hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
HEAR Act

Bill: 117-s-1131
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021 or the HEAR Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.
 
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, including the following: 
 
 
importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; and 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials. 
 
 
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish and implement a buy-back program to purchase firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. States and local governments may use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender firearm silencers and firearm mufflers under this buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
EPI Act

Bill: 117-s-1132
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Ending Pricey Insulin Act or the EPI Act

 
This bill establishes a maximum out-of-pocket cost of $50 for a 30-day supply of insulin.
 
Specifically, no private or public health insurance plan may charge an enrollee more than $50 for a 30-day supply of insulin, regardless of the amount of insulin prescribed for that period. This includes any deductible, co-payment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirement.
 
This $50 limit also applies to the cash price for insulin prescriptions for uninsured individuals.
 
The requirements of this bill apply beginning on January 1, 2022, irrespective of the date this bill is enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

Bill: 117-s-1133
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Photography and imaging
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

 
This bill expands research on valvular heart disease and its treatment. This disease is caused by damage to or disease affecting any valve that controls blood flow in the heart.
 
The National Institutes of Health must consult with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to conduct or support research on the disease, including on mitral valve prolapse. This occurs when the valve between the chambers of the left side of the heart seals improperly.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must develop best practices to treat valvular heart disease. The CDC may also carry out other projects to increase awareness of and reduce deaths from the disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1984; text: CR S1985)
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-1134
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
GRACE Act

Bill: 117-s-1135
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act

 
This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 125,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
 
Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
 
The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1136
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Business investment and capital
Census and government statistics
Crime victims
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Energy efficiency and conservation
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Human trafficking
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Landlord and tenant
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Marriage and family status
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Securities
Sex offenses
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill revises provisions of the low-income housing tax credit and renames it as the 
affordable housing credit
. 
 
The bill increases the per capita dollar amount of the credit and its minimum ceiling amount beginning in 2021 and extends the inflation adjustment for such amounts.
 
The bill modifies tenant income eligibility requirements and the average income formula for determining such income. It also revises rules for student occupancy of rental units and tenant voucher payments, and prohibits any refusal to rent to victims of domestic abuse. 
 
The bill further modifies the credit to 
 
 
increase state allocations of the credit; 
 
repeal the qualified census tract population cap;
 
prohibit local approval and contribution requirements;
 
increase the credit for certain projects designated to serve extremely low-income households; 
 
increase the credit for certain bond-financed projects designated by state agencies;
 
eliminate the basis reduction for properties that receive certain energy-related tax benefits; and 
 
increase the population cap for difficult development areas (i.e., areas with high construction, land, and utility costs relative to area median gross income). 
 
 
The bill also includes Indian and rural areas as difficult development areas and modifies other requirements relating to casualty losses, acquisition credits, and foreclosures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1137
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021

 
This bill generally prohibits a federal criminal defendant from asserting, as a defense, that the nonviolent sexual advance of an individual or a perception or belief of the gender, gender identify or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1138
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021 

 
This bill bars an official of China's government from obtaining a visa to enter the United States if the official was involved in prohibiting a U.S. citizen from leaving China in an attempt to achieve certain goals, such as convincing a relative of the U.S. citizen to submit to Chinese government custody for prosecution. Any existing visa belonging to such an official shall be revoked. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Selective Service Repeal Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1139
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
General Services Administration
Military personnel and dependents
Selective Service System

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Selective Service Repeal Act of 2021

 
This bill repeals the requirement for males of ages 18 through 25 years old to register with the Selective Service. The bill also specifies that an individual shall not be penalized for prior failure to register with the Selective Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Seasonal Business PPP Parity Act

Bill: 117-s-1140
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Small business
Travel and tourism
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Seasonal Business PPP Parity Act

 
This bill increases the maximum loan amount for second draw loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established to support small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Currently, program participants may receive second draw loans of up to $2 million. Under the program, certain small businesses (e.g., seasonal businesses) were eligible to receive increased amounts for first draw loans based on a revised calculation applicable to those businesses. However, a number of such businesses applied for and received loan forgiveness prior to the application of this revised calculation, which resulted in their receiving a lower amount than that to which they were entitled.
 
The bill allows businesses that received forgiveness for their first draw loan prior to the implementation of the revised calculation to take advantage of the new calculation in order to receive a larger amount for their second draw loan in addition to the standard loan amount of up to $2 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Judiciary Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1141
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Judiciary Act of 2021 

 
This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1142
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Burma
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Human rights
International law and treaties
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of the persecution of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in Burma (Myanmar), by Burma's military and security forces, and whether the situation constitutes genocide under U.S. law. The report shall also contain (1) a description of U.S. government actions to ensure that those responsible are held accountable, and (2) recommendations on further actions to take to ensure accountability and to prevent further mass atrocity crimes in Burma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
No TikTok on Government Devices Act

Bill: 117-s-1143
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional officers and employees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

No TikTok on Government Devices Act

 
This bill requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.

action_date: 2022-12-14
text: 

No TikTok on Government Devices Act

 
This bill requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7189-7190; text: CR S7189-7190)
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 642.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-256.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-256.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act

Bill: 117-s-1144
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Family planning and birth control
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
COMPRESSOR Act

Bill: 117-s-1145
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the
 
COMPRESSOR Act

 
This bill prohibits the operation of any natural gas compressor station that was not in service by September 1, 2020, if the station would be part of a project that would lead to the export of natural gas or facilitate the export of natural gas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SAUDI WMD Act

Bill: 117-s-1146
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Stopping Activities Underpinning Development In Weapons of Mass Destruction Act or the SAUDI WMD Act

 
This bill establishes measures to inhibit the development of nuclear weapons by Saudi Arabia.
 
Specifically, the bill restricts the sale of specified munitions items to Saudi Arabia if, in the last three fiscal years, Saudi Arabia has taken certain steps towards developing nuclear weapons.
 
Further, the bill requires the President to submit to Congress a written determination detailing (1) whether any foreign person knowingly engaged in the trade of specified weapons subject to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with Saudia Arabia in the last three fiscal years, and (2) the sanctions the President has imposed or intends to impose against those persons. (The MTCR is an informal political understanding among states that seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology.)
 
 
The bill also requires the Department of State and the Department of Energy to submit a report on MTCR compliance and a strategy to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and missiles in the Middle East.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 117-s-1147
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Retired Pay Restoration Act
 
 
This bill authorizes the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset.
 
Individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1148
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Defense spending
Military command and structure
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in Senate