such student parents, including developing on-campus child care centers that meet specified requirements;
 
training, mentorships, and technical support to community child care agencies and the professional development of licensed and unlicensed child care professionals; and
 
 
increasing the workforce pipeline of high-quality infant and toddler child care providers, particularly in locations with a low supply of affordable care.
 
 
The bill also revises the formula for providing federal matching funds to states providing child care assistance.
 
Further, the bill requires the Department of Education&rsquo;s college cost calculator to include information about the dependent care allowance with respect to the cost of attendance and financial aid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
REDUCE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3169
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medicare
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: 

Researching and Ending Disparities by Understanding and Creating Equity Act of 2020 or the REDUCE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement a Health in All Policies demonstration project. States, territories, tribes, and local government entities may apply for grants through the project to establish or enhance collaborative approaches to improve the health of individuals and communities. The grant funds must be used to (1) integrate health considerations in policymaking across sectors; (2) address health, equity, and sustainability; and (3) target a significant proportion of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles, or long-term care Medicaid recipients.

The bill also directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or another appropriate entity to produce a report on eliminating health disparities to improve health equity.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Bill: 116-s-3170
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child health
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor standards
Women's employment
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act or the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

 
This bill extends protections for a working mother who expresses breast milk for her nursing child to cover salaried employees and other types of workers not covered under existing law. The bill requires employers to pay a nursing mother who is paid on an hourly basis for time spent to express breast milk if she is also working.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

Bill: 116-s-3171
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Atmospheric science and weather
California
Caribbean area
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Florida
Forests, forestry, trees
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Maine
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Texas
U.S. territories and protectorates
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Washington State
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to urbanization, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3172
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Coal
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Mining
Sales and excise taxes
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2020

 
This bill extends until December 31, 2030, the excise tax on coal from U.S. mines. This tax is a source of funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3173
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Abortion
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits expenses for an abortion being taken into account for the purpose of the tax deduction for medical expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3174
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Marketing and advertising
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019

 
This bill revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
 
Among other requirements, the bill
 
 
requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking; 
 
requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; 
 
prohibits the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems; 
 
prohibits flavors other than tobacco in a tobacco product; 
 
prohibits the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances; 
 
increases the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers; 
 
directs the FDA to regulate products containing synthetic nicotine (not made or derived from tobacco); 
 
establishes a demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation in medically underserved communities; 
 
increases civil penalties for certain violations of restrictions on the sale of tobacco products; and 
 
requires the Government Accountability Office to study e-cigarettes. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
STAT Act

Bill: 116-s-3175
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Public-private cooperation
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Smart Transportation Advancement and Transition Act or the
 
STAT Act

 
This bill revises and permanently reauthorizes the Intelligent Transportation Systems Advisory Committee of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
DOT must create, publish, and maintain a resource guide that is designed to assist states and local communities in developing and implementing intelligent transportation technology or smart community transportation programs.
 
The bill designates at least 10 consortia of public institutions of higher education as 
Centers of Excellence in Advanced Transportation Workforce Training 
that must seek to expand their capacity to train students for career opportunities in industry and government service related to the use of intelligent transportation technologies and systems, including by establishing new career pathways from secondary school to associate degree and baccalaureate degree programs.
 
DOT must carry out a program to award grants to certain entities for projects that support (1) the education and recruitment of technical workers for the intelligent transportation technologies and systems industry; and (2) the development of a workforce skilled in various types of intelligent transportation technologies, components, infrastructure, and equipment.
 
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study that identifies issues relating to workforce development in intelligent and zero-emissions transportation technology, including any shortages of skilled employees in those fields.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3177
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Department of Veterans Affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020

 
This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office. 
 
The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees. Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. 
 
If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act

Bill: 116-s-3178
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act

 
This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return. It eliminates the current $10,000 cap on the deduction in 2020 and 2021.
 
The bill increases the top marginal income tax rate to 39.6% beginning in 2020, and reduces the dollar amount at which the increased tax rate begins.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3179
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Community life and organization
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Family services
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to certain nonprofits to develop or expand services for individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Activities may include (1) developing education, resources, and trainings on issues related to substance use disorders and family support; (2) reducing stigma; and (3) educating health care providers about substance use disorders in families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3180
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020

 This bill prohibits direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
INVEST Act

Bill: 116-s-3181
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: 

Inspiring Nationally Vibrant Economies Sustaining Tribes Act of 2020 or the INVEST Act

 
This bill expands the definition of 
low-income community
 for purposes of the new markets tax credit to include lands held in trust for Native Americans, lands that enclose all or part of a Native American village, or Indian tribal lands. It also prioritizes the allocation of credit amounts for investment in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities and requires an allocation of at least 10% of credit amounts to certain Indian community development entities for investments that primarily serve low-income communities. 
 
The bill directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior to provide technical assistance to qualified Indian community development entities regarding applications for allocations of the new markets tax credit and to work with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to provide assistance to such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
HEALTH Act

Bill: 116-s-3182
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-01-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: 

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act or the HEALTH Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue through at least FY2020 and report on the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program. Among other elements, the report should include the number of female participants by military department, the number of courses held under the program, and the locations where the courses were held.

action_date: 2020-02-05
text: 

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act or the HEALTH Act

 
This bill updates programs and provisions related to the health of women veterans.
 
(Sec. 2) Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue through at least FY2020 and report on the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program. Among other elements, the report should include the number of female participants by military department, the number of courses held under the program, and the locations where the courses were held.
 
(Sec. 3) The VA is authorized to furnish transportation in connection with the receipt of covered health care services for a newborn child of a woman veteran (and the child's parents). The bill expands covered health care services to include services furnished at health care facilities other than the facility where the child was delivered. 
 
Under the bill, the VA may furnish more than seven days of health care services and transportation to such services if a child is in need of additional care.
 
Expenses incurred for transportation furnished in order for a newborn child of a veteran to receive health care services between May 5, 2010, and the enactment of this bill may be waived or reimbursed to the veteran by the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Routes to All Schools Act

Bill: 116-s-3183
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-01-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Pedestrians and bicycling
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: 

Safe Routes to All Schools Act

 
This bill expands the safe route to school program of the Department of Transportation to high schools. Currently, the program is carried out for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools (schools providing education from kindergarten through eighth grade).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Introduced in Senate