hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act

Bill: 117-hr-7383
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act

 
This bill directs the Health Resources and Services Administration to award up to 100 grants for federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics to provide accredited continuing medical education to their primary care providers. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
ECO Campus Act

Bill: 117-hr-7384
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Energy Conservation Opportunities on Campus Act or the ECO Campus Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate resilience improvements at certain public institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
TRAIN Act

Bill: 117-hr-7385
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Training, Retention, And Investment Now for a Better America Act or the TRAIN Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Labor's Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program, which awards competitive grants for community colleges to provide education or career training for jobs in high-demand industries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act

Bill: 117-hr-7386
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: District of Columbia
Higher education
Military education and training

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act

 
This bill increases from 5 to 15 the number of individuals from the District of Columbia who may be appointed to the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Air Force Academy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E351)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7387
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Capitol Police to issue permits allowing certain commercial filmmaking and photography activities on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E347)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7388
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes a new, refundable tax credit for investment in manufacturing facilities that produce offshore wind turbine components. The credit amount is equal to the sum of the offshore wind manufacturing investment credit (30% of the investment amount) and the offshore wind manufacturing production credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
MVP Act

Bill: 117-hr-7389
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act or the MVP Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for regulations that allow for the use of varying best price points under value-based purchasing arrangements for purposes of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. (
Value-based purchasing arrangements 
refer to arrangements in which the price of a drug is linked to clinical outcomes; such arrangements are particularly used for new high-cost treatments, such as gene therapies.)
 
The Government Accountability Office must study the impact of value-based purchasing arrangements on federal health care programs, including with respect to the bill's changes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act

Bill: 117-hr-7390
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act

 
This bill increases from 20% to 30% the workforce representation on state and local workforce development boards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
ACES Act

Bill: 117-hr-7391
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act or ACES Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to devise and implement a plan to mitigate any potential risk to the U.S. financial system posed by the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador and any other country that uses the U.S. dollar as legal tender. The State Department must report to Congress on this plan and on various issues relating to El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Job Corps Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7392
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

Strengthening Job Corps Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Job Corps program, including expanding eligibility and requiring each Job Corps campus to develop and implement a plan for student standards of conduct and behavioral interventions. Job Corps is a national program that operates with state and local partners to provide education and training, primarily in a residential setting, for low-income youths.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Improving VA Workforce Diversity Through Minority-serving Institutions Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7393
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Improving VA Workforce Diversity Through Minority-serving Institutions Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop plans for hiring and recruiting diverse candidates.
 
Specifically, the VA must develop and carry out an employee recruitment strategy that includes partnering with minority-serving institutions.
 
The VA must also develop and carry out a plan to ensure that (1) vacant positions may be filled from a candidate pool that includes diverse leaders and diverse candidates identified for promotion; and (2) such positions must be filled using promotion panels comprised of diverse evaluators, reviewers, or assessors.
 
Additionally, the VA may establish a program, in coordination with minority-serving professional organizations, to foster and encourage individuals from underserved communities to serve in the Senior Executive Service of the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act

Bill: 117-hr-7394
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Dental care
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Family planning and birth control
Family relationships
Family services
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Racial and ethnic relations
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sexually transmitted diseases
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act

 
This bill establishes programs and requirements to address the health and wellness of women in the criminal justice system. For example, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to (1) ensure that all incarcerated women have access to basic standards of health care specific to their needs, and (2) develop and implement gender-responsive training for its officers and employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7395
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the tax deduction for the expenses of eligible educators from $250 to $1,000, An
 eligible educator 
is, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in a school for at least 900 hours during a school year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
PLUS Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7396
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2022 or the PLUS Act

 of 2022

 
This bill makes it unlawful for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement is in effect. It also prohibits a labor organization from impeding (1) modernization efforts at a port, or (2) the servicing of any automated vessel.
 
The bill allows a party injured by such conduct to recover two times the amount of damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7397
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 
This bill requires the President to immediately resume issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore submerged lands in the Outer Continental Shelf as specified under the bill. In addition, the bill prohibits the President from delaying such leases, including delaying related permits, approvals, or authorizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7398
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022

 
This bill makes it unlawful for any persons, except as provided below, to organize, sponsor, conduct, or participate in wildlife killing contests on public lands.
 
This bill shall not apply to 
 
 
field trials,
 
wildlife killing contests that exclusively target ungulates (e.g., deer) or birds of the orders Galliformes (e.g., turkeys) or Anatidae (e.g., ducks), or
 
lethal control actions by state or federal agencies that target wildlife classified as invasive by the National Invasive Species Information Center.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
LBL Recreation and Heritage Act

Bill: 117-hr-7399
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Agriculture
Environmental education
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Kentucky
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Tennessee
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act or the LBL Recreation and Heritage Act

 
This bill addresses the administration of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee.
 
The bill decreases from 17 to 13 the number of members who compose the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board.
 
The bill permits members of the advisory board to serve multiple terms, but not serve consecutive terms.
 
In addition to carrying out its current activities, the advisory board shall
 
 
develop an annual work plan for recreation and environment education areas in the Recreation Area, including the heritage program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund; 
 
 develop an annual forest management and harvest plan for the Recreation Area; and
 
 maintain the balance and status of the fund. 
 
 
The bill requires the advisory board to meet at least twice each year.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall charge (currently may charge) reasonable fees, as determined by the advisory board, for admission to and the use of the designated sites, or for activities, within the recreation area.
 
The bill states that amounts in the fund shall be available to USDA to perform new work or deferred maintenance in the recreation area and shall not be available for the payment of salaries or other expenses.
 
USDA, on request from a qualified resident or relative or a cemetery association, shall grant additional land for the expansion of existing cemeteries within the recreation area to allow for the burial of qualified residents or relatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7400
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: 

American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a demonstration program that gives preference to domestically manufactured drugs under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
The program must be conducted in at least eight states and for at least seven years. Applicable drugs include critical drugs that are needed to respond to a public health emergency and that have a vulnerable global supply chain. Preference may take the form of reduced cost-sharing, preferential treatment on formularies, bonus payments, and other specified methods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-05
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: 2022-04-05
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: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Introduced in House