hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1970
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of services that are furnished by a certified radiologist assistant under the supervision of a radiologist. Payment must be made to the supervising radiologist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
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: 2019-03-28
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: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act

Bill: 116-hr-1971
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to make grants to a state or local educational agency, an Indian tribal government, or a Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school to carry out full-day kindergarten programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building.

Bill: 116-hr-1972
Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Montana
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the "Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building."
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the "Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-84.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-84.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8176)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8176)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1972.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8176)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-84
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1973
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Mine Rescue Team Training Credit

Bill: 116-hr-1974
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Income tax credits
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Mine Rescue Team Training Credit

 
 This bill permanently extends the tax credit for mine rescue team training. (Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1975
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a cybersecurity advisory committee within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to consult on the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, and security directives pertinent to the mission of CISA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
action_date: 2019-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Detection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1976
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Lakes and rivers
Soil pollution
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

PFAS Detection Act of 2019

 
This bill sets forth requirements for detecting and sampling perfluorinated compounds. Perfluorinated compounds are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain perfluorinated compounds, such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and fire-fighting foams. 
 
The bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds.
 
Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and soil. 
 
The sampling data must then be used to inform and enhance assessments of exposure, likely health and environmental impacts, and remediation priorities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1977
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act 

of 2019

 
 This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to extend through 2019 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-1978
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to state, local, and tribal government entities for the planning and implementation of programs to address homelessness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-1979
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

 
This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. (Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.)
 
Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone for five years.
 
The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources. 
 
Commerce must award grants to program participants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

Bill: 116-hr-1981
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

 
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering conversion therapy. The bill defines 
conversion therapy
 as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 116-hr-1982
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

National Women's Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition and celebration of the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. 
 
All minted coins shall include a specified surcharge, which shall be paid to the National Women's Hall of Fame Foundation to establish an endowment fund to provide for the long-term financing of the hall's operations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1983
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 

2019

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2024 and makes appropriations for the Community Health Center Fund, which provides enhanced funding for the community health center program and the National Health Service Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

Bill: 116-hr-1985
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

 
This bill increases the amount that employees may exclude from their gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance. The bill increases the existing $5,000 limit by requiring annual adjustments that account for inflation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1986
Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the criminal prohibition on the shipment, transport, possession, or receipt of a biological agent or toxin by a restricted person. Specifically, it updates references to the lists of agents and toxins covered by the prohibition.

action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the criminal prohibition on the shipment, transport, possession, or receipt of a biological agent or toxin by a restricted person. Specifically, it updates references to the lists of agents and toxins covered by the prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 104.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-141.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-141.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1987
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax deductions
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 201

9

 
 This bill allows an additional tax deduction for a portion of the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of (1) 30% of the cost, or (2) the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007. The bill allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year.
 
The bill defines "mechanical insulation property" as insulation materials, facings, and accessory products (1) placed in service in connection with a mechanical system which is located in the United States and of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation; and (2) utilized for thermal requirements for mechanical piping and equipment, hot and cold applications, and heating, venting and air conditioning applications which can be used in a variety of facilities.
 
The bill also allows a tax deduction for capital expenditures related to mechanical insulation property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Break the Chain Act

Bill: 116-hr-1989
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Break the Chain Act

 
This bill makes various changes related to family-sponsored immigration, such as narrowing the definition of what constitutes an 
immediate relative
 and lowering the annual numerical cap on certain classes of family-sponsored visas.
 
The alien parents of U.S. citizens shall not qualify for visas for 
immediate relatives
, which are not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives.
 
The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 87,934, and revises the methods for calculating the cap. Currently, the 480,000 cap may be adjusted depending on various factors but shall not be less than 226,000. A spouse or child of a sponsoring alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be subject to the family-sponsored visa cap.
 
The bill revises the rules for determining whether an alien is a child for the purposes of family-sponsored immigration, and establishes that an alien who is married or turns 25 years old prior to a visa becoming available for issuance shall not qualify as a child.
 
The bill creates a nonimmigrant classification for alien parents of adult U.S. citizens, which authorizes such alien parents for admission into the United States for an initial five-year period. Such alien parents shall not be authorized for employment or to receive any public benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House