hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act

Bill: 117-s-2257
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide assistance to certain nonprofit manufacturers of drugs or medical devices, establishes requirements in statute for a manufacturer to qualify as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, and addresses related issues. 
 
Generally, to be a tax-exempt nonprofit drug (or biological product) or device manufacturer under this bill, an organization must (1) only manufacture drugs or devices that further a public health objective, such as addressing barriers related to availability or price; (2) sell each drug or device at a public list price that is not above a certain amount as determined by various costs; (3) not compensate any employee an amount more than 40 times the compensation of the lowest-compensated employee or applicable contractor; and (4) meet various existing requirements for being a tax-exempt organization. 
 
HHS must provide assistance to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations that meet certain requirements by awarding cooperative agreements, providing low-interest revolving loans, and waiving certain user fees. For awarding such cooperative agreements and loans, HHS shall prioritize organizations expecting to market an eligible drug or device (1) at a price lower than existing treatments, or (2) that HHS has identified as a public health priority. 
 
The Food and Drug Administration may prioritize the review of an application for market approval of a qualifying drug or medical device from a tax-exempt nonprofit organization if the organization commits to a specific price that is significantly lower than similar treatments on the market. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

Bill: 117-s-2258
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support park development and delivery of recreation services, and in so doing, help create or preserve jobs, and provide economic stimulus in communities impacted by the COVID-19 (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this bill for
 
 
 acquiring land or water that will be used to provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
 
developing or renovating outdoor recreational facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
 
improving delivery of recreation services to the public, and 
 
developing Native American event sites and cultural gathering spaces.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Resilient Schools Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2259
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Child health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Horticulture and plants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Minority health
Natural disasters
Nutrition and diet
Outdoor recreation
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Solid waste and recycling
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Resilient Schools Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Climate Change Resiliency Program to increase the resiliency of public schools during climate change-related events, natural disasters, and public health crises.
 
Further, ED must establish a related grant program for state educational agencies to implement climate resiliency plans or projects in public schools. Grant recipients must use these funds for certain activities, such as improvements to school buildings and grounds, green infrastructure projects, and projects to increase food supply resiliency.
 
Projects that receive a grant must (1) pay all laborers and mechanics locally prevailing wages, and (2) use only certain U.S.-produced construction materials unless a waiver is secured from ED.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent.

Bill: 117-s-2260
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 
This bill increases the statutory maximum penalties for the following criminal offenses:
 
 
 assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain federal officers or employees using a deadly or dangerous weapon or by inflicting bodily injury; 
 
assaulting a family member of certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; and 
 
assaulting certain former federal officials or their family members to retaliate against the former federal official. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
HOPE Act

Bill: 117-s-2261
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States.
 
Such parole may not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act

Bill: 117-s-2262
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act

 
This bill allows certain taxpayers (defined by this bill as an
 oxygenate blender
 and a
 retailer
) a new business-related income tax credit for the sale or blending of E15 gasoline (more than 13 and no more than 15 volume percent ethanol) and other fuels containing more than 15 volume percent ethanol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Skies Act

Bill: 117-s-2263
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Income tax credits
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Sustainable Skies Act

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit through 2031 for each gallon of sustainable aviation fuel used by a taxpayer in the production of a qualified mixture (i.e., a mixture of sustainable aviation fuel and kerosene that is sold for use in certain U.S. aircraft). 
 
The bill generally defines
 sustainable aviation fuel 
as liquid fuel that consists of synthesized hydrocarbons, meets certain recognized international standards, is derived from biomass, waste streams, renewable energy sources, or gaseous carbon oxides, is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates, and achieves at least a 50% life cycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based jet fuel. 
 
To be eligible for such credit, a taxpayer must meet certification requirements showing that the sustainable aviation fuel conforms with one of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction tests set forth in this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2264
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Minority health
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 

2021

 
This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians and Native Hawaiians.
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and otherwise revises the Indian Housing Block Grant program and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program. Among other revisions to these programs, the bill expands allowable housing activities under the Indian program to include education-related stipends, college housing assistance, and other education-related assistance for low-income college students.
 
