hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Election Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-8285
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Election Fraud Prevention Act

 
This bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Countering Chinese Propaganda Act

Bill: 116-hr-8286
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sanctions
Subversive activities
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Countering Chinese Propaganda Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities engaged in certain acts of malign disinformation.
 
Specifically, the President shall impose sanctions on an individual or entity that knowingly commits a significant act of malign disinformation on behalf of a foreign government or political party to influence certain activities in the United States for the purpose of harming (1) U.S. national security, or (2) the safety and security of a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. 
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress a determination of whether the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, which engages in disinformation campaigns and other activities, or any of its officials, falls within the sanctions provided under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
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: 2020-09-17
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: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land.

Bill: 116-hr-8287
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 
This bill increases, of the amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the minimum amounts to be made available for certain recreational public access projects (e.g., certain projects involving access to hunting and fishing). Specifically, the amounts shall be not less than the greater of (1) 10% (rather than 3%) of those amounts, or (2) $50 million (rather than $15 million).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Improving the Not-So-Great American Outdoors Act

Bill: 116-hr-8288
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sports and recreation facilities
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water use and supply
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Improving the Not-So-Great American Outdoors Act

 
This bill modifies several provisions pertaining to the Great American Outdoors Act, including those relating to funding priorities and grant matching requirements. It also requires the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities, and develop projects that provide opportunities for outdoor education and public lands volunteerism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Military Family Leave Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8289
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Military Family Leave Act of 2020

 
This bill entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Such leave may (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.
 
Additionally, the bill (1) allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request, (2) provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave, and (3) prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act

Bill: 116-hr-8290
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Right of privacy
School administration
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act

 
This bill outlines the role and duties of Title IX coordinators in elementary and secondary schools, including by requiring local educational agencies to have at least one full-time Title IX coordinator per specified student population. The bill also creates a grant program to train teachers and staff on how to respond to signs of sexual harassment and assault of students, and requires the Department of Education to develop a sexual violence climate survey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
TREE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8291
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Forests, forestry, trees
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Tackling Residential Energy burdens Efficiently Act of 2020 or the
 
TREE Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods throughout the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
FUELS Act

Bill: 116-hr-8292
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental regulatory procedures
Farmland
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act

 
This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills.
 
Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity. 
 
Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or more, whereas the current threshold is 20,000 gallons. The bill also raises the aggregate capacity thresholds at which a farm with no reportable oil discharge history may self-certify its plan or is not required to have a plan. 
 
The bill also limits when a farm's aboveground oil storage containers on separate parcels shall count toward the farm's oil storage capacity for the purposes of these thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-8293
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act

 
This bill expands the federal work-study programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) to include work-study programs that compensate students serving in a residency program at the IHE. A 
residency program
 refers to a school-based educator preparation program in which a prospective teacher, principal, or school leader (1) works for one academic year with a mentor teacher, principal, or other school leader; (2) receives concurrent instruction from the IHE; (3) acquires effective teaching or school leader skills; and (4) attains certification or licensure prior to completion of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Educating for Democracy Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8295
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Civics education
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority education
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Educating for Democracy Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to American civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Energy Reactor Demonstration Act

Bill: 116-hr-8296
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Nuclear power
Public-private cooperation
Radiation
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Nuclear Energy Reactor Demonstration Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the research and development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear energy.
 
Specifically, DOE must enter into agreements to (1) complete at least two advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects by December 31, 2025, and (2) demonstrate at least two and not more than five additional operational advanced reactor designs by December 31, 2035.
 
DOE must establish goals for research relating to advanced nuclear reactors, including by coordinating with members of private industry to advance the demonstration of various designs of advanced nuclear reactors.
 
DOE must also carry out a program to conduct research relating to (1) next-generation light water reactor fuels that demonstrate improved performance and accident tolerance, and (2) innovative advanced reactor fuels that demonstrate improved proliferation resistance and use of resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8297
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Biological and life sciences
Chemistry
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Marine pollution
Materials
Metals
Mining
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
Strategic materials and reserves
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement research, development, and demonstration programs to (1) accelerate innovation in energy-efficient recyclable plastics, next-generation plastics, and composites recycling and upcycling strategies and technologies; and (2) support the development of advanced materials for batteries and innovative technologies to reclaim and recycle critical materials from advanced and lithium-ion based battery technologies used in consumer electronics, defense, stationary storage, and transportation applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8298
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Federal-Indian relations
General Native American affairs matters
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 
This bill revises certain provisions related to the repatriation and disposition of Native American human remains, funerary objects, cultural patrimony, and sacred objects.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) increases fines on museums that violate repatriation and disposition requirements, (2) makes the Bureau of Indian Affairs the enforcement office for such violations, and (3) deems information that is related to the fulfillment of repatriation and disposition obligations or submitted to the review committee as confidential.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

Bill: 116-hr-8299
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land transfers
Mining
Pollution liability
South Dakota

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

 
This bill provides for a land conveyance to South Dakota.
 
Specifically, if South Dakota submits an offer to the Forest Service to acquire approximately 266 acres of National Forest System land within the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Boundary for its market value, the Forest Service shall convey such land to South Dakota.
 
Any proceeds received by the Forest Service from the conveyance shall be (1) deposited in a specified fund for the exchange of lands, and (2) available to the Forest Service for the maintenance and improvement of land or administration facilities in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Highways Coronavirus Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8300
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Caribbean area
Puerto Rico
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Highways Coronavirus Relief Act

 
This bill temporarily increases the federal share of funding to 100% for certain federal-aid highway projects.
 
The bill applies to existing and unliquidated obligations and those made after enactment through September 30, 2021, with specified exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8301
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement administration and funding
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

 
This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
STANDARDS Act

Bill: 116-hr-8302
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Strengthening Training and Accessibility for New and Diverse Apprenticeships through Relevant and Dependable Standards Act or the STANDARDS Act 

 
This bill directs the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor to formulate and promote the furtherance of quality standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
QUEST Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8303
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Intergovernmental relations
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

QUEST Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish and carry out a program (to be known as the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program or the QUEST program) to encourage and facilitate access to U.S. quantum computing hardware and quantum computing clouds for research purposes in order to (1) enhance the quantum research enterprise of the United States, (2) educate the future quantum computing workforce, and (3) accelerate the advancement of U.S. quantum computing capabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in House