hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Uplifting Our Local Communities Act

Bill: 116-hr-7717
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Reserve System
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

Uplifting Our Local Communities Act 

 
This bill allows the Federal Reserve Board in unusual and exigent circumstances to authorize Federal Reserve banks to buy and sell municipal bonds and other specified financial instruments issued by a state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory or possession, or a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
 
The Federal Reserve Board must revise the terms of operation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility through which the board purchases state and municipal debt. Specifically, the board must 
 
 
extend the operation of the facility to December 31, 2021, 
 
extend the maturity of eligible debt from three years to ten, 
 
ensure that purchases are made at an interest rate equal to the federal funds rate, 
 
allow for the purchase of the debt of U.S. territories and possessions, and 
 
reduce the minimum eligible population size for a municipality to 50,000. 
 
 
The bill also establishes a long-term municipal borrowing facility to provide capital for the duration of the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Additionally, the bill removes the prohibition on loan forgiveness for states and municipalities receiving specified COVID-19 aid. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act

Bill: 116-hr-7719
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act

 
This bill imposes limitations on federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces (or the National Guard) engaging in law enforcement activities related to crowd control. 
 
When engaged in certain law enforcement activities related to crowd control, such an officer or member (1) shall clearly display certain identifying information, such as the individual's last name or unique identifier; and (2) shall not use an unmarked vehicle to apprehend or arrest civilians.
 
Such an officer or member may only engage in certain law enforcement activities, such as crowd or riot control and arrest of individuals engaged in civil disobedience, on or in the immediate vicinity of federal property, unless (1) a state or local government has requested federal support, or (2) the President has invoked certain authorities to suppress insurrection.
 
If such an officer or member is conducting a law enforcement function in violation of the limitations in this bill, the officer or member may not arrest an individual in the United States.
 
If such an officer or member is deployed to respond to any riot, public disturbance, or crowd control incident, the responsible federal agency or branch of the Armed Forces shall, within 24 hours of the deployment, notify the public and provide certain information on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7720
Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
FLEX Act

Bill: 116-hr-7721
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Income tax credits
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Farm Labor Expansion Act of 2020 or the FLEX Act

 
This bill allows farmers a new tax credit for 40% of the first-year wages paid to eligible replacement workers. The bill defines an 
eligible replacement worker
 as any individual who began a period of unemployment after March 27, 2020, and was receiving unemployment compensation during such period, and performs for the employer substantially the same job functions as temporary agricultural workers. 
 
The bill limits the amount of wages taken into account for any employee for purposes of the credit to $25,000 for all taxable years and terminates the credit two years after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Matt’s Act

Bill: 116-hr-7722
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Matt's Act

 
This bill limits the amount that private health insurance plans may charge plan holders for insulin drugs to a maximum of $20, or $0 for high deductible plans; pharmacies may charge an uninsured individual who has diabetes the average net price of such drugs after deducting any rebates and discounts provided by drug manufacturers, plus limited additional charges for distributing and dispensing costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7723
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Aging
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Minority health
Preschool education
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes, within the Executive Office of the President, the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate federal programs and activities concerning mental health and substance use disorders.
 
Federal departments and agencies must notify the coordinator when developing or implementing policies related to behavioral health.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of the coordinator on relevant programs and must study issues related to behavioral health services in school settings and in the juvenile justice system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act

Bill: 116-hr-7724
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to carry out the July 21, 2020, presidential memorandum ordering the exclusion of aliens without legal immigration status from being counted for the purposes of apportioning representation in the House of Representatives following the 2020 census.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
PARENTS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7725
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Family relationships
Family services
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 or the PARENTS Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing agreements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order.
 
 Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
EPIC Act

Bill: 116-hr-7726
Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Ensuring Protection In Childcare Act or the EPIC Act

 
This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for personal protective equipment, and other equipment, necessary to protect children in the provider's care and employees of the provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7727
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from establishing a condition for a cemetery grant that restricts the ability of a state to inter certain reservists (or spouses) at a state-owned veterans' cemetery solely because such individuals are ineligible for burial in an open national cemetery.
 
Specifically, as a condition for grants, the VA cannot restrict the ability of a state to inter a
 
 
member of a reserve component whose service was terminated under honorable conditions;
 
member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard whose service was terminated under honorable conditions;
 
member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who died under honorable conditions while a member; and
 
spouse of any member described above.
 
 
The VA is prohibited from (1) denying an application for a grant solely on the basis that the recipient state may use funds to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans' cemetery to allow for the internment of the specified reservists; and (2) enforcing certain conditions on grants for state veterans' cemeteries that were established before the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7728
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, a presumption of service-connection if COVID-19 symptoms manifest within a specified time period in individuals serving in the military or reserves during qualified periods of duty (i.e., active duty, training duty, or full-time National Guard duty). For individuals who become disabled or die as a result of COVID-19, it shall be presumed the individual became disabled or died during a qualified period of duty.
 
An individual who was disabled or died due to COVID-19 and was on training duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be furnished death or disability benefits as if the individual were a veteran, without regard to whether such individual's duty period would constitute active military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Banning Airport Redevelopment Act

Bill: 116-hr-7729
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
California
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Banning Airport Redevelopment Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release the City of Banning, California, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the Banning Municipal Airport.
 
The release shall not be executed before the city transfers to the state of California (1) specific amounts to be used for FAA-approved capital improvements at other public use general aviation airports serving the region, and (2) all airport and aviation-related equipment of the Banning Municipal Airport owned by the city and determined by the FAA or the state of California to be salvageable for use at other airports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7730
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
New York City
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020

 
This bill extends the special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating under visual flight rules (VFR) along the North Shore in Long Island, New York to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route. (VFR are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going.)
 
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must conduct a rulemaking proceeding to promulgate a new special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating VFR along the North Shore and South Shore of Long Island, New York in accordance with specified requirements of the bill.
 
A person who pilots a civil helicopter operating VFR along Long Island, New York's northern shoreline or southern shoreline may deviate from the North Shore Helicopter Route or South Shore Helicopter Route requirements: (1) for safety or weather conditions; or (2) when transitioning to or from a destination or point of landing, except for on the North Shore Helicopter Route when departing from or arriving to certain locations.
 
 If safety or weather conditions cause a person piloting a civil helicopter operating VFR to deviate from either route, the person must submit a one page report to the FAA identifying the condition not later than 14 days after landing.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7731
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Small business
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 

 
This bill establishes a grant program for states to provide employment training services to adults and dislocated workers. Of these funds, a specified amount must be allocated to areas most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
How Awareness and Prevention Protect You Act

Bill: 116-hr-7732
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

How Awareness and Prevention Protect You Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake a public awareness campaign to increase knowledge of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including the signs and symptoms of the disease and strategies to prevent transmission of the virus that causes it.
 
The CDC must partner with community and faith-based organizations to carry out the campaign, which must be multilingual, culturally appropriate, and target populations with a high risk of contracting COVID-19.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in House