hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
RAMP Act

Bill: 117-hr-8063
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act or the RAMP Act

 
This bill repeals the private right of action against insurance plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act

Bill: 117-hr-8064
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish demonstration and pilot projects, through the awarding of grants or contracts, to facilitate training and education in advanced manufacturing.
 
A local educational entity (e.g., a technical college, a community college, or an entity that assists educationally underserved communities) in partnership with a manufacturer that employs individuals who have advanced manufacturing skills is eligible to receive such grants or contracts. The corresponding project must (1) develop skills and competencies in communities with expected growth in advanced manufacturing; (2) provide education and training for available and anticipated jobs in advanced manufacturing; (3) educate individuals about career advancement opportunities within advanced manufacturing; and (4) give priority to incumbent workers, dislocated workers, and unemployed individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8065
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Computers and information technology
Currency
Digital media
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for a national strategy and research and development regarding technologies related to distributed ledgers (e.g., blockchain or Bitcoin). A distributed ledger is a ledger that is shared across and synchronized between a set of distributed nodes (i.e., devices or processes) in a network that store a complete or partial replica of the ledger and meet other requirements.
 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a national strategy for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, including applications of public and permissionless distributed ledgers. The office must coordinate with the National Science and Technology Council and other relevant federal agencies, as appropriate, on the strategy. The national strategy shall include
 
 
 plans to support public and private sector investment and partnerships in research and technology development for societally beneficial applications of distributed ledger technologies, and 
 
an identification of additional resources, administrative action, or legislative action recommended to assist with the implementation of such strategy.
 
 
The National Science Foundation shall make competitive awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or their consortia) to support research, including interdisciplinary research, on distributed ledger technologies and their applications. 
 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology may carry out an applied research project to study and demonstrate the potential benefits and unique capabilities of distributed ledger technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To make technical changes clarifying section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.

Bill: 117-hr-8066
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 to modify the definition of 
direct loan.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To make technical changes clarifying section 503 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.

Bill: 117-hr-8067
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 
This bill modifies requirements regarding the development and improvement of cost estimates for federal direct loan and loan guarantee programs.
 
 Under current law, federal agencies are required to provide the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget with access to all agency data that may facilitate the development and improvement of the cost estimates. This bill specifies that this data must include the percent guaranteed on loan guarantee commitments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8068
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to provide direct loans to Indian tribes and tribal energy development organizations for energy development. These direct loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

Bill: 117-hr-8069
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

 
This bill addresses various provisions related to the regulation of domestic agricultural products, including by requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish criteria for considering requests from meat and poultry establishments to operate at line speeds in excess of the current regulatory limitations. The bill also nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality on April 20, 2022, that reinstated various National Environmental Policy Act regulatory provisions.
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Transparent Leadership Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8070
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Transparent Leadership Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the publication of schedules and speeches for the heads of executive branch agencies.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each agency to make available for public inspection in an electronic format within a specified time frame
 
 
a copy of each speech given after this bill's enactment by the head of the agency acting in an official capacity, and
 
a document disclosing a meeting between an agency head acting in such capacity and a person not employed by the agency.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
All-American Flag Act

Bill: 117-hr-8071
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
National symbols
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

All-American Flag Act

 
This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
LOVE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8072
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2022 or the LOVE Act of 2022

 
This bill offers a formal apology from Congress for encouraging policies at the Department of State, such as the Lavender Scare, which resulted in the wrongful termination of at least 1,000 people for alleged homosexuality, and addresses related issues.
 
The State Department must (1) review all employee terminations that occurred as a consequence of the Lavender Scare to identify those who were wrongfully terminated, and (2) issue a public report on the findings. 
 
The State Department must establish an independent Reconciliation Board to contact any employee (or a family member of a deceased employee) wrongfully terminated during the Lavender Scare and offer to change the employee's record to reflect this finding. The board must accept and review petitions from former employees who believe they were terminated due to sexual orientation.
 
The State Department must establish a board of senior-level officials to address issues that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) Foreign Service employees and their families face. The board must report on improving State Department policies to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
 
The State Department must report on (1) countries that do not issue spousal visas for Foreign Service employee spouses due to sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics; and (2) recommendations for State Department responses, such as eliminating visa reciprocity for such countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint training pipeline between the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8073
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers. Under this program, two such officers shall be selected each year to receive training and, after completing such training, be assigned to duty on an operational U.S. submarine at sea. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
PUPP Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8074
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Building construction
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Providing for Unhoused People with Pets Act of 2022 or the PUPP Act of 2022

 
This bill permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants for interim and permanent housing that accommodates individuals (or families) who are homeless and have pets. Entities eligible for the grant include local governments, nonprofits, and entities that house or shelter homeless individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Internet Freedom Rapid Response Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8075
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Internet Freedom Rapid Response Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for Global Media's Open Technology Fund to make grants to eligible entities to support internet freedom technologies to counter acute escalations in censorship in closed countries (generally countries in which democratic participation, free expression, freedom of movement, or access to information is suppressed).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-8076
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Student Loan Accountability Act

 
This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. 
Covered loans
 refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.
 
The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs that are in effect by final regulation on March 12, 2020, and carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8077
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2022

 
This bill expands the public housing utility allowance for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunch to include the cost of high-speed internet service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8078
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2022

 
This bill requires Medicare coverage decisions, including prior authorization requirements and adverse coverage decisions, to be based on written clinical criteria that is developed in consultation with physicians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8079
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

 
This bill removes the maximum annual revenue threshold that limits certain small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals from receiving funding under the disadvantaged business enterprise program. The program provides such small businesses the opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in House