hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act

Bill: 117-s-5050
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on entities that produce flash memory integrated circuits of at least 128 layers and that have financial links to countries of concern. The bill also requires sanctions on the Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Foster Youth and Driving Act

Bill: 117-s-5051
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Foster Youth and Driving Act

 
 This bill expands state foster care and adoption assistance programs to provide driving preparation assistance to foster youth and related training for foster parents. The bill further directs assistance to states and tribal organizations for age-appropriate foster youth to, among other things, obtain automobile insurance, complete driver's education, obtain a driver's license, and purchase a vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act

Bill: 117-s-5052
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Securing America's Borders Against Fentanyl Act

 
This bill requires research and reports on technology to address illicit drug trafficking.
 
For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must develop a program to measure the effectiveness of technologies and strategies used by federal agencies to address the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States. Under the program, DHS must periodically report to Congress an analysis of technologies used in drug interdiction. The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on recommendations for improving the data collected and metrics used under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Bill: 117-s-5053
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Commerce, to initiate a U.S. plan to secure Taiwan's meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Honest Ads Act

Bill: 117-s-5054
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Political advertising
Television and film
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Honest Ads Act

 
This bill applies requirements, limitations, and protections regarding political advertising in traditional media to internet or digital political advertising. The bill sets forth special rules for disclosure statements for certain internet or digital ads.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5055
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Citizenship and naturalization
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses immigration-related issues pertaining to noncitizen (or non-U.S. national) military veterans, including by authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide lawful permanent resident status to a veteran subject to removal.
 
If a noncitizen veteran appears to be eligible for lawful permanent resident status under this bill, that veteran must receive a reasonable opportunity to apply for such status and may not be removed until there is a final administrative decision on the veteran's eligibility.
 
For the purposes of providing such status under this bill, DHS may waive any applicable grounds of inadmissibility, except for certain crime- or security-related grounds. 
 
The bill also extends certain deadlines relating to obtaining citizenship after serving in the Armed Forces. 
 
DHS must create a system for identifying noncitizens who are or may be veterans. Before initiating removal proceedings against a noncitizen, DHS must attempt to determine whether the noncitizen is a veteran. DHS must ensure that veteran status is considered in immigration proceedings. 
 
The bill also requires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Defense to take certain actions to facilitate opportunities for military recruits and veterans to obtain U.S. citizenship, such as by training Judge Advocate General Corps members to act as liaisons between the Armed Forces and USCIS on servicemember citizenship applications.
 
The bill also establishes the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on cases involving the removal of a servicemember, veteran, or certain family members of such an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5553)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

Bill: 117-s-5056
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Political parties and affiliation
Research administration and funding
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

 
This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (including any subsidiaries or related organizations). This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.
 
The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
504 Loan Availability Act

Bill: 117-s-5057
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

504 Loan Availability Act

 
This bill temporarily combines the funding authorization for loans and refinancing loans under the Small Business Administration 504 loan program. The 504 loan program provides financing for major fixed assets through community-based Certified Development Companies (CDCs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
BREAK PUTIN Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5058
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Breaking Russia's Energy Addicted Kleptocracy and Punishing Uncivil Tyrant Invading Neighbor Act of 2022 or the BREAK PUTIN Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the President to take steps to sanction entities involved in the purchase of crude oil produced in Russia and to increase the production and refining of crude oil in the United States.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the President to block the U.S. property of (1) any foreign person who knowingly purchased Russian crude oil; or (2) any foreign financial institutions, insurance companies, brokering services, international trading houses, port operators, or shipping companies that facilitated any significant financial transaction for the purchase of Russian crude oil. The bill also directs the President to establish a task force to combat evasion of these sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
CHIP-IN Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5059
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

CHIP-IN Improvement Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program that authorizes the VA to accept property donations from certain entities (e.g., private entities), including by authorizing the VA to provide additional unobligated funds to finance, design, or construct a facility proposed to be accepted by the VA if specified requirements are met.

action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

CHIP-IN Improvement Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program that authorizes the VA to accept property donations from certain entities (e.g., private entities), including by authorizing the VA to provide additional unobligated funds to finance, design, or construct a facility proposed to be accepted by the VA if specified requirements are met.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6051-6052; text: CR S6051-6052)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5060
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Minnesota
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

 
This bill designates the federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.

action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

 
This bill designates the federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.

action_date: 2022-12-13
text: 

Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

 
This bill designates the federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.

action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

 
This act designates the federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 117-242.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 117-242.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9723)
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5060.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9723-9724)
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Mr. Stanton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6912; text: CR S6912)
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 117-242
Expand Qualified Psychologist Services Act

Bill: 117-s-5061
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Expand Qualified Psychologist Services Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of services that are furnished by advanced psychology trainees under the general supervision of clinical psychologists. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our Physicians Act

Bill: 117-s-5062
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Protect Our Physicians Act

 
This bill exempts programs that provide certain mental health services for physicians from restrictions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting U.S. Engagement in Expos Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5063
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Supporting U.S. Engagement in Expos Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to expend funds for U.S. participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction and operation of U.S. pavilions or other major exhibits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Right to Read Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5064
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Right to Read Act of 2022

 
This bill expands access to school libraries and literacy skills support for elementary and secondary school students, including by authorizing comprehensive literacy state development grants and increasing the number of state-certified school librarians in high-need schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5553)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5065
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2022

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to accept specified risk-sharing requirements for defaulted student loans, which shall include requiring certain IHEs to make payments to address the risk of such defaults. The bill also establishes in the Treasury a separate account for the deposit of such risk-sharing payments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5553-5554)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act

Bill: 117-s-5067
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: 

Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being appropriated, awarded, or granted to the Monterey Bay Aquarium located in Monterey, California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5068
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: 

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2022

 
This bill revises the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (a water infrastructure project in New Mexico), including by extending through December 31, 2029, the deadline for constructing project facilities and allowing for additional project service areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-29
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-29
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act

Bill: 117-s-5069
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: 

Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act

 
This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements related to mandatory reporting of suspected and known incidents of child abuse. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for campaigns to educate the public and for training about (1) state child abuse or neglect laws, and (2) the responsibility to report suspected incidents of such abuse or neglect.
 
 Further, for a state to be eligible for various grants supporting child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention programs, the state must provide assurances that it has mandatory reporting requirements in place for specified individuals who provide services involving children (e.g., health care providers, school personnel, child care employees, and volunteers). States must (1) provide training to these individuals about reporting abuse, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the state's reporting requirements.
 
 The bill also revises reporting requirements for child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention grants to include data about changes in the rates of child abuse reporting and child abuse fatalities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

Bill: 117-s-5070
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2022-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: 

Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a grant program to help states address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, on agricultural land and commercial farms. 
 
The bill also requires USDA to establish a task force to provide (1) advice regarding whether addressing PFAS contamination should be added as an eligible activity for each USDA program, and (2) technical assistance to states in addressing PFAS contamination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6471-6472)
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Replenishing Our American Reserves Act

Bill: 117-s-5071
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-10-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: 

Replenishing Our American Reserves Act or the ROAR Act

 
This bill requires the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to only include petroleum products produced in the United States. It also directs the Department of Energy to only sell petroleum products from the SPR to entities within the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Introduced in Senate