hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

Bill: 116-hr-8941
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 
This bill establishes that an individual's right to vote in a federal election may not be abridged due to a criminal conviction unless the individual is incarcerated for a felony sentence at the time of the election. The bill also (1) requires incarcerated individuals to be notified of the restoration of their voting rights upon release, and (2) prohibits states and local governments that do not comply with this bill from receiving federal funds for constructing or improving prisons.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
ASSIST Act

Bill: 116-hr-8942
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Mental health
Minority education
School administration
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to increase the number of behavioral health providers in schools and school-based health centers. It also increases the federal government's share of Medicaid costs for behavioral health services furnished in those settings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Supplies Production Act

Bill: 116-hr-8943
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Pandemic Supplies Production Act

 
This bill directs the President to immediately use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and other personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.
 
It also directs the Defense Logistics Agency within the Department of Defense to take certain actions to manage the distribution of materials to respond the COVID-19 emergency, as well as future emergencies or disasters. This agency is responsible for supply or service activities common to all military departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
AT HOME Learning Act

Bill: 116-hr-8944
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Employment taxes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Access To Health-based Options and More Ease with Learning Act or the AT HOME Learning Act

 
 This bill extends certain emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions and modifies such provisions to include employees with children in schools implementing virtual or hybrid instruction due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Recovery Act

Bill: 116-hr-8945
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Natural disasters
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Wildfire Recovery Act

 
This bill provides that the federal cost share for fire management assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall not be less than 75% of the cost of such assistance.
 
The bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop guidelines and a rule that establish thresholds for cases in which the federal cost share for fire management assistance may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage and recommend a federal cost share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
HEALING Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8946
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Architecture
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Land use and conservation
Low- and moderate-income housing
Minnesota
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Self-employed
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Holistic Economic Aid for Low-Income Neighborhood Growth Act of 2020 or the HEALING Act of 2020 

 
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, insular areas, and other institutions serving or owned by minorities to carry out Community Development Block Grant activities and other assistance in low- and moderate-income areas. Additionally, HUD must carry out a Civil Unrest Business Recovery Program to provide compensation to certain for-profit entities for damages from social and civil unrest during 2020 and to support business-led economic development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-8947
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Communities and Environment First Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8948
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Chemistry
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Industrial facilities
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Sales and excise taxes
State and local government operations
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Communities and Environment First Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the For Communities Trust Fund to be funded by specified environmental taxes for the purpose of awarding grants to states in cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) assist in relocation efforts for individuals or groups who live within five miles of facilities that are a major source or area source of certain emissions, or (2) protect or remediate areas affected by emissions of hazardous air pollutants or releases of hazardous substances from such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8949
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the President to provide disaster assistance to states and Indian tribes for unmet need, including necessary expenses for activities related to disaster relief, resiliency, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, mitigation, and economic revitalization after a major disaster is declared.
 
The bill also establishes a Natural Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund to facilitate planning and increase capacity to administer assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8950
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020

 
This bill extends the deadline to spend COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to December 31, 2021, and allows the use of such funds to replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues for emergency services organizations, stemming from the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8951
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: 

American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to transfer land held in trust for the tribe or land owned in fee by the tribe to the tribe as restricted fee tribal land. 
Restricted fee tribal land
 refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member and has restrictions against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) and taxation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Introduced in House
CFTC Fund Management Act

Bill: 116-hr-8952
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

CFTC Fund Management Act 

 
This bill expands the permissible uses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund to include education initiatives and administrative expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8953
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2020-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 

2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award matching funds to teaching hospitals or other graduate medical education training programs for medical residency training programs in states where there are fewer than 30 medical residents per 100,000 people.
 
Recipients must cover one third of the costs for primary care residency training programs and one half of the costs for programs in other fields.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8954
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2020-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Licensing and registrations
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation costs
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) visa program and expands protections for aliens who report workplace violations.
 
Changes to the H-2B program include
 
 
requiring the Department of Labor to establish a centralized national electronic platform for U.S. workers to find and apply for positions that employers are seeking to fill with H-2B workers; 
 
requiring employers to recruit U.S. workers nationwide, including by posting the openings on the platform, before applying for H-2B visas;
 
requiring employers to guarantee at least 40 hours of paid work per week for each H-2B worker (currently employers may guarantee less paid hours in certain instances); 
 
requiring employers to pay for housing for H-2B workers and transportation to and from the work site (currently employers are allowed to deduct fees for lodgings from an H-2B worker's pay); 
 
modifying the requirements for determining the minimum wage for H-2B workers; and
 
prioritizing H-2B visas for certain employers, such as those that pay higher wages.
 
 
Furthermore, an alien who has worked a certain amount of time as an H-2B worker may obtain permanent resident status, subject to various requirements.
 
In addition, an alien who is likely helpful in an investigation of a workplace claim (i.e., an alleged violation of law or workplace-related injury) may qualify for a U visa for victims of criminal activity. The bill also removes statutory numerical limitations on U visas. 
 
The bill also provides protections for certain aliens who file or assist in the investigation of workplace claims. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8955
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Architecture
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from using a reverse auction for the award of a contract for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. A
 reverse auction
 allows the seller to bid down the price of a project and typically results in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Introduced in House