hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
ENSURE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5767
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Africa
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Eritrea
Foreign labor
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: 

Eritrean Nationals' Safety from Unjust Removal or Expulsion Act or the ENSURE Act of 2020

 
This bill defers the removal of qualified Eritrean nationals for 24 months starting from this bill's enactment. To qualify, a Eritrean national must have been (1) ordered removed to Eritrea before this bill's enactment, and (2) continuously present in the United States since this bill's enactment. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security may not detain a qualified individual for immigration status reasons or because the individual moved to reopen certain immigration proceedings. 
 
Generally, a qualified individual shall have work authorization unless the individual is subject to extradition. An extradition based on a not-credible accusation that the individual committed crimes against humanity shall not disqualify the individual from receiving work authorization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Accreditation Reform Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5768
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Business records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Accreditation Reform Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies provisions related to federal oversight of the postsecondary accreditation system.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to review additional data during the process of recognizing an accrediting agency or association. This review must include, among other elements, data related to student achievement at institutions of higher education (IHEs), a record of IHEs that fail to meet certain financial responsibility requirements, and an annual enhanced review of the standards of any accrediting agency or association that accredited an IHE that was the subject of an investigation or settlement for violations related to students (e.g., deceptive practices).
 
ED must make publicly available on its website (1) each petition made by an accrediting agency or association, including a record of student complaints for each IHE accredited by the agency or association and a record of investigations and lawsuits related to students at each IHE; and (2) all final documents produced during the accreditation review process.
 
ED must also promulgate regulations that provide procedures for limitations on accrediting agencies or associations.
 
The bill also revises the functions of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which advises ED on the accreditation process and the eligibility of IHEs to participate in federal student-aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires the committee to participate in federal recognition reviews of accrediting agencies or associations, such as by participating in on-site inspections and reviews of IHEs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
SHAM Act

Bill: 116-hr-5769
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Judiciary
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Statement of Harm to the American Majority Act or the SHAM Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of the use of funds and loss of productivity relating to the impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
EV Freedom Act

Bill: 116-hr-5770
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Public-private cooperation
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Electric Vehicle Freedom Act or the
 
EV Freedom Act 

 
This bill establishes a national network of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations along public roads and the National Highway System in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Bill: 116-hr-5771
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

 
This bill adds the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5772
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act

 
This bill revises the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. 
 
Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that priority be given to certain eligible students and instead authorizes priority to be given to such students in fiscal years when funds are insufficient to provide scholarships to all eligible individuals.
 
The bill specifies that receipt of such scholarship benefits does not count toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5773
Sponsor: Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Livestock
Materials
Meat
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a state to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain vehicles carrying perishable commodities or products on the Interstate Highway System within such state boundaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Veterans HOPE Act

Bill: 116-hr-5774
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act or the Veterans HOPE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran. 
 
The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act

Bill: 116-hr-5775
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

 
This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin.
 
The bill sets forth administrative requirements for (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with adjacent wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

Bill: 116-hr-5776
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

 
This bill requires a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, to (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly damaged by floods; and (2) develop and implement a publicly available, community-specific plan for mitigating continuing flood risks to such areas.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, upon request, provide a community with appropriate data to assist in preparation of the required plan.
 
In making decisions with respect to awarding flood risk mitigation grants, FEMA may consider the extent to which a community has complied with these requirements and is working to remedy problems with repeatedly flooded areas.
 
A community that does not comply with these requirements may be subject to appropriate sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Police Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5777
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Police Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5778
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

 
This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5779
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Grand Jury Reform Act of 2020

 
This bill conditions a state or local government's receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program on the state's compliance with certain requirements following an incident involving the use of deadly force by a local law enforcement officer that results in a person's death.
 
Specifically, the governor must appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to criminally charge the law enforcement officer. The hearing must be open to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance.

Bill: 116-hr-5781
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 
This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
NEST Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5782
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax credits
Law enforcement officers
School administration
Temporary and part-time employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

National Education Security Training Act of 2020 or the NEST Act of 2020

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $1,500 tax credit for veterans and retired law enforcement officers who are employed part-time by a local law enforcement agency to patrol one or more elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-5783
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act

 
This bill revises the transportation finance infrastructure and innovation (TIFIA) program to make community development financial institutions (CDFIs) eligible for federal transportation infrastructure loans. 
 
The loans must be used for CDFI transit-oriented development projects located within one-half mile in an urban area or three-fourths of a mile in a rural area of a fixed guideway transit facility, passenger rail station, intercity bus station or intermodal facility that supports (1) commercial facilities or businesses that are located in low-income communities, (2) community facilities that are located in low-income communities or principally serve low-income persons, or (3) housing that is principally affordable to low-income persons.
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require any CDFI participating in the TIFIA program to establish a CDFI transit-oriented development account into which the proceeds of a secured loan made to the CDFI and any loan repayments from public or private entities receiving loans made to fund CDFI transit-oriented development projects will be deposited.
 
DOT must set-aside not more than 10% of funding available to carry out the TIFIA program for CDFI transit-oriented development accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career Act

Bill: 116-hr-5784
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: 

Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career Act

 
This bill authorizes minority institutions to use Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program funds to (1) provide direct financial assistance to students who are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (2) improve institutional capacity to provide students with certain services, such as guidance counseling, academic advising, work-study opportunities, and peer mentorship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-06
text: Introduced in House