hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Grant Assistance and Technical Education Act

Bill: 117-hr-8815
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2022-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Health promotion and preventive care
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: 

Grant Assistance and Technical Education Act

 
This bill supports the capacity of community-based organizations to obtain federal funding for public health and related programs.
 
In particular, the bill establishes a position within the Office of Minority Health to assist such organizations apply for and meet conditions of grants available through the Department of Health and Human Services. It also creates grants for state and local public health entities to provide technical assistance and similar assistance to community-based organizations to carry out and obtain federal funding for public health programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Introduced in House
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8816
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2022-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Pornography

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: 

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022
 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Introduced in House
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8817
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Labor market
Medical education
Nursing
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022

 
This bill sets out a pilot program to support state agencies, state boards of nursing, nursing schools, or other eligible entities with establishing or expanding state-based nursing workforce centers that carry out research, planning, and programs to address nursing shortages, nursing education, and other matters affecting the nursing workforce. The bill also expands the authority of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish health workforce research centers and specifically requires that HRSA establish a center focused on nursing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Wind Safety Standard Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8818
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Wind Safety Standard Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard for preventing workplace injuries caused by high winds (i.e., winds of such velocity that the winds could blow an employee from an elevated location, cause an employee to lose control of equipment or material, or expose an employee to other hazards).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

Bill: 117-hr-8819
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Worker Safety in Climate Disasters Act

 
This bill provides paid emergency leave time (80 hours for a full-time employee) for an employee who is unable to work (or telework) due to certain climate disasters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-8820
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government and federally funded entities from discriminating or otherwise taking adverse action against a pharmacist, pharmacy owner, or pharmacy technician who declines to store, fill prescriptions for, or make referrals for drugs that cause abortions (or that the individual provider believes in good faith cause abortions). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act

Bill: 117-hr-8821
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act

 
This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to produce and make available at no cost to certain individuals in the United States an identification (ID) for the purpose of allowing such individuals to satisfy ID requirements.
 
Such ID must include a photograph and specified information, as well as security features. It shall be valid for a 10-year period. To receive an ID, an individual must be at least 14 years of age.
 
The SSA must develop and implement a campaign to educate the public with respect to the ID, including how an individual can receive and use it.
 
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must develop and implement a process that enables individuals to apply for the ID through the USPS, including a process for a first-time ID and renewal, modeled after the process for passport applications.
 
The bill establishes a Task Force on Federal Identification Cards for the purpose of determining the requirements to produce and make available the ID.
 
The task force shall (1) issue a report on the requirements, including a requirement that the SSA and the USPS establish procedures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any information obtained with respect to individuals who seek assistance in obtaining the ID; and (2) develop and publish recommendations for voluntary best practices for nonprofit organizations and entities that provide services to vulnerable populations with respect to how such organizations and entities can assist individuals to obtain the ID.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8227)
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8822
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 
This bill establishes a grant program for social work schools, as well as a technical resource center, to incorporate social workers in public libraries to assist patrons with accessing health, nutrition, and other social services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Safe Zones Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8823
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Safe Zones Act of 2022

 
This bill makes changes to procedures relating to seeking asylum, including by requiring the Department of State to establish 
safe zones
 in which an individual may apply for asylum. The State Department must establish at least three safe zones along the U.S.-Mexico border and one safe zone in Guatemala.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8825
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022 

 
This bill provides authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship and sell the marijuana or marijuana products using the U.S. Postal Service or a private or commercial interstate carrier.
 
Specifically, marijuana or a marijuana product may be shipped or sold to individuals within a state or another state in which the possession of it is lawful by such individuals.
 
The bill takes effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act

Bill: 117-hr-8826
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act or the TEENS Act

 
This bill expands the permissible working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16. Specifically, when school is in session such employees may not work later than 9:00 p.m. or more than 24 hours per week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-8827
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act

 
This bill permits the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, if directed by the House Administration Committee, to pay salaries in or under the House twice per month, or on the basis of such other schedule, as the Committee may promulgate by regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
FDA Ethics Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8828
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

FDA Ethics Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes several requirements for entities that contract with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relating to conflicts of interest, including requiring contractors to disclose conflicts of interest on an ongoing basis and prohibiting the FDA from hiring consultants who simultaneously provide services to drug manufacturers or other entities that are regulated by the FDA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8829
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes ingredient labeling requirements for menstrual products, including with respect to any fragrance allergens or other fragrance ingredients that may pose a safety concern.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8830
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2022 

 
This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to develop a scenario-based training curriculum that addresses topics such as de-escalation and use of deadly force.
 
The bill authorizes grants for entities to provide law enforcement personnel with training that is substantially similar to the curriculum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8831
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: 

Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes claims by members of the uniformed services for an act or omission constituting medical malpractice that occurs onboard a naval aircraft carrier or amphibious ship that, at the time of occurrence, was not engaged in combat operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities.

Bill: 117-hr-8832
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Personnel records
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise regulations so as to specifically require Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities to report the identity of medical directors and related information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act

Bill: 117-hr-8833
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 

Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act 

 
This bill revises the Community Reinvestment Act, which addresses the availability of credit in communities. Under the act, financial regulators examine a banking institution's community activities such as lending, investments, and services, particularly for low- and moderate-income populations. 
 
Specifically, the bill sets forth examination requirements regarding an institution's
 
 
illegal or discriminatory activity, 
 
partnerships with non-depository lenders, 
 
home mortgage lending targeted to low- and moderate-income borrowers, and
 
community service or charity work.
 
 
Each institution must establish Community Advisory Committees in areas served by the institution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
EQUIP Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8834
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Family planning and birth control
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 

Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy Act of 2022 or the EQUIP Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide eligible health organizations with demonstration program grants to implement routine screenings about people's pregnancy intentions in order to provide better contraceptive and prepregnancy care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Protect the UNBORN Act

Bill: 117-hr-8835
Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 

Protect the UNBORN (Undo the Negligent Biden Orders Right Now) Act or the Protect the UNBORN Act

 
This bill prohibits federal implementation of and funding for specified executive orders that address access to reproductive health care services, including services related to pregnancy or the termination of a pregnancy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
EXPORT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8836
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 

Expanding Possibilities and Opportunities to Reinvigorate Trade Act of 2022 or the EXPORT Act of 2022

 
This bill exempts certain money transmitters from specified capital and margin requirements that otherwise apply to counterparty swaps. Specifically, these money transmitters must (1) only enter into swaps for the purpose of offsetting risks from foreign currency contracts with a non-end user, and (2) have annual assets of $1 billion or less. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
Expanded Student Saver’s Tax Credit Act

Bill: 117-hr-8837
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2022-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: 
 
Expanded Student Saver's Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill revises the tax credit for retirement savings contributions to allow full-time students to qualify for such credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Introduced in House