hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act

Bill: 117-s-5173
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (or the military departments) from attempting to collect a debt owed by a civilian not covered under TRICARE for certain emergency medical treatment at a military medical treatment facility. The bill also prohibits a military medical treatment facility from charging any fee for certain emergency medical treatment provided to a civilian who is not covered under TRICARE, or a third-party payer of such civilian (e.g., Medicare).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Health Patient Navigator Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5174
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Women's Health Patient Navigator Act of 2022

 
This bill provides funding for patient navigator grants to assist individuals in accessing abortion services.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, or local governments; nonprofits; or community organizations that offer unbiased and medically accurate programs, services, or activities to connect individuals with abortion services. Grant-funded activities include, among others, coordinating the scheduling, financing, and other logistics of abortion services.
 
Further, the bill prohibits individuals, entities, and states from preventing or otherwise disadvantaging an entity that is eligible to receive a grant from carrying out activities to assist individuals with accessing abortion services, including in any state in which those services are not lawful. Such activities include providing (or assisting in the provision of) abortion care and other reproductive health services that are either (1) lawful in the state where the services are provided, or (2) provided to an individual who does not reside in the state where the services are provided. The bill allows for enforcement of this prohibition through private lawsuits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5175
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2026 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving new grants under the program; (2) allows centers to collect fees related to private partnerships or cosponsorships; (3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4) modifies or establishes provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5176
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. A 
qualified catastrophe mitigation payment
 means any amount received for making improvements to an individual's residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, wildfire, or flooding.
 
This tax exclusion is retroactive to taxable years beginning after 2020, including by amended return.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Defending Religious Accommodations for Military Members Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5177
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Defending Religious Accommodations for Military Members Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to audit the religious accommodations relating to COVID-19 for the Armed Forces to ensure all applicable federal laws, and guidance and policies of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and each military department were followed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
DITCH Act

Bill: 117-s-5178
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 
 
Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act or the DITCH Act 

 
This bill denies an organization a tax exemption if it holds any interest in a disqualified Chinese company or fails to timely transmit required annual reports. A 
disqualified Chinese company
 is any corporation incorporated in China, or that invests more than 10% of its stock in certain Chinese entities, including entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. 
 
The Department of the Treasury may grant organizations a waiver of the denial of the tax exemption under specified circumstances. 
 
Organizations that hold any interest in a disqualified Chinese company must file annual reports describing each interest held in the company, the period during which such interest was held, and whether the organization has been granted a waiver.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-5179
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 
This bill requires congressional approval to list, remove from a list, or change the status of any endangered species or threatened species.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5180
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes a Great Lakes Authority to support economic growth and workforce development, water infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, broadband access, lead abatement, and other initiatives in the Great Lakes region (i.e., Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Ohio and Illinois).
 
The authority must be composed of a cochairperson appointed by the President, a state cochairperson, and the governor of each Great Lakes region state that elects to participate in the authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

Bill: 117-s-5181
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
 
Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act

Bill: 117-s-5182
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
United Nations
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track Human Rights in Venezuela Act or the AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to act in the United Nations to extend the mandate of the International Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela and to provide technical assistance to the Fact-Finding Mission. The bill also authorizes the President to direct U.S. representatives to the United Nations to support actions addressing Venezuela's human rights violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.

Bill: 117-s-5183
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 
This bill temporarily provides the National Credit Union Administration Board with discretion in determining the amount of capital stock in the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility required for a corporate credit union to become an agent member of the facility. The facility serves as a liquidity lender to member credit unions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6964)
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
PARTNERS Act

Bill: 117-s-5184
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers Required Skills Act of 2022 or the PARTNERS Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to promote registered apprenticeships and on-the-job training programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5185
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022

 
This bill expands and revises the system of vulnerable coastal areas that are protected under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, including by directing the Department of the Interior to carry out a coastal hazard pilot project to identify areas that can be added to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
 
The bill also modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6964; text: CR S6964-6968)
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act

Bill: 117-s-5186
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act

 
This bill addresses criminal justice and public safety, health care, education, housing, and economic development for Native Americans. Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides funding for various programs and accounts, including for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education; (2) establishes the Office of Native Nations within the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) establishes the Tribal Broadband Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

Bill: 117-s-5187
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-12-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 
This bill revises chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United State to provide uniform rates of duty for all whiskies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

Bill: 117-s-5188
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

 
This bill makes an institution of higher education (IHE) ineligible to receive federal student financial assistance if it fails to meet certain requirements. It also requires an IHE to make certain certifications about its gainful employment programs.
 
Specifically, an IHE that offers a degree or certificate program to prepare students for entry into a profession that requires licensing or certification as a precondition for entry is not eligible to receive any federal student financial assistance unless (1) a student is fully qualified to take the required entry examination or be licensed or certified for the profession upon the successful completion of the program, and (2) the institution provides timely placement for all of the academically related pre-licensure requirements for entry into the profession (e.g., clinical placements or internships).
 
An IHE must also certify that each eligible gainful employment program meets specified requirements, including approval or accreditation by a recognized agency and satisfaction of applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification. If an IHE does not satisfy such prerequisites, it must notify a student who intends to enroll in the program and obtain a handwritten acknowledgement from the student that they wish to enroll.
 
Lastly, an IHE that offers distance education or correspondence courses must be legally authorized within each state in which its enrolled students are located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act

Bill: 117-s-5189
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act 

 
This bill (1) provides for the federal regulation and supervision of industrial banks, also known as industrial loan companies (ILCs), and their parent companies; and (2) sets forth a deadline for the consideration of pending ILC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) deposit insurance applications. ILCs are state chartered institutions owned by nonfinancial businesses (parent companies) that provide several services similar to banks, such as originating loans and processing payments. The parent companies are not subject to supervision by the Federal Reserve Board. Under current law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may grant deposit insurance to these institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

Bill: 117-s-5190
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing nation by international organizations. (Generally, international organizations provide developing nations certain rights and beneficial treatment. For example, the World Trade Organization provides developing nations with so-called 
special and differential treatment
, which includes measures that aim to increase trading opportunities for those nations.)
 
Under this bill, the State Department must advocate for international organizations to (1) change China's status from developing nation to developed nation, or (2) develop a mechanism to change China's status to developed nation if no mechanism currently exists. 
 
The President may waive this requirement if doing so is in the national interest of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5191
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the association to manage nationwide chapters of the program to enable volunteers participating in the program to provide personal, cost-free business expertise and facilitate education workshops to small businesses. The association must also offer online counseling through web-based platforms to small businesses.
 
In consultation with the association, the SBA must ensure that the program (1) recruits diverse volunteers for each chapter of the program, and (2) provides services to rural and underserved communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.

Bill: 117-s-5192
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 
This bill increases the allowable amount of the energy efficient home improvement tax credit for biomass stoves and boilers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Second Look Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5193
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Second Look Act of 

2022

 
This bill allows a defendant who has served at least 10 years in prison to petition a federal court for a sentence reduction.
 
Specifically, a court may reduce the prison term for a defendant if (1) the imposed prison term was more than 10 years; (2) the defendant has served at least 10 years in custody; and (3) the court finds that the defendant is not a danger to public safety, is ready for reentry, and the interests of justice warrant a sentence modification. The bill outlines the factors a court may consider in reducing a prison term.
 
Further, the bill creates a rebuttable presumption of release for a defendant who is 50 years of age or older on the date of the petition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act

Bill: 117-s-5194
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act

 
This bill extends a payment increase under Medicare's physician fee schedule through the end of 2023 (currently set to expire at the end of 2022) and temporarily exempts Medicare from sequestration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5195
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: 

Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Defense Logistics Agency to develop and implement a strategy to transition the supply chain for critical minerals in the National Defense Stockpile away from reliance on geostrategic competitors and adversaries by 2027 through acquisition of critical minerals processed by the United States or allied countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act

Bill: 117-s-5196
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Monuments and memorials
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: 

Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act

 
This bill authorizes the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate