hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8842
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Land use and conservation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: 

Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2020

 
This bill limits the aggregate amount of a partner's annual tax deductions for qualified conservation contributions of a partnership to 2.5 times the partner's adjusted basis in the partnership. (Under current law, a qualified conservation contribution is the contribution of a qualified real property interest to a qualified organization exclusively for conservation purposes.) The limitation applies for the first three taxable years after the individual becomes a partner in the partnership. It does not apply to certain family partnerships. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8843
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Farmland
Horticulture and plants
Land use and conservation
Public contracts and procurement
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This bill increases the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program for FY2021-FY2025.
 
The Department of Agriculture must prioritize applications for the enrollment of land that would promote soil health and carbon sequestration, including land on which deep-rooted perennials will be planted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Badr Organization Designation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8844
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Iran
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Militias and paramilitary groups
Political parties and affiliation
Sanctions
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Badr Organization Designation Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support the Badr Organization, and it requires the Department of State to determine whether the organization meets criteria for (1) designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and (2) the imposition of certain sanctions. The Badr Organization is an Iran-based political party and the military arm of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8845
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Genetics
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act

Bill: 116-hr-8846
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Intellectual property
Sanctions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain Chinese nationals and entities that knowingly engage in a pattern of significant theft of intellectual property belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. Specifically, these sanctions shall apply to (1) each Chinese national engaging in such theft who is not a U.S. national or permanent resident, (2) each entity engaging in such theft that is organized under Chinese law or owned by a Chinese national, and (3) each non-U.S. entity or individual engaging in such theft under the direction of a Chinese national or entity organized under Chinese law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-8847
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-8848
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Twentynine Palms in California, at its request, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of the land generally identified as 
Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms
. Such conveyance must occur not later than five years after the enactment of this bill.
 
The conveyed land may be used by the city to provide (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park, (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation, and (3) a designated area and facilities that will discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas containing environmentally sensitive land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-8849
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Department of the Interior
Educational facilities and institutions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act

 
This bill permits an assembled land exchange (i.e., an exchange of federal land for a package of multiple ownership parcels of non-federal land consolidated for purposes of one land exchange transaction) to be used to carry out provisions pertaining to California State School lands through the sale of surplus federal property and subsequent acquisitions of such land.
 
Past and future receipts from the sale of such property, less any costs incurred related to the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit Fund Account.
 
Funds accumulated in the special account may be used by the Department of the Interior to acquire state school lands or an interest in the lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

Bill: 116-hr-8850
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

 
This bill directs, within five years of enactment of this bill, the Department of the Interior to convey to the town of Apple Valley, California, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of approximately 4,630 acres of identified land to be known and designated as the 
Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area
. Such conveyance does not include the mineral estate.
 
The conveyance permits the town to use the conveyed land to provide
 
 
a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park; 
 
 the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation, including a location for races, competitive events, training and other commercial services that directly support a centralized off-road vehicle recreation area and town park; and 
 
 a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identifiedy as containing environmentally sensitive land.
 
 
The land conveyed may not be disposed of by the town without the approval of Interior.
 
Interior may develop a special management plan for the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act

Bill: 116-hr-8851
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small Business Administration
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act

 
This bill establishes the Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Program to promote entrepreneurship in the most distressed regions of the United States, including those regions affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by awarding participating fellows a two-year stipend to start and grow a new small business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8852
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020

 
This bill specifies that certain offenses involving political affiliation are hate crimes. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term, a fine, or both. Further, the bill prohibits discrimination based on political affiliation in areas involving housing, federally assisted programs, and employment.
 
The bill defines 
political affiliation
 to include, among other actions, joining, belonging to, or withdrawing from any political party, political action committee, or super political action committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain meeting announcements.

Bill: 116-hr-8853
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation or the Federal Aviation Administration to provide Congress with advance notice of certain meeting announcements at least three business days prior to such announcements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Aerospace Debris Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-8854
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government liability
International organizations and cooperation
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
Spacecraft and satellites
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Aerospace Debris Safety Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to track potential sources of airborne foreign object debris that pose a risk to the safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
HERCULES Act

Bill: 116-hr-8855
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Help End Redundant Claims Unnecessarily Leaving Employers Suffering Act or the HERCULES Act

 
This bill prohibits federal employees from making subsequent or simultaneous allegations or appeals of certain adverse personnel actions to multiple reviewing entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Bill: 116-hr-8856
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Travel and tourism
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
CPR Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-8857
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Consumer Protection Relief Fund Act or the CPR Fund Act 

 
This bill establishes the Consumer Protection Relief Fund for vulnerable borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in repaying specified loans due to the impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Aggregate payments with respect to a borrower may not exceed $9,500. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS 45Q Act

Bill: 116-hr-8858
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Accelerating Carbon Capture and Extending Secure Storage through 45Q Act or the ACCESS 45Q Act

 
This bill extends the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration through 2033 and allows taxpayers an election to receive payments in lieu of the credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
REPAIR Act

Bill: 116-hr-8859
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Commuting
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Infrastructure development
Motor vehicles
Public transit
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

Reinvesting in Essential Partnerships And Infrastructure for Rural America Act or the REPAIR Act

 
This bill revises the fixed guideway capital investment grant program to include rural start projects within the program and directs the Department of Transportation to establish an innovative mobility and technology deployment grants program to assist states, local governments, or publicly owned operators of public transportation with financing certain public transportation projects.
 
The bill also provides additional funding and flexibility for other transportation projects, including for projects in areas that are designated as medically underserved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Introduced in House