Next, the bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to guarantee housing loans for Indians and Native Hawaiians through FY2032.
 
HUD may make grants to eligible recipients of block grants for use in eliminating drug-related and violent crime.
 
Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. 
 
HUD must use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program must be carried out by HUD in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
Under the program, grants must be made to entities eligible for housing assistance block grants. HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2265
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021
 
 
This bill provides permanent resident status and citizenship eligibility to certain noncitizen veterans and addresses related issues. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish a program that allows (1) eligible noncitizen veterans outside of the United States to be admitted as permanent residents, and (2) eligible noncitizen veterans in the United States to obtain permanent resident status. 
 
Generally, an eligible noncitizen veteran under this bill is one who was not removed from the United States for certain crimes related to violence or national security. DHS may waive these eligibility requirements for humanitarian, family unity, public interest, or exceptional military service reasons.
 
A noncitizen veteran who obtains permanent resident status under this bill shall be eligible for (1) naturalization through service in the Armed Forces, and (2) military and veterans benefits as if they had not been removed (or ordered removed) from the United States. 
 
For a noncitizen veteran in removal proceedings or subject to a final removal order, the Department of Justice (DOJ) must determine whether the veteran is eligible for permanent resident status under this bill. If the veteran is eligible, DOJ must adjust the veteran's status. 
 
The bill also protects noncitizen veterans or service members from being removed from the United States unless the veteran has been convicted of a crime of violence. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2266
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Historic sites and heritage areas
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the rehabilitation tax credit and modifies certain requirements for the credit. 
 
The bill increases the rate of the credit to 30% for small projects (rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million) and caps the credit for such projects at $750,000 for all taxable years. 
 
The bill also expands the types of buildings eligible for rehabilitation by decreasing the rehabilitation threshold from 100% to 50% of project expenses. It also eliminates the basis adjustment requirement for the credit and modifies rules relating to the eligibility of tax-exempt use property for the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Fuels Vehicle Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2267
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Clean Fuels Vehicle Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a new business-related tax credit through 2031 for the production of flexible fuel vehicles (i.e., motor vehicles engineered and designed to be operated on a petroleum fuel and on a methanol or ethanol fuel, or on any mixtures of such fuels). The amount of such credit in a taxable year is equal to the product of $200, and the number of vehicles produced and sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person in the United States. 
 
The bill also repeals limitations on manufacturing incentives for dual fuel automobiles and repeals the maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fuel automobiles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
I–VETS Act

Bill: 117-s-2268
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act or the I-VETS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify aliens who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces when such an alien applies for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding. Such information shall be reflected in DHS records and may not be used to remove an alien from the United States. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect American Power Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-s-2269
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Protect American Power Infrastructure Act

 
This bill prohibits certain transactions that involve using bulk-power equipment to provide power for defense critical electric infrastructure in the United States if a foreign adversary owns or exercises influence over the equipment, including transactions that (1) involve equipment designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a foreign adversary; and (2) pose an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security or resiliency of such infrastructure. However, the Department of Energy may approve transactions if it designs or negotiates measures to mitigate such risks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2270
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires federally funded entities to certify that they will not perform an abortion, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs an abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers the woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The bill's requirements do not apply to hospitals, as long as the hospital does not provide funds to any non-hospital entity for abortions that are not otherwise excepted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Biofuel Infrastructure and Agricultural Product Market Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2271
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agriculture and Food
Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Economic development
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Pipelines
Railroads
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Biofuel Infrastructure and Agricultural Product Market Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program for expanding the market for biofuels derived from domestic agricultural products. Entities eligible for the grants include (1) state, local, and tribal governments; (2) authorities, agencies, partnerships, and instrumentalities of such governments; and (3) groups of such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2272
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the Environmental Protection Agency's grant program for reducing lead in drinking water, including by establishing a deadline for grant recipients to fully replace lead service lines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4779-4780)
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

Bill: 117-s-2273
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Keep the Watchdogs Running Act 

 
This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). 
 
During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds (1) at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act, and (2) to perform its duties with respect to any program that continues during the lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate