hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Let States Cut Taxes Act

Bill: 117-s-730
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Let States Cut Taxes Act

 
This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-731
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses the management and implementation of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from obligating or expending funds for any major information technology project that begins after the date of enactment of this bill unless a report is submitted that includes information on the cost, schedule, and performance of the project. The information in the report must be used as a baseline against which changes or variances are measured and reported on during the life cycle of the project. Projects must be managed by an interdisciplinary team that includes a certified project manager, a functional lead, a technical lead, a contracting officer, and other appropriate personnel.
 
The VA's Chief Information Officer must (1) exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to information technology of the VA's Financial Services Center; and (2) supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the center.
 
The VA must ensure its annual budget justification materials include
 
 
a list of its active information technology projects and specified information about such projects, 
 
 
projected funding needs for projects,
 
 
a prioritized list of every proposed project that is unfunded, and
 
 
information about the decommissioning of information technology systems and applications.
 
 
Finally, the VA must assess all of its information technology investments to determine the suitability for migration to a cloud computing service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Innovation Zone Act

Bill: 117-s-733
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Innovation Zone Act

 
This bill replaces the Experimental Sites Initiative of the Department of Education (ED) with an innovation zone initiative consisting of voluntary experiments by participating institutions of higher education (IHEs). 
 
Upon selection of an experiment but prior to choosing the participating IHEs, ED must identify the methodology of data collection and the evaluation methods for determining the impact of the experiment, including any differential impacts for historically underrepresented students (e.g., students of color and low-income students).
 
Under the experiment, ED and the IHEs may test the effectiveness of statutory and regulatory flexibility that aims for (1) an increase in student success (e.g., reductions in student loan debt and increases in student retention and employment outcomes); and (2) a reduction of regulatory burdens on IHEs or ED, without harm to students.
 
The bill also requires ED to conduct a review of existing experiments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Jenna Quinn Law

Bill: 117-s-734
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
School administration
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Jenna Quinn Law

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
 
 

action_date: 2022-08-03
text: 

Jenna Quinn Law

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
 
The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3904)
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Senate vitiated previous discharge from the Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Senate vitiated previous passage.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3857)
action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Senate discharged from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Advanced Technological Manufacturing Act

Bill: 117-s-735
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy research
Environmental technology
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Advanced Technological Manufacturing Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct multiple pilot programs within the NSF to expand the number of institutions of higher education (including community colleges), and other eligible entities that the NSF determines appropriate, that are able to successfully compete for NSF grants.
 
The NSF shall review the results of the pilot programs and develop best practices for implementation across the NSF.

action_date: 2021-12-16
text: 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct multiple pilot programs within the NSF to expand the number of institutions of higher education (including community colleges), and other eligible entities that the NSF determines appropriate, that are able to successfully compete for NSF grants.
 
The NSF shall review the results of the pilot programs and develop best practices for implementation across the NSF.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-108.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-108.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Assault Weapons Ban of 2021

Bill: 117-s-736
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2021

 
This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
 
The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer. 
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
 The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

Bill: 117-s-737
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Dams and canals
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to use funds through FY2032 to rehabilitate the St. Mary Diversion Dam and Canal Headworks, which are part of the Milk River Project in Montana.
 
In addition, the bill requires Reclamation to (1) coordinate with the Blackfeet Tribe with respect to the replacement activities that are carried out for the rehabilitation, (2) study the ability of project beneficiaries (i.e., water users) to pay for the costs of the rehabilitation, and (3) establish repayment terms based on the study.
 
Finally, the bill requires the federal cost share to be at least 26.04%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-738
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and paralysis
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-739
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2021
 
This bill establishes a default 
mens rea
 standard (i.e., state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses&#8212;statutory and regulatory&#8212;that lack an explicit standard.
 
The government must generally prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
WORK NOW Act

Bill: 117-s-740
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act or the WORK NOW Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a grant program to provide emergency relief to certain nonprofit organizations, prioritizing organizations that provide services related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Organizations receiving funding must use not less than 60% of these funds to hire former and new employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-741
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aging
Appropriations
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program.
 
Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments. The bill provides funding to carry out the program, and it requires biennial reports on the financial performance of projects carried out with program assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-742
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business records
Freedom of information
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: 

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

 
This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-743
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2021-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: 

State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021

 
This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act

Bill: 117-s-744
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Athletes
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Mental health
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: 

Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to report hazing incidents and implement hazing education programs. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus officials in its annual security report. The bill defines the term 
hazing
 to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student (regardless of that student's willingness to participate), that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in an organization that is affiliated with the IHE (e.g., an athletic team); and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm, or personal degradation.
 
In addition, each IHE must implement a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, which must include information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate